| Management number | 240242663 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$4.80 | Model Number | 240242663 | ||
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<p>Yama and Max are best friends. They share everything - especially the bright little wooden car with painted stripes that they push through the courtyard from morning until dusk. Then one sunny morning, a tiny wheel cracks off, and something bigger breaks between them: they blame each other, turn their backs, and walk away.</p><p>While Yama and Max sit alone in separate places, a smaller friend named Zuri steps forward with a pot of glue, a piece of string, and a hopeful smile. The other children gather. They glue, they string, they paint new stripes. They turn a broken toy into something richer than it was before - a shared creation, made with many hands.</p><p>Through warm watercolor illustrations of a West African village and a rhyming read-aloud text, <em>The Broken Toy</em> gently teaches the Ubuntu truth that <strong>a person is a person through other people</strong>. Broken things can be made new. Broken friendships can too.</p><p><strong>Perfect for: </strong> Children ages 3-8 learning about conflict, apology, forgiveness, and community. Includes a caregiver's Ubuntu note with discussion questions.</p>
| Book format | Paperback |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Children's Books |
| Publication date | April, 2027 |
| Pages | 34 |
| Reading level | Grade 3 |
| Age range | 3 - 8 Years |
| Subgenre | Social Themes |
| Series title | Storytime with Pawa |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Pawa Publishing |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Yama, Max, Zuri |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 8.50 x 0.09 x 8.50 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.23 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Juvenile Fiction |
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