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Old Ben

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4 out of 5
Based on 87 Ratings and 7 Reviews

Book Description
For Shan, it began as an ordinary summer's day. He was doing what he liked best, walking barefoot down a wellworn cow path to a clover field where he knew a sweet apple tree grew.

Then he met Old Ben, a big bull black snake, sunning himself in the clover, and that summer day and all the days that followed, until early fall, became extraordinary.

"The only good snake is a dead snake." ... More

Book Information
PublisherJesse Stuart Foundation
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages64
ISBN-100945084226
ISBN-13978-0945084228
Publication Date02/01/1992
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About Chuck D. Charles (Author) : Chuck D. Charles is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Chuck D. Charles include Useless Dog, The Trail of the Hunter's Horn, Mooneyed Hound, and Ken... more
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About James M. Gifford (Author) : James M. Gifford is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of James M. Gifford include Useless Dog, The Trail of the Hunter's Horn, Mooneyed Hound, and Ken... more
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About Jesse Stuart (Author) : Jesse Stuart is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jesse Stuart include Old Ben, A Jesse Stuart Reader: Stories And Poems, Beatinest Boy, an... more
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About Richard Cuffari (Illustrator) : Richard Cuffari is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Richard Cuffari include The Year of the Three-Legged Deer (Library of Indiana Classics), ... more
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