The Big Five

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UIF Five junior rangers have promised to protect the wildlife of Nairobi National Park in Kenya.

Every day brings new challenges but now they’re facing their biggest one yet.

Can they work together to unite a herd before migration?

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Meet the Big Five!

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Shiko Nguru

F8 – 110 WPM

Shiko Nguru Illustrated by

Michael Machira

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Contents Meet the crew! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nairobi National Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What are the Big Five? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Great Migration in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Animal groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Safari rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Learn some Swahili! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 About the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 About the illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Book chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Meet the crew!

Simba Lion – bravery and leadership

Elie Elephant – smart and curious

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Rhinoboy Rhinocerous – tough and loyal

Princess Leopard Leopard – athletic and fierce

Buff Buffalo – no Amazing Animal Abilities – yet …

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Nairobi National Park Big Five Treehouse Giraffe Tower

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Elephant Orphanage

Watering hole

Zoe’s dazzle

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What are the Big Five?

Africa’s “Big Five” is the name given to the five African animals that were once the most difficult and dangerous for a person to hunt. These amazing wild animals still make Africa their home, but these days, visitors photograph them rather than hunt them! They are:

Lion Males are larger, but it’s the females who often do the hunting.

Leopard Leopards tend to live alone and mostly hunt at night.

They are hard to spot because leopards are well-camouflaged!

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Rhinoceros Rhino’s horns are made of the same material as our nails!

Their eyesight is poor, so they rely on their very strong sense of smell.

Elephant Elephants are the largest land mammal in the world!

They can run quickly, but can’t jump.

Cape buffalo Cape buffaloes guard their homes fiercely.

They’re strong swimmers.

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