The Camel Bookmobile

Author: Masha Hamilton

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Price : 37.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780297851806
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Imprint : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Weight (g) : 0.475
Publication date : June 2007
Dimensions : 2.2 Centimeters X 15.2 Centimeters X 23.2 Centimeters
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Author : Masha Hamilton
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Dewey classification : 813/.6
Reading Level : very good
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Pages : 320
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Description

Once a fortnight, the nomadic settlement of Madidima, set deep in the dusty Kenyan desert, awaits the arrival of three camels laden down with panniers of books. This is the Camel Bookmobile, a scheme set up to bring books to scattered tribes whose daily life is dominated by drought, famine and disease. Into their world comes an unexpected wealth of literature - from the adventures of Tom Sawyer to strange vegetarian cookbooks and Dr Seuss. Kanika, a young girl who lives with her grandmother, devours every book she can lay her hands on. Her best friend is Scar Boy, a child who was mauled at the age of three by a hyena. The only condition of The Camel Bookmobile is that every book must be returned or else the visits will cease. Then one day a book is stolen...

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