Published 2001
by Barron"s in Hauppauge, NY .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | illustrations, Emily Bolam ; concept, Roberta Mathieson. |
| Genre | Specimens., Fiction. |
| Series | Chunky safari |
| Contributions | Mathieson, Roberta. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ7.B635848 Li 2001 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 1 v. (unpaged) : |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL6799924M |
| ISBN 10 | 0764153307 |
| LC Control Number | 00109689 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 47038773 |
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