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My First Town: A Building Block Book<\/em>
\nby Merrill Rainey (Author \/ Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Watch as young minds come alive as they pop out pieces, then fold and glue together a town filled with buildings, vehicles, and friendly faces.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2025 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My First Town: A Building Block Book by Merrill Rainey (Author \/ Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: Watch as young minds come alive as they pop out pieces, then fold and glue together a town filled with buildings, vehicles, and friendly faces. Snippet: It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Copyright … <\/p>\n

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