Horseplay
(Book)

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Published
New York : Little, Brown, 2012.
Status
Central - Kids Picture Books
JP WILSO
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Description

Those horses didn't sleep one bit.They frolicked on the loose.They joined in games like Hide-n-Seek,Leapfrog, and Duck, Duck, Goose. "So this is why you snooze all day. I thougth I told you NO HORSEPLAY!"When his stubborn horses insist on playing games all night instead of sleeping, one determined farmer wears himself out trying to change their habits. Told in clever rhyming verse throughout, Horseplay will engage parents and kids alike as they follow mischievous horses who just won't go to bed

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780316938426, 0316938424

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A farmer tries to change the behavior of his rowdy horses who play all night and sleep all day.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wilson, K., & McMullan, J. (2012). Horseplay (First edition.). Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wilson, Karma and Jim McMullan. 2012. Horseplay. New York: Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wilson, Karma and Jim McMullan. Horseplay New York: Little, Brown, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Wilson, K. and McMullan, J. (2012). Horseplay. First edn. New York: Little, Brown.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wilson, Karma, and Jim McMullan. Horseplay First edition., Little, Brown, 2012.

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