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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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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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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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JAPAN: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BASHO

For Kids

Grass Sandals, The Travels of Basho

Grass Sandals, The Travels of Basho


by Dawnine Spivak | Demi

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A beautiful picture book based on the travel journals of the haiku poet Basho. The story communicates the simplicity of Basho's life and much of the ethos of daily life in old Japan. (JPN97, $18.99)

 

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