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It is illustrated by brian selznick, the author of the invention of hugo cabret. In 1999, childrens book author rosemary wells and illustrator susan jeffers adapted fields novel to an illustrated storybook titled rachel fields hitty. How can we help them differentiate between makebelieve and history, and recognize the interpretive nature of historical reporting. Best known for launching the sindy doll in 1963, pedigree also produced the tommy gunn action figure from 1966 to 1968. Childrens literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that. The history of creepy dolls history smithsonian magazine.
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