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Buck

by Alan Benjamin · 1993

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A rhymed tale in which a young girl keeps on trading a lesser possession for a better one, until, having amassed a fortune, she gives it all up for the lame dog that started it all.

Themes
dogsdogsMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
rhymingrhymingMore like thisLess of this

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