"Cast out of his coalition, Stride the cheetah embarks on a perilous mission for the Great Parent, accompanied by a honey badger burdened with a dark and mysterious past. Whisper the water buffalo has been searching desperately for her brother Echo, presumed dead after a terrible fall. And the hyena now known as Breathstealer finds herself courted by the Great Spirit at one moment and other times tempted by the Great Devourer...The balance of power...

"Dog can't wait to tell Warthog, Lion, and Elephant about the other dog he saw. But when the other animals look through the hole, none of them see the same thing. They argue, because each animal is sure the others are wrong. But it turns out the hole isn't a hole at all--it's a mirror!" --

Meet Simba, the lion cub who will grow up to be king of Pride Rock.

It is bedtime for Albie the warthog but he would rather play with the other animals that live in the savanna.

"When the teams take on the African savanna, the competition heats up, and Mari starts to feel the pressure. She's never been the strongest or the fastest racer. Sure, she knows almost everything about lions and rhinos and zebras. But facts can only get the team so far. She better keep up, or she might let her friends down. Because the finish line is in sight, and Team Red wants to win!" --

Go exploring in the grasslands and see who you can find as you count from one to ten.

"A lost aardvark tries to find the way home to her burrow with the help of a variety of African animals."--V.p

Danny is spending the week with his grandpa. Grandpa has a painting of five animals. "Those are the big five," says Grandpa, "the most famous animals from my homeland," Grandpa tells Danny about one animal each day.

This grasslands variation of the classic song "Over in the Meadow" introduces animals and their offspring that dwell on the savanna of Africa, from a mother zebra and her "little calf one" to a "cunning father jackal and his little pups ten." Includes information about the African savanna, a glossary of the animals, activities, and other "tips from the author."

"In Africa the grassy plains are vast and dry and hot. They're teeming with wild animals. There really are a lot! Join Bird, Mouse, and Rabbit as they bump across the African savanna in their jeep and meet a host of Amazing Animals along the way"--Back cover.