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    Growing With Poetry: Poems for Children
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    Growing With Poetry: Poems for Children

    By Jean Aked

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    About this ebook

    My interest in poetry started as a child when my mother recited poems to me. I read and write poetry; this is my third published book.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMar 4, 2018
    ISBN9780244070779
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