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Dumpy La Rue
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 150 Ratings and 38 Reviews

Book Description
Call it a tale of bold and balletic self-actualization (of the porcine kind) the stirring story of young Dumpy La Rue, "the pig who knew what he wanted to do."

Despite all sorts of well-intentioned advice to discourage him ("'Pigs don't dance,' said his mother. 'They bellow, they swallow, they learn how to wallow'"), Dumpy can't ignore the tantalizing beat he hears in his head: "He ... More
Book Information
PublisherDemco Media
BindingTurtleback (11 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100606302921
ISBN-13978-0606302920
Publication Date04/30/2004
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About Elizabeth Winthrop (Author) : Elizabeth Winthrop is a published author, editor, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Elizabeth Winthrop include The Red-Hot Rattoons (Unabridged... more
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About Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) : Betsy Lewin is the well-known illustrator of Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack and the Caldecott Honor-winning Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, all written by Doreen Cronin. She lives in New... more
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