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by: Joanne Ryder  
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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780688091897 ISBN: 068809189X Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: August 15, 1994 Publisher: HarperCollins Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Release Date: August 15, 1994 Studio: HarperCollins Related Items:
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 Rating: - A book that touches the essence of fatherhoodIn this book, where a young father shows his garden world to his daughter, one touches both the magical and the spiritual. Neither is mentioned, but both are there in the rich prose and wonderful paintings. The children I watched hearing it were caught up in the magic and the wonder of the discoveries. And they were quiet with my tears when I read of the dirt that never quite ever washed off the young father's hands. I was remembering my own father's hands that never quite ever lost that earthy ... Read More 
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