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From whispering and singing to asking, comforting and speaking up, this story helps children see their voice as something unique, useful and worth using.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a lovely choice for Afrikaans-speaking homes, bilingual families, classrooms, or anyone wanting to add more meaningful Afrikaans books to their shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3045\"\u003eLanguage note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book is written in Afrikaans. 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