HALLOWEEN IS…
Gail Gibbons, . . Holiday, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1797-1
Gibbons offers an explanation of holiday roots and traditions in this companion to
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Reviewed on: 08/04/2003
Genre: Children's
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