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Old Mikamba Had a Farm | October 30, 2013

written and illustrated by Rachel Isadora (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Group, 2013)

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Come journey to the plains of Africa and experience farm life in a different way. The age-old song of Old MacDonald carries through this story as readers are introduced to baboons, dassies, warthogs, and springboks along with more familiar animals like lizards, rhinos, and lions. Each animal has their own spread of colorful collage-style artwork, by Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora, to illustrate their life (and the unique sounds that they make) on Old Mikamba’s farm. The final spread of the book provides extra information for each animal to inspire young readers to learn more about these interesting inhabitants of Africa.


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