Chebet and the Lost Goat (Children Around the World Series) by Ben Alex

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This is the story of an eight-year-old African girl from the Pokot tribe of western Kenya. Chebet loses the only thing that is really hers, Toto, her baby goat. This leads her into an adventure far from home. Finally she learns a lesson we all must learn.

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"Det här är berättelsen om en åtta år gammal afrikansk flicka från Pokot-stammen i västra Kenya. Chebet förlorar det enda som verkligen är hennes: Toto, hennes lilla killing. Det leder henne ut på äventyr långt borta från hennes hem. Till slut lär hon sig något som vi alla behöver inse."

Feb 15, 2021Swedish

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