| Capital!: Washington D.C. from A to Z Contributor(s): Melmed, Laura Krauss (Author), Lessac, Frane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 006113614X ISBN-13: 9780061136146 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: This picture book takes young readers on a tour of Washington, D.C., with lively verse complemented by interesting facts about the people and places in the nation's capital. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 9" W x 10.98" (0.50 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 66425 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Welcome to our nation's Capital Take a guided tour through Washington, D.C.--home of American government, world-renowned museums, and famous memorials and monuments. Visit Apollo 11, find out how Bills are printed, and see where Congress meets. It's all right here, from A to Z |
Contributor Bio(s): Melmed, Laura Krauss: - Laura Krauss Melmed is author of Capital! Washington D.C. from A to Z and New York, New York! The Big Apple from A to Z, also illustrated by Frané Lessac; I Love You As Much . . . , illustrated by Henri Sorensen; and the critically acclaimed The Rainbabies, illustrated by Jim LaMarche. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C. Lessac, Frane: -Frané Lessac is an American who has traveled all over the world. She now lives in Fremantle, Australia, but always looks forward to visiting Texas with her family. To bring the Lone Star State to life with gouache paints, Frané did extensive research using a video camera, a still camera, and actual and virtual tours. She is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including Capital! Washington D.C. from A to Z and New York, New York! The Big Apple from A to Z, both by Laura Krauss Melmed. |