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The Secret Birthday Message

by Eric Carle · 1972

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A message in code starts Tim off on an exciting treasure hunt through a dark cave, an underground tunnel, and other strange places until at the end he finds a happy surprise.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 26 pages

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