Growing Barn Owls in My Garden
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Paul Hackney., & Paul Hackney|AUTHOR. (2016). Growing Barn Owls in My Garden . Whittles Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul Hackney and Paul Hackney|AUTHOR. 2016. Growing Barn Owls in My Garden. Whittles Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul Hackney and Paul Hackney|AUTHOR. Growing Barn Owls in My Garden Whittles Publishing, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Paul Hackney, and Paul Hackney|AUTHOR. Growing Barn Owls in My Garden Whittles Publishing, 2016.
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Grouped Work ID | ae907e3d-f326-29af-ac8d-48cd956f9134-eng |
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Full title | growing barn owls in my garden |
Author | hackney paul |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2023-08-24 19:00:19PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 04:50:35AM |
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