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Jan 2022
19m 31s

Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees, ...

LEELA SIVASANKAR PRICKITT, LYNDEE PRICKITT
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Kid News This Week: Fake plastic trees that suck up CO2 could save the world, English zoo uses animal poo for fuel and the launch of "Run Like a Girl" book series about young girls who run 

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