Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun

Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun

A retelling of an ancient folktale follows Miro, a young Incan girl, who struggles to find the cure for the city’s sick and dying prince, whose only hope lies in the water from a lake “at the corner of the world.”

About the Author

Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old, her parents decided to move to Ethiopia, where she spent most of her childhood. She didn’t live in the United States for more than a couple of year-long visits (in Boise and Pasadena) until she started college, feeling like an awkward outsider. Her books set in Ethiopia have helped her give glimpses into the land of her childhood.

Now Jane speaks about being an author at schools and conferences–in all but ten of the United States, so far, and such places as Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, France, Germany, Romania, England, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Japan, and Russia. Her travels have put her in touch with all kinds of kids who are changing the world, one kid at a time, something her idealistic parents made her also want to do. She directs the Creative Team for Ready Set Go Books published by Open Hearts Big Dreams (http://openheartsbigdreams.org/) to open the world of reading for children in Ethiopia.