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Gr 2-8 An allegorical picture book about ecological and cultural destruction, illustrated with remarkable and highly stylized art. Small, reddish-brown armadillo/numbatlike creatures describe what happens when newcomers arrive in their homeland-"The rabbits came many grandparents ago-." Their numbers and technology take over, with devastating effects: "Sometimes we had fights, but there were too many rabbits.- They chopped down our trees and scared away our friends- and stole our children." In the end, the land is devastated and the animals wonder, "Who will sa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More