The Highest Mountain of Books in the World
The Highest Mountain of Books in the World
by Rocío Bonilla
Ages 4–8
Lucas wants to fly more than anything — and discovers through books that there's more than one way to do it, in a whimsical homage to the love of reading.
- Author
- Rocío Bonilla
- Age
- Ages 4–8
- Type
- Picture Book, Reading
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Little Latitude
- In India
- Available
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