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The Armadillo from Amarillo

by Lynne Cherry · 1994

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When an armadillo named Sasparillo wants to know where on Earth he is, he leaves his home in San Antonio and travels north through the canyons and prairies of Texas. An easy geography lesson.—Southern Living. Full color.

Subject
geographygeographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
TexasTexasMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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