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The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom

by Jack Prelutsky · 1997

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An illustrated collection of poems about animals, insects, and birds by poets from different parts of the world.

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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
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childrenspicture books
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short · 112 pages
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