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The Wonderful O
- Author
- James Thurber
- Narrator
- Melissa Manchester
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2002
- Run Time
- 1 hour 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- James Thurber
- Narrator
- Melissa Manchester
- Duration
- 1 hour 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2002
- ISBN
- 9781614673927
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Synopsis
The Wonderful O tells of a man named Black who despised the letter "O." He deleted it from his language and omitted it from his words. Opals, moonstones, owls, and oaks could not possibly be his items of choice. Instead, he preferred emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and maps since they contained not a single "O" among them. Soon he wanted his entire village to omit the letter "O," but the villagers found words they would not do without—words such as HOPE, LOVE, VALOR, and the most important one of all…
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