The Milk Makers
Gail Gibbons. Aladdin Paperbacks, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-71116-9
The succinct, enjoyable story of where milk comes from. A Reading Rainbow selection. Ages 48. (March)
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Reviewed on: 03/31/1987
Genre: Children's
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