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Too Small Tola volume 1
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English
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"In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring character with plenty to prove. Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she's strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she's clever enough to...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
75 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
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English
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"A Nigerian storyteller explores the continent of Africa country by country: its geography, peoples, animals, history, resources, and cultural diversity. The book is divided into five distinct sections--South, East, West, Central, and North--and each country is showcased on its own bright, energetic page brimming with friendly facts on science, industry, food, sports, music, wildlife, landscape features, even snippets of local languages"--
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Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. Anna Hibiscus is back home after visiting her grandma in Canada. But it seems that so much has changed while she was away! Double and Trouble have learned to run, and Grandfather seems to have grown older. One of the chickens has laid its eggs and eventually they hatch - all except one, which Anna looks after. Finally one morning that egg hatches too and a white ball of fluff appears. Anna names her chick...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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"Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank, creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market, pair up again for a bright and beautiful first book of words. B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! One morning after breakfast, Baby's big brother is getting ready to take the basket of bananas all the way to Baba's bungalow in the next village. He'll have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds, and butterflies, and all the...
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Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa. She loves singing to her two baby brothers, Double and Trouble. But when she is chosen to sing for her school in front of the president, her throat runs dry and her bones turn to stone. Can Double and Trouble save her?
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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
92 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Anna Hibiscus and her family are going to the village with Grandfather. They travel by bus through mangrove swamp and rainforest, through scrubland and rivers, over hills and mountains. When they arrive, everyone stays in Anna's family house, which first belonged to her great-grandmother and great-grandfather. Little has changed since then: there is no running water, no electricity, no road and no traffic signals. But Anna Hibiscus' life is about...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Anna Hibiscus is on holiday with Grandmother and Grandfather in the village where they were born. She befriends the local children there and teaches them their ABCs and 123s. When Anna goes to market one day and a boy steals a banana from her, she runs after him. It turns out that the boy is poor; he lives alone. Anna and Sunny Belafonte become friends and when Sunny takes ill, it is Anna who makes sure he gets the medical help he needs. Happily,...
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Anna Hibiscus (Picture books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
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From the stellar team of Atinuke and Lauren Tobia comes the third Anna Hibiscus picture book title brimming with all the best-loved Hibiscus family members-- and Anna's two brand new baby brothers! Everything is changing for Anna Hibiscus, she's a sister! But - oh dear - everyone is now so busy! Uncle Bizi-Sunday is shopping for the babies, Aunty Joli and Aunty Grace are rocking the babies and Mama and Grandma are fast asleep ... but just who has...
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Anna Hibiscus (Picture books) volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Anna's so filled with happiness that there's only one thing to do: sing!
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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English
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"Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. Anna is worried: her twin brothers, Double and Trouble, have boundless energy and won't stop climbing. Meanwhile Grandfather is tired and can't stay awake. In this final book, Anna proves just how amazing she truly is."--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Anna Hibiscus books volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Anna Hibiscus has never been away from her big white house in Nigeria, where baby brothers, many cousins, parents, aunties, uncles, and grandparents are always nearby. But now she's flying overseas on her own to visit Granny Canada and see snow for the first time! When she lands at the airport, Anna finds herself amid a sea of white faces in a place that is breathtakingly cold. Canada is very different, but Anna learns how to pull on toasty layers...
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Too Small Tola volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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"Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In ordinary times, Tola lives in an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria, with her clever sister, Moji; her sporty brother, Dapo; and bossy Grandmommy. Tola is so happy! But news of a new virus--and a lockdown, too--sends Moji away in one direction and Dapo in another. Then, when Grandmommy can no longer go out to work, Tola goes instead. She works for the wealthy Diamond family and makes new friends among the household staff. But even the wealthy have problems--and...
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