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Apr 08, 2020 our unit this week at school is about children s books as literature and cultural signifiers. Wideawake jake by helen young, 9780006608639, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The jake in the story shared my inability to switch off at bedtime, no matter how many stories his long suffering family tell him. Our unit this week at school is about children s books as literature and cultural signifiers. In the story, jake s mother tries to coax him to sleep by telling him to pretend he is a hibernating bear, a sleepy mouse, and a baby bird in it s nest. Buy a discounted hardcover of wide awake jake online from australias leading. What are the best childrens books on st george and the.
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