For a quarter century in more than ninety countries, Habitat for Humanity has built homes with and for the people who are most in need of them, aided by more than a million volunteers—two of the most devoted of whom are former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.
In this captivating look at Habitat from the inside out:
• Listen to personal accounts from volunteers and homeowners about building Habitat homes
• Learn of the physical challenges Habitat faces due to climate, available building materials, and resources at building sites around the world
• Understand how Habitat for Humanity offers a “hand up, not a hand out” to people in need
“This is an inspiring book, telling how ideas starting on a little farm in Georgia have grown to a worldwide movement bringing people together.” —Pete Seeger, songwriter
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"Kind of a PSA for Habitat for Humanity, but an interesting, touching, and inspiraing read nonetheless. The books reads kind of like an extended magazine article, with tons of quotes from the people who have worked on Habitat projects and whose lives have been touched by the experience. "
— Sandy (4 out of 5 stars)
" Quick and simple history of how Habitat got it's start and a look at some of the people who have been around through the years, including Jimmy Carter and his wife. "
— Melissa, 8/20/2012" Kind of a PSA for Habitat for Humanity, but an interesting, touching, and inspiraing read nonetheless. The books reads kind of like an extended magazine article, with tons of quotes from the people who have worked on Habitat projects and whose lives have been touched by the experience. "
— Sandy, 8/11/2012" Quick and simple history of how Habitat got it's start and a look at some of the people who have been around through the years, including Jimmy Carter and his wife. "
— Melissa, 1/3/2010David Rubel is the author of the Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times and the Scolastic Atlas of the United States. He lives in Chatham, New York.
Dan John Miller is an American actor and musician. In the Oscar-winning Walk the Line, he starred as Johnny Cash’s guitarist and best friend, Luther Perkins, and has also appeared in George Clooney’s Leatherheads and My One and Only, with Renée Zellweger. An award-winning audiobook narrator, he has garnered multiple Audie Award nominations, has twice been named a Best Voice by AudioFile magazine, and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a Listen-Up Award from Publishers Weekly.