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If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity
148 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-4701-8$19.99
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This book relates the successes of Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers by exploring organizational history, construction methodology, and inspirational stories, all through the lens of Habitat's Christian values. Well-captioned photographs show before-and-after pictures of houses and homeowners around the world. Jimmy Carter (who wrote the book's foreword) is referenced throughout; the afterword encourages readers to become volunteers. Ind.