Publisher: Penguin Books
Author: Trudi Franke
 8 entertaining African animal stories written in verse by a mom to use as learning opportunities and to initiate discussions between parents and their children.
The story titles are:
- The Cheetah Who Ran Too Fast - About taking things one step at a time.
- Two Wild Dogs - About listening to wise words.
- The Toothless Lion - About standing together and caring for each other.
- Rhino's Field - About caring and sharing.
- The Pompous Elephant - About how no one person is better than another.
- Jackal's Nasty Words - About saying sorry and forgiving.
- Giraffe Who Stuck His Neck Too Far Out - About learning that rules are there to keep us safe.
- Hyena's Laugh - About accepting differences.
Author Trudi Franke has creatively used her knowledge of the nature of various African animals and woven them into fun and entertaining stories that teach children important life lessons. To encourage interactive discussions between the reader and child, at the end of each story she outlines briefly:
What is this story about?
What does it say?
Recommended reading age from 4 to 9 years.
Reprinted in 2009 in an attractive blue cover, this book is priced at an affordable R85 (On special on Kalahari.net at the time of writing). Highly recommended.
Review by Cara Mullin
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