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During a school activity, Kate tallies the items collected by her classmates and then sets out to assemble a collection of her own that is large enough to share. The story blends elementary arithmetic with the excitement of collecting and encourages cooperation among young readers.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Barbara DeRubertis
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