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But when the price of her favorite childhood book, \u003cem\u003eMr. Pine’s Purple House\u003c\/em\u003e, rose to the discouraging price of $300, she decided to do something about it by republishing the story and ensuring its message would not be lost to future generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"henry-the-explorer-anniversary-by-mark-taylor-graham-booth","title":"Henry the Explorer (Anniversary) by Mark Taylor, Graham Booth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eOn the night of the blizzard, Henry and his dog Angus, read an exciting book about exploring. And the next morning Henry assembled his equipment for the trip: lunch and flags for claiming all that he planned to discover.\n\u003cp\u003e\"Don't be late coming home,\" said Henry's mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All right, if a bear doesn't catch us,\" said Henry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring is hard work. It makes one hungry. 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