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Keywords

africa, airplane, animals, birds, body parts, chicken, cow, culture, differences, donkey, family, food, goat, grandparents, language, maps, morning, night, parents, pattern, pheasant, prayer, recipe, song, storytelling, teeth, traditions, travel

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! Amina's father tells her that if she looses her tooth in Africa, she will receive her very own chicken from the Africa tooth fairy. When Amina finally looses her tooth, she finds more than just a chicken in return!

Author

Diakite, Penda

Publisher

Scholastic

Illustrator

Diakite, Baba Wague

ISBN

0-439-66226-5

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

2006

Author of Abstract

Megan swormsteadt, 2008

Citation

Diakite, Penda, “I lost my tooth in Africa,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed October 20, 2019, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13464.