Aunt Jenny's American PetsGriffith and Farran,successors to Newberry and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1872 - Birds - 222 pages |
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Catherine Cooper Hopley. PEARSON G AMERICAN PETS . BY CATHERINE C. HOPLEY , AUTHOR OF. BLUE JAY AND WHIP - POOR - WILL . & Neale.
Catherine Cooper Hopley. PEARSON G AMERICAN PETS . BY CATHERINE C. HOPLEY , AUTHOR OF. BLUE JAY AND WHIP - POOR - WILL . & Neale.
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... CHAPTER IV . HUMMING - BIRDS , 16 CHAPTER V. HOW A PAIR OF AMERICAN ROBINS BUILT A NEST , 27 CHAPTER VI . MOCKING - BIRDS , 40 CHAPTER VII . MOCKING - BIRDS ( CONTINUED ) , 48 CHAPTER VIII . NO MORE STORIES AT PRESENT , PAGE.
... CHAPTER IV . HUMMING - BIRDS , 16 CHAPTER V. HOW A PAIR OF AMERICAN ROBINS BUILT A NEST , 27 CHAPTER VI . MOCKING - BIRDS , 40 CHAPTER VII . MOCKING - BIRDS ( CONTINUED ) , 48 CHAPTER VIII . NO MORE STORIES AT PRESENT , PAGE.
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... American ' one was going to turn out . That she was the youngest of all their aunts , they knew ; but whether that were an advantage or not , they had not decided . So now they ran to meet their father , thinking that while they looked ...
... American ' one was going to turn out . That she was the youngest of all their aunts , they knew ; but whether that were an advantage or not , they had not decided . So now they ran to meet their father , thinking that while they looked ...
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