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82) The wooden camel
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Etabo wants nothing more than to race camels, but when times are tough and his chances disappear, he must be content with dreaming about racing them, until his sister makes a herd of wooden camels to help him imagine.
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"Geoffrey is a very tall, very clumsy giraffe. He tries to make friends with the animals down on the ground, but he just trips, slips, and falls . . . usually flat on his face. Poor old Geoffrey tries everything to fit in, but it's only when he realizes that his height can be an advantage that he stretches out his long neck and finds a host of friends in the trees. Soon he discovers he can find friends just by being himself."--Publisher.
88) The big five
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Danny spends a week with his Grandpa, who tells Danny about one animal from his homeland each day that he is there.
90) Forget-me-not
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""Remember to stay with the herd," says Mama. "And never forget how much I love you." Monty the elephant is given two things to remember. But when he sees something blue and bright, he forgets Mama's words and goes off to investigate. Will he find her again before the rain comes?"--Cover, P. [4]
92) Jafta's mother
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A little boy living in an African village describes his mother and the love he feels for her.
93) Abiyoyo returns
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Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician thirty years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding.
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It's a special day in Macy's classroom as all the children come in dressed up in their most stylish African clothing! Zahra's Ethiopian dress is covered in beads, while Malika's Namibian outfit is bursting with colors. And who is hiding behind that elephant mask from Cameroon? No two outfits are the same, in this beautiful and varied parade of clothing from across Africa!
97) A hippo's tale
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Deep in the middle of Africa, Mrs. Hippopotamus enjoys having quiet time all to herself, especially when bathing. But then a monkey shows up and disturbs her solitude. What is Mrs. Hippopotamus to do?
99) Jafta
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Jafta describes some of his everyday feelings by comparing his actions to those of various African animals.