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This book of thirteen silly rhymes about strange animals is sure to delight and confuzzle its young listeners. 'More Beasts for Worse Children', a collection nonsense verse for children, was written by English-French writer, historian and satirist, Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953). Poems in order: 1. More Beasts for Worse Children - Introduction 2. The Python 3. The Welsh Mutton 4. The Porcupine 5. The Scorpion 6. The Crocodile 7. The Vulture 8. The Bison 9. The Viper 10. The Llama 11. The Chamois 12. The Frozen Mammoth 13. The Microbe

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Hilaire Belloc began his academic career with a lecture tour of the United States in 1892. He became a member of the Fabian Society in the early 1900s and met George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, who helped him obtain work with newspapers such as the Daily News and The Speaker. Eventually he became literary editor of the Morning Post. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He also wrote several novels, such as Mr. Clutterbuck's Election and A Change in the Cabinet, along with historical works such as The French Revolution and the History of England. Belloc also published a series of historical biographies: Oliver Cromwell, James II, Richelieu, Wolsey, Napoleon, and Charles II. Sarah Bacaller is a writer, researcher, and audiobook narrator from Melbourne, Australia.

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