Books like Twelve snails to one lizard by Susan Hightower
Bubba the bullfrog helps Milo the beaver build a dam by explaining to him the concepts of inches, feet, and yards.
First publish date: 1997
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Measurement, Beavers
Authors: Susan Hightower
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