Fourth of July

ISBN-10
0394951956
ISBN-13
9780394951959
Category
Fourth of July
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
1985
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Authors
Emily Arnold McCully, Barbara M. Joosse

Description

Five-year-old Ross is often told "wait until you are six," but when he carries a banner to the end of a long, hot Fourth of July parade, his parents decide that he is old enough for sparklers after all.

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