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Jonathan and Martha

by · 2012

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Jonathan and Martha are two lonely worms that live on opposite sides of a tree. One day, a big juicy pear lands on the ground between them. Jonathan nibbles from the left, and Martha nibbles from the right - and soon they are caught in a tangle!

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisfoodfoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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