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University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley ActivityUniversity of Toronto: Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley Activity
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University of Toronto (Canada)
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9th - 10th
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University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley

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The texts of nine poems by James Whitcomb Riley, with a few biographical notes. Poems include standards like "The Raggedy Man, " and "When the Frost is on the Punkin," as well as less familiar works like "A Barefoot Boy, " and "Granny."

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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