Books like Once upon a dime by Nancy Kelly Allen
Farmer Worth discovers that a special tree on his farm produces different kinds of money, depending on what animal fertilizer he uses.
First publish date: 1999
Subjects: Fiction, Children's fiction, Domestic animals, Money, Farm life
Authors: Nancy Kelly Allen
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