Dogs: From Predator to Protector
by Andy Hirsch
Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781626727687
- Publisher: First Second
- Publication date: 10/31/2017
- Series: A Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery
- Pages: 128
- Sales rank: 30,786
- Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d)
- Age Range: 9 - 13 Years
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