Rocks in His Head
Carol Otis Hurst, , illus. by James Stevenson. . HarperTrophy, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-06-075318-4
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Reviewed on: 06/27/2005
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 32 pages - 978-0-06-029403-8
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