The Worms of Kukumlima
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The Worms of Kukumlima is a humorous book written by Daniel Pinkwater
for the 9-12 age-group and first published in 1981. The main character, Ronald Donald Almondotter, goes to Africa
with his grandfather, one of his grandfather's eccentric friends, a cook and a guide, the latter two from Africa. They go on a safari in search of a mysterious crater
called Kukumlima that supposedly does not show up on any maps, hoping to find giant intelligent earthworms described in a previous explorer's notebook. Finding Kukumlima accidentally, they discover that the worms exist, but find themselves unable to get out of the crater.
Daniel Pinkwater
Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange...
for the 9-12 age-group and first published in 1981. The main character, Ronald Donald Almondotter, goes to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
with his grandfather, one of his grandfather's eccentric friends, a cook and a guide, the latter two from Africa. They go on a safari in search of a mysterious crater
Volcanic crater
A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a basin, circular in form within which occurs a vent from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. A crater can be of large dimensions, and sometimes of great depth...
called Kukumlima that supposedly does not show up on any maps, hoping to find giant intelligent earthworms described in a previous explorer's notebook. Finding Kukumlima accidentally, they discover that the worms exist, but find themselves unable to get out of the crater.