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Stop that Ball!

by Mike McClintock · 1959

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Illus. in color. A boy's madcap adventures as he tries to retrieve his bouncing ball are told in "lively rhyming prose. Humorous, repetitious situations will delight children.

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'Recommended.' - School Library Journal.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 62 pages

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