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The matatu / Eric Walters ; illustrated by Eva Campbell. --
As a boy and his grandfather travel to town on the matatu (the bus), they notice dogs running after the bus and chasing it. The grandfather tells the boy a story about dogs, sheep, goats, and matatus, which explains the behaviour of the dogs.
Record details
- ISBN: 1554693012
- ISBN: 9781554693016
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.95 |
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| Subject: | Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction. Storytelling > Juvenile fiction. Buses > Kenya > Fiction. Kenya > Juvenile fiction. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Walte | 31681002718146 | PICTURE | Checked out | 08/02/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
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. - Orca Book Publishers
Do you know why dogs always chase after the matatus?
Kioko had been watching the matatus come and go for as long as he could remember. But today, for his fifth birthday, he climbs aboard one with his grandfather. As the matatu pulls away from the market, the village dogs chase after them. When Kioko asks his grandfather why the dogs always bark and chase after matatus, his grandfather tells him an entertaining tale about a dog, a goat and a sheep. Set in East Africa, The Matatu is a colorful story filled with many unexpected turns and twists along the way.
- Orca Book Publishers
When Kioko sees the village dogs chase after the matatu, his grandfather tells him an African folktale about a dog, a goat and a sheep that explains why the dogs behave as they do.
