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Gotham Books/Penguin

375 Hudson Street Hudson Street can refer to:

The Manhattan street -- see Hudson Street (Manhattan)
The 1978 TV series A.E.S. Hudson Street
The 1995 TV series "Hudson Street -- see Hudson Street (TV show)

, NY, NY 10014

1592401309 $20.00 www.penguin.com

Was Jack Horner Jack Horner may refer to:

Jack Horner (paleontologist) (born 1946), John R. Horner, American paleontologist
Jack Horner (politician) (1927–2004), John Henry Horner known as "Jack" or "Cactus Jack", member of the Canadian House of Commons

a squatter? Why was Mary so contrary? And what made Gorgy Porgy porgy (pôr`gē), common name for members of the Sparidae, a family of small-mouthed fishes with strong teeth adapted for crushing their food of shellfish and crustaceans. run? The history beyond common nursery rhymes is covered in a lively survey of rhyme meaning and origins in Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind The Rhyme. Here are quirky tales and realities: once you read Heavy Words, you'll never look at Mother Goose quite the same way!

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Date:	Jan 1, 2006
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