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Director of Marketing: John Britch
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Editorial Assistant: Stephanie Ellis
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Illustrations: Dragonfly Studio
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-5528-8
ISBN-10: 1-4292-5528-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011930072
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