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Fodor's Around Paris With Kids, 68 Great Things to Do Together

Fodor's Around Paris With Kids, 68 Great Things to Do Together


by Fodor's Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A compact colorful guide to Paris for families, featuring a handpicked selection of attractions that kids will find especially interesting. With games, activities, color photographs, maps and diagrams. (FRN658, $11.99)

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)

Picasso and Minou

Picasso and Minou


by P. I. Maltbie

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

In this nicely illustrated story, the artist's transition from his Blue to Rose period depends largely on the shenanigans of his Siamese cat. (FRN769, $7.95)

Play, Mozart, Play!

Play, Mozart, Play!


by Peter Sis

  • MUSIC
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

With colorful, exuberant illustrations, children's book author and illustrator extraordinaire, Peter Sis brings Mozart to life in this playful celebration of the musician's 250th birthday. (AST85, $16.99)

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 Paris

Charlotte in Paris


by Joan Knight

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 52 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this sequel to Charlotte in Giverny (Item FRN813), Charlotte's family moves to Paris, where our heroine becomes friends with Edouard Manet's niece. (FRN814, $16.99)

Europe, A True Book

Europe, A True Book


by Sandra Newman

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Part of the True Book series, this illustrated, readable volume geared toward middle readers introduces children to the geography and diverse cultures of Europe. (EUR336, $6.95)

Eyewitness Castle

Eyewitness Castle


by Christopher Gravett

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Take a look behind the walls of these fascinating fortresses and learn how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals; how a young boy rose from lowly page to noble knight; and what life was like for the castle residents. With a CD of clip art and a poster. (EUR335, $16.99)

Golem

Golem


by David Wisniewski | Lee Salsberry

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A retelling of a Jewish legend, set in Prague in the 16th century, a dark time for the city's Jewish residents. A rabbi builds a clay giant to protect his people from persecution; the golem, in this version, speaks with a child's simplicity. The remarkable paper-cutout illustrations brilliantly evoke the Prague of old. Ages 7-10. (CZH38, $17.00)

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 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 Good Master

The Good Master


by Kate Seredy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

First published in the 1930s, this novel tells of two cousins who ride horses across the Hungarian plains, encountering shepherds and gypsies en route. It's all marvelously evocative of the folk customs and lifestyles of old Hungary. Ages 9-12. (HGR25, $5.99)

The Magic Flute, An Opera by Mozart


by Kyr Teis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Kyra Teis's adaptation of Mozart's opera contains all the classic fairy tale elements. Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from her evil mother, the queen. To help him on his quest, three lovely ladies give him a magic flute that will charm both animals and humans. (AST100, $7.95)

The Medieval World

The Medieval World


by Philip Steele

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 95 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This rousing and colorfully illustrated tale for ages 7 to 10 brings to life the chivalry, battles and sieges and politics of Medieval Europe. (EUR256, $12.95)

The Singing Tree

The Singing Tree


by Kate Seredy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The sequel to "The Good Master," in which cousins Jancsi and Kate are now older -- and Hungary (and all of 1914 Europe) are on the brink of war. (HGR26, $6.99)

The White Stag

The White Stag


by Kate Seredy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Kate Seredy drew on oral traditions and folklore for this gripping novella about the Huns' and Magyars' fifth-century migration from Asia to Central Europe. It won her a Newbery Medal in 1938. Ages 9 to 12. (HGR27, $4.99)

Vero and Philippe


by Caroline Hatton | Preston McDaniels

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An episodic, unassuming book about the exploits of Veronique Vo and her haughty older brother Philippe, Vietnamese-French children who have recently moved from Normandy to Paris. (FRN323, $14.95)

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)

Lily B. on the Brink of Paris

Lily B. on the Brink of Paris


by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

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

This imaginative story of a teenager separated from her class on a field trip to Paris and the adventures that befall her will appeal to any teen or pre-teen on vacation in the City of Light. (FRN615, $16.99)

S.A.S.S. French Kissmas

S.A.S.S. French Kissmas


by Cathy Hapka

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Part of the S.A.S.S. series and the sequel to Pardon My French (FRN617). Nicole is thrilled to spend the holidays back in Paris with Luc, her old flame. (FRN773, $7.99)

The Star of Kazan

The Star of Kazan


by Eva Ibbotson | Kevin Hawkes

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A delightful young adult adventure that twists and turns through fin-de-siecle Vienna. Annika, a foundling taken in by a household of eccentric professors and kind hearted servants, is enchanted by the spectacle of Vienna and the simple pleasures of domestic chores. Her life is turned upside-down when her aristocratic mother unexpectedly reappears in her life and sweeps her off to live in a castle in Germany. (CEU24, $8.99)

Upon the Head of the Goat, A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944

Upon the Head of the Goat, A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944


by Aranka Siegal

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

This spare memoir of a Jewish girlhood in a German-occupied Hungarian town won its author a Newbery Honor citation. Its serious subject and introspective tone are recommended for sophisticated young adults. (HGR24, $7.99)

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 Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret


by Brian Selznick

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 544 PAGES
  • FAMILY

An intricate mystery told as a graphic novel for middle schoolers, Brain Selznick's captivating tale of an orphan boy on the streets of Paris in the 1930s seems a brilliant choice for Martin Scorsese's first 3-D venture, a family film starring Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen. The movie opens November 23. (FRN731, $24.99)

The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon


by Albert LaMorisse

  • LITERATURE
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 44 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The boy and the balloon traipse through Paris, until finally the balloon takes flight high, high above the rooftops. This abiding children's classic consists of still images (taken from the "Red Balloon" movie, shot in Paris) and no text. (FRN326, $12.95)

The Three Golden Keys


by Peter Sis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • FAMILY

In this visually entrancing picture book, Sis meets the Golem, Hanus the Clockmaker and other characters from his childhood in Prague, both imagined and real. Both adults and children will delight in Sis's magical illustrations. (CZH39, $24.99)

 

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