Greedy Zebra
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Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 1984

Greedy Zebra

Written by Mwenye Hadithi · Illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway

Part of the African Animal Tales series

Animals find new skins, but one zebra's greed leaves him with scraps.

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32 pages· ~720L
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Bookroo's summary

In a world where animals discover a cave of vibrant furs, they eagerly swap their dull coats for dazzling new ones. But Greedy Zebra, arriving late after indulging in a feast, finds only a few black stripes left. Desperate, he squeezes into them, but his greed leaves him with a coat that bursts open. Discover how the animals choose their new looks, and what happens when one zebra's hunger for more leaves him with less.

From the publisher

When the animals discovere a cave full of furs and skins, they discarde their drab skins for glossy new ones. Greedy zebra, arrives late, after a delicious snack, only to find a few stripes of black cloth. He squeezes into them but Greedy Zebra iis too big for them and his new coat bursts open! The story of how all the animals chose their clothing, except for Greedy Zebra, who had to take the left-over pieces . . .

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
5–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~720L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.6
F&P level
~Q
Publication
Published
April 1, 1984
Publisher
Hachette Children's
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780340409121
OCLC
56466734

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