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Elizabeti, the little girl with the rock doll (Elizabeti's Doll, rev. 11/98) and the demanding but affectionate little brother (Mama Elizabeti, rev. 7/00), is going to school for the first time. As in the previous books, Stuve-Bodeen tells a story at once universal and specific, set in a contemporary Tanzanian village. Elizabeti is excited about the prospect of school, but also a bit apprehensive; once there, she enjoys learning her letters and numbers as well as playing new games and dancing to the drums at break time, but she wonders what everyone is doing at home. After schoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More