This is the story of a little girl from Portland, OR and goes to visit her family in Africa. On the plane she realizes she has a lose tooth and her father tells her if she loses it in Africa and places it under a gourd then the African tooth fairy would bring her a chicken. She lost her tooth and got a chicken and a rooster. Before she left to go back to Portland her chicken laid eggs and she got to see them hatch.
This was a true story written by the little girl’s sister and illustrated by her father. Her father grew up in Africa and they returned to visit family often. The illustrations are colorful and done in a traditional African way.
This is a great book to teach about diversity. It depicts an American girl who has roots in Africa. It also tells a lot about African customs and culture. This would be a great book to use in a unit on other countries. It has a character that the students can relate to, but the events of the story take place in another part of the world.
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