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Amina travels to Bamako, Mali, where her father is from, to visit her family. She hopes to lose her tooth there, because when you lose your tooth you get a chicken! Details of the setting -- food, fauna, games -- infuse the narrative. Based on a true story from the authors life (her sister's story). The illustrator was born in Mali (author of Hunterman and the Crocodile, among others.) A story of everyday life that all children can identify with (that thrill of losing a tooth) in Mali with authe
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