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The matatu

Eric Walters

201230 pagesabout 30–40 minutes
2012
first published
  • 2012Orca Book Publishers · ENGISBN 9781554693023
  • 2012Orca Book Publishers · 30 pages · ENGISBN 9781554693016
  • 2013Orca Book Publishers · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781459806252
  • 2016Orca Book Publishers · 32 pagesISBN 9781459812963

A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.

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Written forMiddle grade
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