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What are your favorite books?(children describe the books they like)

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From: Highlights for Children
Date: 19980201
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The best book I have ever read is Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. I like it because it tells what life is like from a horse's point of view. It also has a lot of adventures.

Theresa Duddy, Age 11 Kaneohe, Hawaii

My favorite book is The Listening Walk by Paul Showers. It is about a girl and her father going on a walk and listening to the sounds around them. It makes you realize how many sounds there are when you stop and really listen!

Kelly Ebert, Age 8 Fairfax, Virginia

Watership Down by Richard Adams is my favorite book. It is about a rabbit named Hazel whose ...

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