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DORDOGNE
For Kids
My First French/English Visual Dictionary
• Jean-Claude Corbeil
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 80 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
With labelled photographs offering the English and French words for the human body, clothing, home furnishings, foods, animals, plants, space, weather, vehicles, buildings, colors, shapes, musical instruments, sporting goods and other familiar items.
(FRN391, $14.95) |
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The Secret Cave, Discovering Lascaux
• Emily Arnold McCully
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Jacques, Jojo, Simon and Marcel were looking for buried treasure when they explored a cave in the south of France in 1940. But the treasure they found was not what they expected, and in fact was far more valuable: the walls were covered with stunning prehistoric paintings and negravings, perserved within the sealed cave for over 17,000 years. This is the true story of the boys who discovered the cave of Lascaux, bringing to the modern world powerful examples of the very beginning of art.
(FRN889, $16.99) |
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Cathedral, The Story of its Construction
• 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) |
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Medieval Life Workbook
• 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 through fun do-it-yourself activities, quizzes, illustrations and fast facts.
(EUR333, $9.99) |
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The Complete Fairy Tales
• Christopher Betts
• Charles Perrault
LITERATURE •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 204 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This superb translation by Christopher Betts captures the delightful spirit of the originals. In addition to the classic prose tales -- including The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Little Red Riding-Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Hop o' my Thumb -- this new translation adds Perrault's tales in verse: a long poem on the subject of Patient Griselda; the notorious Donkey-Skin; and the comic Three Silly Wishes. With twenty-six stunning illustrations by Gustave Dore, an attractive ribbon marker, and colorful end papers, this wonderful collection of Perrault's fairy tales will make a delightful gift for children of any age.
(FRN883, $29.95) |
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
• E.L. Konigsburg
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A marvelous fictionalized portrait of Eleanor of Aquitaine who was 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. E.L. Konigsburg's irreverent, feminist, educational young-adult novel begins on a cloud in heaven, where Eleanor is awaiting the induction into heaven of her husband Henry II of England, who has spent the last 800 years in -- well -- not in heaven, at any rate. The rest of the book is a flashback.
(GBR245, $5.99) |
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The Red Keep: A Story of Burgundy in Year 1165
• 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) |
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Built to Last
• David Macaulay
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES
• FAMILY
A compilation of MacAulay's books Castle, Cathedral and Mosque with updated research and new color drawings. MacAulay tells the fictional but accurate stories of how these structures were built and explains their historical and cultural importance. Packed with wonderfully detailed illustrations, this book will appeal to all ages.
(GEN953, $24.99) |
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Eyewitness Medieval Life
• Andrew Langley
HISTORY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 72 PAGES
• FAMILY
A visually rich survey of Medieval times for ages 9-12, this colorful book in the excellent Eyewitness series introduces the art and architecture, people and culture of Medieval Europe.
(EUR334, $19.99) |
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The Little Prince
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• Richard Howard
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 83 PAGES
• FAMILY
Antoine de Saint-Exupery's modern fable, enshrined in the hearts of thousands, is re-translated by Richard Howard. First published in 1943, "Le Petit Prince" tells of a naif extraterrestrial waif who wanders from planet to planet, learning wisdom as he goes. Though not set in France, it's a French classic.
(FRN361, $10.00) |
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