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Why the animals came to town

by Michael Foreman

AnimalsPictorial worksJuvenile fictionEndangered speciesStories in rhymeChildren's storiesPremier's Reading ChallengeYear K

This is a powerful environmental plea from one of Britain's finest illustrators. Baboons and bison, beavers, bats, ostriches and meerkats: animals from all over the world have come to our street! One boy's nocturnal visit from a parade of dancing animals warns us all that the world we share is in danger.

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Book data: Open Library