I LOST MY TOOTH IN AFRICA, by Penda DiakiteAR Level: 3.0 Points: .5
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What a delightful read enhanced by fantastic illustrations! Amina is a little girl from Oregon who travels to see her extended family in Africa. She has a loose tooth and is anxious to lose it on her trip, because her dad tells her if she loses the tooth in Africa and puts it under a gourd, the African tooth fairy will give her a chicken. Sure enough, Amina loses her tooth in Africa and gets not one chicken, but two from the tooth fairy. Time passes, her chickens lay eggs, and Amina is sad when it’s time to return to America because the eggs haven’t hatched yet. On the day of her departure the chicks hatch and her Uncle Madou tells her not to worry because he will take care of her chickens for her until she comes back for another visit. I particularly enjoyed the author/artist’s notes at the back of this book.
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