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    Boa's Bad Birthday
    Boa's Bad Birthday
    Boa's Bad Birthday
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    Boa's Bad Birthday

    By Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross

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    It is Boa's birthday. It is going to be the best one ever. Or so he hopes. He invites his friends round. They will all bring him wonderful presents. . . .or will they?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2014
    ISBN9781467764414
    Boa's Bad Birthday
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    Jeanne Willis

    Jeanne Willis wrote her first book aged five and has now written over 300 titles. She has won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. As well as her extensive writing experience Jeanne once worked as a reptile vet’s assistant, has owned just about every pet you can think of, breeds exotic beetles and fosters hedgehogs. She has never performed in an animal talent show but she did get married at London Zoo.

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      Boa gets ridiculous presents for his birthday, things requiring hands, feet, hair, nose, ears ... until dung beetle shows up with a dung ball and a seed inside that grows into a wonderful tree.

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