The Geese March in Step

The Geese March in Step
ISBN-10
0802854435
ISBN-13
9780802854438
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
33
Language
English
Published
2014-04-25
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Author
Jean-Francois Dumont

Description

"Zita just can't seem to march to the same beat as the rest of the geese, but before long, she realizes, as do the other barnyard animals, that her own special rhythm is just right"--

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