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PARIS & THE HEART OF EUROPE
For Kids
Kid's German Picture Dictionary
• Inc. Berlitz International
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2004 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
1000 words central to a child's everyday life -- animals, flowers, people, colors, numbers and activities -- teach even the youngest readers German. Each word is illustrated and accompanied by a phonetic transcription and phrase.
(GER128, $12.95) |
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Betsy and the Great World
• Maud Hart Lovelace
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 321 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
• COMING IN
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. Beginning with a transatlantic voyage, her 1917 "grand tour" encompasses Madeira, Paris, Munich, Oberammergau, Venice and London. There's plenty of cultural detail and lots of trademark Betsy heartache, as well as some high drama at the outbreak of World War I. Ages 12 and up.
(EUR116, $6.95) |
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The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm
• Lore Segal
• Maurice Sendak
LITERATURE •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 368 PAGES
• FAMILY
Sendak (who supplies the perfect black-and-white drawings) and Lore Segal present a marvelous collection of 27 haunting tales in this handsomely produced volume. It's a new edition of a revered classic (hard-bound with dust jacket and built-in bookmark), first published 30 years ago, distinguished by the choice of tales, sharp translation and, of course, Sendak's haunting illustrations.
(GER144, $28.00) |
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