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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)

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)

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)

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)

Betsy and the Great World

Betsy and the Great World


by Maud Hart Lovelace

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS
  • OUT OF PRINT

Irrepressible Betsy Ray -- would-be novelist and romantic idealist with two left feet -- is 21 years old and bound for Europe in this delightful installment in the "Betsy-Tacy" series. (EUR116, $6.95)

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)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers


by Alexandre Dumas

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 663 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

This French standard may be long -- and written almost 200 years ago -- but it is page-turning fare for young adults, who'll stay up 'til the wee hours to find out what became of D'Artagnan, Aramis, Athos, Porthos and the nefarious Lady DeWinter. (FRN362, $12.95)

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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