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Picture Book · Ages 7–9 · 1971
The Beast of Monsieur Racine
By Tomi Ungerer
A lonely man befriends a mysterious pear thief.
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32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
A retired tax collector, determined to catch the thief of his prized pears, sets a trap and captures an unknown beast. As an unlikely friendship forms, he presents his peculiar find to the Academy of Sciences. Will this discovery change everything, or is there more to the beast than meets the eye?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 7–9
- Audience
- Picture
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Book details
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 1971
- First published
- January 1, 1971
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780374306403
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