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    Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb

    Part of Bright & Early Books

    Author Al Perkins
    Illustrated by Eric Gurney
    Hardcover
    $9.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    6.8"W x 9.32"H x 0.33"D  
    On sale Sep 12, 1969 | 36 Pages | 9780394810768
    Up to Kindergarten
    Reading Level: Lexile NP | Fountas & Pinnell J
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    A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.  

    Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.
    Al Perkins was the author of several Bright and Early Books and Beginner Books, among them Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb; and The Ear Book. Perkins passed away in 1975. View titles by Al Perkins
    Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a well-known artist, cartoonist, and illustrator. Born in Canada, he later came to work for Walt Disney Studios in 1938, where he collaborated on Bambi and Pinocchio, among other films. He received a National Cartoonist Society Award for his work twice. He books include The Digging-est Dog, and Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. View titles by Eric Gurney

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    A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.  

    Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.

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    Al Perkins was the author of several Bright and Early Books and Beginner Books, among them Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb; and The Ear Book. Perkins passed away in 1975. View titles by Al Perkins
    Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a well-known artist, cartoonist, and illustrator. Born in Canada, he later came to work for Walt Disney Studios in 1938, where he collaborated on Bambi and Pinocchio, among other films. He received a National Cartoonist Society Award for his work twice. He books include The Digging-est Dog, and Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. View titles by Eric Gurney

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