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Ruth A. Musgrave

RUTH A. MUSGRAVE is an award-winning children's author and animal science expert with a B.S. in education. She is a writer for National Geographic Little Kids magazine and National Geographic Little Kids Look & Learn book series, whose credits include Look Up, Peek-a-boo, Big Cats, and Look Outside. Musgrave shares her fascination with animals with students of all ages by teaching, writing, and developing curricula.
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Frogs
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book Seed, Sprout, Grow!
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Becoming a Butterfly
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book African Animals
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Birds
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Trucks
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Insects
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Weather
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Dinosaurs
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Things That Go
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Ocean
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Space
National Geographic Kids Look & Learn: Before and After
National Geographic Kids Mission: Shark Rescue
National Geographic Kids Just Joking 3
National Geographic Kids Everything Sharks

Books

National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Frogs
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book Seed, Sprout, Grow!
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Becoming a Butterfly
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book African Animals
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Birds
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Trucks
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Insects
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Weather
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Dinosaurs
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Things That Go
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Ocean
National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Space
National Geographic Kids Look & Learn: Before and After
National Geographic Kids Mission: Shark Rescue
National Geographic Kids Just Joking 3
National Geographic Kids Everything Sharks

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