I lost my tooth in africa
Dublin Core
Title
I lost my tooth in africa
Description
Amina and her parents take a trip to Mali to visit family. On the way, Amina realizes that her tooth is loose! While visiting her father's family, Amina loses the tooth and places it under a calabash tree. She receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.
Author
Diakite, Penda
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Diakite, Baba Wague
ISBN
0-439-66226-5
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2006
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Megan Swormsteadt and Valerie Ubbes, 2008
Tags
africa, african, airplane, animals, birds, body parts, cattle, change, chicken, community, cooking, cow, culture, differences, donkey, family, food, games, garden, goat, grandparents, language, loss, maps, morning, multicultural, music, night, parents, pattern, pheasant, play, prayer, recipe, singing, sleep, song, storytelling, teeth, traditions, travel, tree, vacation, village, wish
Citation
Diakite, Penda, “I lost my tooth in africa,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13267.