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79 pp.
| Cricket |
March, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8126-2745-9$16.95
(4)
1-3
Illustrated by
David Cox.
Hamish loves to hear and tell stories but has a hard time learning to read. His parents cook up a number of madcap situations (shown in the sketchlike line art) to help Hamish understand the importance of reading. Befuddled and unkind teachers and classmates make Hamish's challenge much more difficult--and unrealistic--than it has to be.