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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 451 Ratings and 117 Reviews

Book Description
The offbeat style of this wonderful story--and of Julie Vivas's perfectly matched illustrations--couldn't be summed up better than by the oddness of the first sentence: "There was once a small boy called Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and what's more he wasn't very old either." Wilfrid lives next to a retirement home, filled with folks like "Mrs. Jordan who played the organ" and "Mr. Hosking w... More
Book Information
PublisherPerfection Learning
BindingHardcover (19 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100812492625
ISBN-13978-0812492620
Publication Date09/01/1989
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About Mem Fox (Author) : Mem Fox is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mem Fox include Zoo Looking, Possum Magic (Unabridged), Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, and Fairy, Fairy Qui... more
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About Julie Vivas (Illustrator) : Julie Vivas is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Julie Vivas include Samsara Dog, The Nativity, I Went Walking/Sali de paseo: Lap-Sized Board ... more
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3/28/2010 LeConte' Richardson Middleton

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9/26/2008 celia Leary said: Julie Vivas does the most beautiful illustrations, and the story is lovely. The relationship between the old people and the young boy is realistic and heartwarming
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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9/8/2008 k. stokes smith tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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