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    Silly Animals
    Silly Animals
    Silly Animals
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    Silly Animals

    By John Francis

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    Where would you find a Hippo lizard or a Jumping gerbil?

    This A-Z of very strange animals might come in useful if you are ever in this situation, or maybe just enjoy another collection of silly verse for young readers by John Francis.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Francis
    Release dateAug 30, 2016
    ISBN9781370199716
    Silly Animals
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    John Francis

    John Francis Retired college lecturer, writer and professional musician/composer. Resides in London UK. Previously published; “A little book of stupid people” (Amazon) “Stupid bedtime verse” (Amazon) Clever Parrot education app (Google play) Short stories and poems published in Gold Dust, La Fenetre and various online magazines.

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