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2) The herd boy
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day.
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Series
Colección ciclocirco volume tomo 1
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48 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A young man travels to Africa and meets a woman known as "the mother of trees", she educates those who chop down trees and teaches them to plant a tree for every one they destroy.
4) Rain
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.
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Series
Magic tree house volume 11
Physical Desc
70 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle.
7) Spud
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Physical Desc
331 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1990, thirteen-year-old John "Spud" Milton, a prepubescent choirboy, keeps a diary of his first year at an elite, boys-only boarding school in South Africa, as he deals with bizarre housemates, wild crushes, embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, and much more.
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Physical Desc
170 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Corlie Roux's life in South Africa is not easy. But when the British invade and drive out the Boer families, some of them are driven to internment camps. This happens to Corlie. Will the love of her country survive the British invasion?
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children -- human beings -- this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could and sent us into the world with confidence and love....
10) Fly high, Lolo
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Series
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Fly High, Lolo, Lolo gets an unexpected role in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama's new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--
11) Boundless Grace
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Loula has had enough of her terrible triplet brothers and decides to run away to Africa. Luckily, her mother's chauffeur, Gilbert, knows just how to get there. Together, Loula and Gilbert ride camels, cross a desert and, most important, use heaps of imagination in this heartwarming adventure."--publisher's website.
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Bravelands volume 5
Physical Desc
304, 3 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root"--
"As the new Great Father, the young baboon, Thorn, hopes to guide Bravelands to peace after a period of great turmoil. But a pack of rogue wolves lurks among the Great Herd, committing acts so evil they threaten to shatter that peace before it's even begun. The animals of the Great Herd must once again unite to defend...
20) Parched
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Physical Desc
154 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from three perspectives, Sarel, who just witnessed the brutal murder of her parents, Nandi, the leader of a pack of dogs who looks out for her pups and Sarel, and Musa, an escaped prisoner with the water song inside him, struggle to survive in a land without water.
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