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A Boy Wants a Dinosaur

by Hiawyn Oram, Satoshi Kitamura · 1991

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No ordinary pet will do for Alex. But when Alex brings Fred, a pet Massospondylus, home from the Dino-store, he gets a whole lot more than he bargained for!

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childrenspicture books
Length
short · 25 pages

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