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The Ocelot and the Crab
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An ocelot can run like the dickens, and this is the tale I must tell, of a race to the face of Mount Olaf against something with pincers and shell . . Ocelot may be fast, but he has a lousy sense of direction—he’s Ocelost! Can...
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An ocelot can run like the dickens,
and this is the tale I must tell,
of a race to the face of Mount Olaf
against something with pincers and shell . . Ocelot may be fast, but he has a lousy sense of direction—he’s Ocelost! Can slow-and-steady Crab map out a better way to win the race?
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ISBN: 9781761641961
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 February 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Scholastic Inc
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Rebel Challenger
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 240.0mm
Height: 264.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
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