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Book Title: They Hold the Line : Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
Number of Pages: 44 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Science & Nature / Disasters, Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather, Science & Nature / Trees & Forests
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes, Mendoza, Molly
Genre: Nature, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Item Length: 11.4 in
Author: Dan Paley
Item Width: 9.4 in
Format: Hardcover
