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Name: If I were a jungle animal
Author: Amanda Ellery

📘 If I were a jungle animal by Amanda Ellery

When a boy pitches a backyard baseball game, his imagination takes flight. He ponders how it would feel to be a tiger, a monkey, a parrot, and other jungle creatures, turning a simple sport into a passport to adventure. Through whimsical speculation, the story invites readers to explore the animal kingdom from a child’s hopeful, imaginative perspective, blending the excitement of baseball with the allure of jungle life.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Amanda Ellery

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