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Ayla: The Youngest Heritage Guardian Free

Ayla: The Youngest Heritage Guardian

4-6

An illustrated children's narrative about a girl named Ayla, dressed in traditional embroidered clothing with an eagle feather, who notices village children forgetting their stories, has a small adventure tripping over a rabbit burrow, and gathers children by a campfire to share and teach them cultural stories and symbols.

Language: English
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