THE LOST AND FOUND
Mark Teague, . . Scholastic, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-439-27869-0
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Reviewed on: 05/21/2001
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Mark Teague is the illustrator of the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs… series by Jane Yolen, as well as the author/illustrator of the Dear Mrs. LaRue picture books. In 2009, Teague Continue reading »![]()
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