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I'm in Charge of Celebrations

by Byrd Baylor · 1986

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From the highly acclaimed team of Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall comes the story of a girl who shares her love for desert life as she tells of treasured experiences like dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day or sleeping outside on a hot summer night during The Time of the Falling Stars. Baylor's radiant prose-poem and Parnall's exquisite illustrations combine to create a joyous celebration of the human spirit.

Themes
naturenatureMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisenvironmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of this
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ChristmasChristmasMore like thisLess of this
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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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