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People one ought to know

by Christopher Isherwood · 1982

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A collection of eighteen illustrated poems about a variety of animals with some particularly human characteristics.

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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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