Madagascar Crate
In this Atlas Crate, you can launch lemurs into a baobab tree, play the game of fanorona, and explore Madagascar!
"Madagascar is sometimes called “the Red Island” because it has so much red soil. We’re so red-y to explore this country!"
Explore:
- Leaping Lemurs
- Fanorona Strategy
- Endemic Animals
Fun Facts
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- When this crimson creature gets scared, it puffs up its bright red skin — making it look like a plump, juicy tomato! But the tomato frog isn’t as tasty as it looks. To fend off predators, it oozes a poison that irritates and burns anyone who touches it.
Animals: Tomato frog
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- How do the Malagasy get that golden hue in their delicious drink ranovola? By boiling off all the burnt leftover rice from the bottom of their pans! This clever rice tea doubles as a method of cleaning and as a recipe for a toasty, tasty treat. It’s served up hot or cold, and often given to guests at the end of a meal.
Food: Ranovola
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- The Antemoro people were the first in Madagascar to use sorabe (written language) — and they have perfected the art of adding color to their writing by using flower paper! For hundreds of years, they recorded their most important information and secret knowledge on this special flower-embedded paper. Today, they sell their rare paper to collectors around the world.
Awesomeness: Antemoro Paper
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Lemur (Living in the Wild: Primates)
written by Claire Throp
Which lemur has two tongues? How smart are these curious creatures? What’s a lemur’s favorite snack? The answers to these questions and more are included in this book about these unique primates. Through vivid photos, explanatory text, and colorful maps, readers will learn about the habits and habitats of many different lemur species.
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Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar
written by Nic Bishop
Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? This question is at the heart of a scientific expedition described in this book. Tag along as scientists try to solve the mystery of bird evolution by digging up fossils in the oldest island on Earth.
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