There has been an explosion in excellent early readers books (designated with the 'R' spine label in Tulsa City-County Libraries), and this series is one example of how simple text and images, along with an engaging main character and story, can help new readers bridge the gap to more complex chapter books.

From taking a family vacation, to starting school, to preparing to visit her grandmother in Canada, Anna's experiences are similar enough to American children's lives to be familiar, but different enough to hold novelty. Living with her parents and twin brothers (Double and Trouble), Anna goes through her everyday life with curiosity and delight. Amazing Africa!' That is how most of the chapters in the various Anna Hibiscus early reader series begin, and you easily see the amazing-ness that author Atinuke creates of young Anna's life. In the 8th title of the series about the universally loved Anna Hibiscus, written by internationally renowned Nigerian storyteller Atinuke, Anna Hibiscus is worried.'Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Join Anna as she sings for the president, gets in a terrible tangle with her hair. They travel by bus through mangrove swamp and rainforest, through scrubland and rivers, over hills and mountains.Īnna Hibiscus has never been away from her home in Africa, surrounded by her parents and baby brothers, as well as all of her aunts and uncles and cousins.Īnna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her family in a wonderful house in a beautiful garden in a big city. But it seems that so much has changed while she was away! Double and Trouble have learned to run and Grandad seems to have grown older.Īnna Hibiscus is looking forward to visiting her grandmother in Canada, where she will see snow for the first time! But before she goes, she must find suitable clothes to keep her warm in the cold.Īnna Hibiscus and her family are going to the village with Grandfather. Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her.

She befriends the local children there and teaches them their ABC and 123.Īnna Hibiscus is back home after visiting her grandma in Canada. FROM THE PUBLISHER: This is a collection of four linked stories about family life set in modern west Africa.

Join her as she splashes in the sea, prepares for a party, sells oranges.Īnna Hibiscus is on holiday with Grandmother and Grandfather in the village where they were born. Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her mother, her father, her baby twin brothers, and lots and lots of her family.

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