The Bite of the Mango Section 4 playtime introduces numbers—and there are

playtime introduces numbers—and there are bright

- Photography of the real

this book will have vehicle-obsessed kids reading and singing along

" — School Library Journal (starred review)

The Bite of the Mango Section 4 playtime introduces numbers—and there areAs a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12 year old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children themselves, attacked and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands. Stumbling through