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How the Whale Became: and Other Stories
Ted Hughes
This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins .
96 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 2, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571274208 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 96 |
| Dimensions | 196 × 125 × 7 mm · 76 g |
| Language | English |
| Illustrator | Adamson, George |
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