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32 pp.
| Barefoot |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-84686-275-5$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Miriam Latimer.
Young Ruby, accompanied by her mother, embarks on an imaginative walk to school. The challenging route includes--in Ruby's mind--fierce crocodiles, haunted houses, swooping bats, menacing tigers, and forest beasts. Acrylic paints and bright watercolors assist the jaunty rhyming text (refrain: "I must be brave, I must be strong") to tell of Ruby's adventures.