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Madeline's Rescue
Contributor(s): Bemelmans, Ludwig (Author)
ISBN: 0140566511     ISBN-13: 9780140566512
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2000
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Annotation: When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeleine's cherished pet and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around. A Caldecott Medal Book. Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Cats
Dewey: E
LCCN: 00268564
Lexile Measure: 460
Series: Madeline
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 11.9" (0.62 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 21259
Reading Level: 3.2   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Winner of the Caldecott Medal

"In an old house in Paris
that was covered with vines
lived twelve little girls
in two straight lines
the smallest one was Madeline."


Nothing frightens Madeline--not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers even after 75 years

When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around?

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) was the author of the beloved Madeline books, including Madeline, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Madeline's Rescue, winner of the Caldecott Medal.