Jungle Drums by Graeme Base is a brilliant book. I discovered his books when I found a book called ‘Uno’s Garden’, which is just as brilliant as Jungle Drums, in the library.
I and my daughter fell in love with the book, and it was a firm favourite for the entire two weeks we had the book.
I then discovered Jungle Drums and again, it is a firm favourite with my daughter and it is read every time we have a reading session.
The story is about Ngiri, the smallest warthog in Africa, who is teased by the other animals who are bigger and more beautiful. Nyumbu, the wildebeest, meets Ngiri in the jungle and gives him a pair of bongo drums. Drums that can grant wishes. Of course, Ngiri wishes to not be the smallest warthog in Africa so he won’t get teased.
Within all the pages, one can find Nyumbu hidden in the foliage and to be honest, I am still struggling to find her on one of the pages. There are hidden animals and differences of those animals as you go through the book.
It is entertaining and moralistic and can provide fun for both the reader and the readee! Especially when you consider that the reader has to read the book countless times at least it can keep both parties entertained!
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