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The House That Crack Built
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4 out of 5
Based on 62 Ratings and 31 Reviews

Book Description
With a beat reminiscent of hip hop or rap music, a well known nursery rhyme is brilliantly transformed into a powerful poem about the tragic problem of illegal drugs and its victims. From the harvesting of the coca plants to dealers and gangs to the innocent crack babies born everyday, cocaine's journey is starkly traced from beginning to end. The rhythmic text, which is realistic but not moralizi... More
Book Information
PublisherChronicle Books
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages40
ISBN-100811801233
ISBN-13978-0811801232
Publication Date07/01/1992
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About Clark Taylor (Author) : Clark Taylor is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Clark Taylor include The House That Crack Built.
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About Jan Thompson (Illustrator) : Jan Thompson is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jan Thompson include Jesus Pupil's Book (Seeking Religion), T... more
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