Published 2011
by Abrams Books for Young Readers in New York .
Written in English
A rattlesnake eats every one of Mrs. Crow"s eggs until Old Man Owl hatches an idea to solve the problem.
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1967.
| Statement | by Aldous Huxley ; illustrations by Sophie Blackall |
| Contributions | Blackall, Sophie, ill |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ7.H96735 Cro 2011 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24452331M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780810997301 |
| LC Control Number | 2010020927 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 637708879 |
Written in by Aldous Huxley as a Christmas gift for his niece, The Crows of Pearblossom tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Crow, who live in a cottonwood tree. The hungry Rattlesnake that lives at the bottom of the tree has a nasty habit of stealing Mrs. Crow's eggs before they can hatch, so Mr. Crow and his wise friend, Old Man Owl, devise a sneaky plan to trick : NOOK Book (NOOK Kids). Written in by Aldous Huxley as a Christmas gift for his niece, The Crows of Pearblossom tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Crow, who live in a cottonwood tree. The hungry Rattlesnake that lives at the bottom of the tree has a nasty habit of stealing Mrs. Crow's eggs before they can hatch, so Mr. Crow and his wise friend, Old Man Owl, devise a sneaky plan to trick him. Written in by Aldous Huxley as a Christmas gift for his niece, The Crows of Pearblossom tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Crow, who live in a cottonwood tree. The hungry Rattlesnake that lives at the bottom of the tree has a nasty habit of stealing Mrs. Crow's eggs before they can hatch, so Mr. Crow and his wise friend, Old Man Owl, devise a sneaky plan to trick him/5(85). Crows of Pearblossom by Aldous Huxley, Sophie Blackall available in Hardcover on , also read synopsis and reviews. Originally published: New York: Random House, /5(2).
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