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Age Range

7 - 10

Genre

fiction

Page Count

Publisher

Storytime

Grade Level

2nd - 3rd

ISBN

977205563902

Lexile

850

Themes

animals

Louis's Zoo

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Ana Stretcu

What strange animals will a little boy find when his family moves to South Africa?

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Age Range

7 - 10

Genre

fiction

Page Count

Publisher

Storytime

Grade Level

2nd - 3rd

ISBN

977205563902

Lexile

850

Themes

animals

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