|a Piggie (Fictitious character : Willems) |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01894977 |a Gerald (Fictitious character : Willems) |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01893897 |a JUVENILE FICTION |x Animals |x Elephants. |a Cooperativeness |0 sh85032227 |v Juvenile fiction. |a Piggie |c (Fictitious character from Willems) |0 id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020087010 |v Juvenile fiction. |a Gerald |c (Fictitious character from Willems) |0 id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020086846 |v Juvenile fiction. |a Garden State Children's Book Awards, 2010. |a While Piggie is determined to fly Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen. |a 57 pages : |b color illustrations |c 24 cm. |a New York, New York : |b Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group, |c 2007. |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d BAKER |d VPL |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d EHH |d NPL |d GZI |d GRR |d IG# |d CQU |d CDX |d BDX |d IUL |d CGB |d OCLCF |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d AUOAC |d OCLCO |d AW3 |d OCLCO |d FSIMP |d CNGUL |d OCL |d TXMLI |d OCLCO |d G元 |d PCQ |d TXLWP |d T7F |d IHV |d MDK |d OKS |d OCL |d KJ6 |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d TXUPP |d QNC |d NZHWP |d BUDAP |d T8C |d OCLCQ |d LKC |d TL4 |d OCLCO |d EHH |d JX9 |d OCLCO |d IUK |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d XY4 |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d HFU
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