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Hunting books for kids

By James Swan
ESPNOutdoors.com

Monday, August 11, 2008

"See Spot run. See Jane run. See Dick run." Remember those sentences from one of the first books that you read as a kid? "Spot" the dog, "Puff" the cat, and "Tim" the teddy bear, were the supporting cast, along with Mom and Dad, in the popular Dick and Jane books written by Dr. William S. Gray that were used to teach reading to children from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Early experiences in a child's life have a profound effect on the rest of their lives, setting up memories and influencin ...

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