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Papa Is A Poet

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When Robert Frost was a child, his family thought he would grow up to be a baseball player. Instead, he became a poet. His life on a farm in New Hampshire inspired him to write poetry, and today he is famous for his vivid descriptions of the rural life he loved so much. There was a time, though, when Frost had to struggle to get his poetry published. Told from the point of view of Lesley, Frost's oldest daughter, this is the story of how a lover of language found his voice. Based on the book by Natalie Bober.

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