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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dick Houston, safari leader, conservationist, writer and teacher will speak, answer questions and autograph his new book "Bulu African Wonder Dog."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Will leave fans of dog stories begging for more -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Appropriate for all ages</FONT></SPAN></I></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>He was small, quiet, different…the last of a litter of Jack Russell Terrier-Mix pups to find a home; but he found his forever home, with Steve and Anna Tolan in the African bush in Zambia and no person or creature he came in contact with was ever the same.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Named Bulu, the Nyanja word for wild dog, he quickly adapted to his environment where he entertained with his antics, frightened with his daring encounters with lions, elephants, warthogs and cobras, and comforted troubled and injured animals with his nurturing spirit.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Houston weaves the adventure, danger and romance of wild Africa with a heartwarming, true story of how the runt of the litter grew into an incredibly fierce protector of orphaned wildlife as Bulu’s adoptive family from England built a life and a wildlife education center for Zambian children in the middle of the untamed African bush.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mixed into this incredible story of a dog’s life is an authentic portrayal of Zambia in the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century, the beauty and grace of its wildlife along with the gut-wrenching reality of survival in the bush, and an important conservation message.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A must-read for all ages!</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: EN-US">“Bulu: African Wonder Dog</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: EN-US"> is an <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-BoldMT"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></B><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-BoldMT">Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-BoldMT"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Host of TV’s “Into The Wild”</SPAN></I></B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“…Houston’s account is an animal lover’s delight.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Booklist/American Library Association<o:p></o:p></I></B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“A deeply moving account of a soulful dog.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Kirkus Reviews</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Bulu is a classic dog story.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A must read for African adventure lovers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A book to savor.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Gary K. Clarke, Director Emeritus, </I></FONT></FONT></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To see a video of Bulu, go to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.buluafricanwonderdog.com">www.buluafricanwonderdog.com</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=4>or search on YouTube for:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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