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Author: Andrew Clements

📘 The handiest things in the world by Andrew Clements

The Handiest Things in the World presents a playful, rhyme‑based exploration of hand functions. Illustrated with photographs, the book showcases the diverse and everyday activities hands enable—from cooking and drawing to fixing and creating—highlighting their essential role in daily life.

First publish date: 2010

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Andrew Clements

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