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40 pp.
| Cinco
| March, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-941026-37-3$17.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-941026-38-0$8.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-941026-39-7
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K-3
"When she was born, Corky was given calendars for all of her days by Old Bear, keeper of time and keys." As she grows (she's an old woman for much of the story), she contemplates her time on earth. This highly abstract, gorgeously illustrated, but adult-centered meditation on a life well lived may provoke discussion.