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Roop, Peter , Roop, Connie

Tales of Famous Animals

110 pp. | Scholastic | December, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-43029-6 $17.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Zachary Pullen. A romp through history using famous animals as the linchpin, this compendium delivers stories historically significant (Alexander the Great and horse Bucephalus) and culturally cherished (Punxsutawney Phil). Some chapters in the entertaining but text-heavy book, such as one relating the origin of teddy bears to a Theodore Roosevelt anecdote, strain for topical relevance. Photographs and cartoony oil-on-linen paintings illustrate the accounts. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Lela Nargi

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