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In the small villages of Kenya (肯尼亚), Africa, most kids want to read books. But no roads go to their homes, only miles and miles of sand. Cars and trucks are not useful, s___(1)___ library books arrive on the backs of camels. Camels can handle (应付) the sand and the books. Two camels, a camel driver, and a librarian (图书管理员) w___(2)___ to the villages together. One camel carries about 180 kilos of books, and the other carries a tent. At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and shows the b___(3)___ to the kids inside. Two weeks later, the camels c___(4)___ back with new books.
Some people in the mountains of northern Thailand (泰国) get books in a d___(5)___ way. Their “l___(6)___” are carried by elephants. These animals can handle the difficult journey. Because they are large, they can carry many books in metal cases (金属箱). The metal protects the books from the heavy rains that f___(7)___ in the area.
Indonesia (印度尼西亚) has its own difficulties. The country has over 17,000 islands. Most people t___(8)___ by boat and they also carry their books by boat. A library boat holds(容纳) about 500 books in boxes. Boxes of books are left in villages and are traded (交换) for new books a few weeks l___(9)___.
For people who live far and can’t get to a library, a library that comes to them brings more than books. It brings a whole w____(10)___ of information.