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The camel bookmobile

Paperback • 2007 • English • 1. edition

The camel bookmobile

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About the book

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, dev...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780297851806

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The camel bookmobile

Format

Paperback

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