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When his concerned teacher suggested testing, no tests, edwards mother wrote back. E dward struggles with reading in david mcphail s santa s book of names. How edward finds that very book santa s book of names and returns it to santa makes a beguiling, inspiring christmas adventure. Illustrated throughout with stunning watercolor nightscapes of snowy winter scenes, santas book of names depicts all. Christmas is at stake and edward must step up to the plate and read the names for santa. Aloud stories lost by david mcphail free pdf file sharing. David provides some of the illustrations to surroundings art gallery for sale.
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