THE STORY OF LITTLE BABAJI
Helen Bannerman, , illus. by Fred Marcellino. . HarperTrophy, $7.95 (72pp) ISBN 978-0-06-008093-8
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Reviewed on: 06/17/2002
Genre: Children's
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