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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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For Kids

Mad about Madeline

Mad about Madeline


by Ludwig Bemelmans | Anna Quindlen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This omnibus is a treat indeed: all six of Bemelmans's "Madeline" stories, collected in a single volume. (FRN327, $35.00)

My First French/English Visual Dictionary

My First French/English Visual Dictionary


by Jean-Claude Corbeil

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 80 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Each commonly encountered word gets a photograph and an English and French label in this introduction for youngsters. (FRN391, $14.95)

This is Paris

This is Paris


by Miroslav Sasek

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

First published in 1958, this is a facsimile edition of Sasek's classic portrait of Paris for children. The Louvre, Eiffel Tower and other attractions are depicted with bright, stylized illustrations. Ages 4-8. (FRN466, $17.95)

Cathedral, The Story of its Construction

Cathedral, The Story of its Construction


by David Macaulay

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1973
  • HARD COVER
  • 77 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this illuminating book for middle readers, master draughtsman MacAulay presents text and innovative drawings that detail the planning and construction of a 13th-century Gothic cathedral. It's a masterpiece. (EUR24, $18.00)

Charlotte in Giverny


by Joan Macphail Knight

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Part fictional diary, part scrap book, this delightful introduction to French culture and Impressionist art revolves around an American painter's daughter who moves with her parents to an artist colony near the home of Claude Monet in 1892. Geared for ages 6-10. (FRN813, $6.95)

Joan of Arc


by Diane Stanley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

How did a simple, illiterate peasant girl rise to become a warrior and symbol for French national pride? In a well-researched and lovingly illustrated biography, Stanley explores the life of Joan of Arc for middle readers. (FRN812, $8.99)

Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles (Austria-Hungary, 1769)

Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles (Austria-Hungary, 1769)


by Kathryn Lasky

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 238 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The ill-fated future queen of France records life at the Habsburg palace in Austria in this novel-in-diary-format, written by the reliably excellent children's author Kathryn Lasky. For ages 9-12. (FRN342, $10.99)

Medieval Life Workbook

Medieval Life Workbook


by Susan Nicholson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 46 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This colorful activity book (with stickers!) introduces middle readers to the history, geography and culture of Medieval Europe. (EUR333, $9.99)

The Family Under the Bridge

The Family Under the Bridge


by Natalie Savage Carlson | Garth Williams

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 123 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This Newbery Medal winning book for children ages 9-12 is a charming, wonderfully human story recounting the Parisian adventures of the hobo Armand and the three homeless children who make him shed his grumpy ways. (FRN313, $5.99)

The Yellow House, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side


by Susan Goldman Rubin | Joseph A. Smith

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated book depicting the two months Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin spent together in Provence. Intended for children, but appropriate for anyone with an interest in the painters and their friendship. (FRN285, $18.95)

You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aristocrat in the French Revolution!


by Jim Pipe

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The hilarious illustrations and light-hearted tone, helpful hints and glossary in this popular series for ages 7-10 will entice even reluctant readers. (FRN852, $9.95)

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver


by E.L. Konigsburg

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A marvelous fictionalized portrait of Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England successively, traveler to Constantinople, wife of a future saint, mother of Richard the Lionheart and for 15 years a prisoner of the English Crown. For young adults. (GBR245, $5.99)

Bel Ria, Dog of War

Bel Ria, Dog of War


by Sheila Burnford

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

In the summer of 1940, a performing dog whose gypsy owner has been killed by the Nazis wanders through war-torn Europe, affecting the lives of the humans he encounters. A moving tale for readers aged 10 and up. (FRN621, $17.95)

I Is Someone Else


by Patrick Cooper

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Set in 1966, fifteen-year-old Stephen embarks on a search for his missing brother that takes him on a cross-continental journey and forces him to address his own dark past. (ASA57, $6.50)

Pardon My French

Pardon My French


by Cathy Hapka

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Missing her boyfriend, Nicole is lonely in the City of Lights when she studies abroad. But with the help of some new friends -- and a handsome Frenchman -- she might change her mind. In the S.A.S.S. series. (FRN617, $6.99)

The Ramsay Scallop

The Ramsay Scallop


by Frances Temple

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A young husband- and wife-to-be take a pilgrimage France and Spain in the year 1299. It's a sprawling young adult novel for those with a taste for historical fiction. (FRN389, $7.99)

The Red Keep: A Story of Burgundy in Year 1165

The Red Keep: A Story of Burgundy in Year 1165


by Allen French | Andew Wyeth

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 370 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A classic tale of knights and robbers in the French countryside for young adults, much enhanced by Andrew Wyeth's incomparable illustrations. (FRN81, $15.95)

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel


by Baroness Orczy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Wildly popular since his debut in 1903, the man known as the Scarlet Pimpernel is a foppy English lord by day and a daring genius by night. Here's the rip-roaring classic, set during the French Revolution. (FRN363, $9.95)

Eyewitness Medieval Life

Eyewitness Medieval Life


by Andrew Langley

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A visually rich survey for ages 9-12, this colorful book introduces the art and architecture, people and culture of Medieval Europe. (EUR334, $19.99)

The Little Prince

The Little Prince


by Antoine de Saint Exupery | Richard Howard

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 83 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's modern fable, enshrined in the hearts of many. First published in 1943, it tells of a naif extraterrestrial who wanders from planet to planet, learning wisdom as he goes. (FRN361, $10.00)

 

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