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Barasch, Lynne

First Come the Zebra

40 pp. | Lee | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-365-5 $18.95
(4) K-3 Kenyan children Abaani and Haki are from different tribes, but they become friends after working together to rescue a baby from a pack of warthogs. The boys hope the adult Maasai and Kikuyu "will find their own peaceful way to share the land." The purposeful text is told in present tense. Watercolor and ink illustrations focus on the expansive African grassland setting. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

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