| Adèle & Simon Contributor(s): McClintock, Barbara (Author), McClintock, Barbara (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374380449 ISBN-13: 9780374380441 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother? Detailed pen-and-ink drawings - filled with soft watercolors - make a game of this unforgettable tour through the streets and scenes of early-twentieth-century Paris. Illustrated endpapers extend the fun by replicating a 1907 Baedeker map of Paris. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002035311 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: Adele & Simon |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.14" W x 11.12" (0.81 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109410 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Simon's older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother? Detailed pen-and-ink drawings - filled with soft watercolors - make a game of this unforgettable tour through the streets and scenes of early-twentieth-century Paris. Illustrated endpapers extend the fun by replicating a 1907 Baedeker map of Paris. Adèle & Simon is a 2006 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): McClintock, Barbara: - Barbara McClintock attended Jamestown College in North Dakota until, at nineteen, she moved to New York City to begin her career as an illustrator and author. She has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Adèle & Simon, an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Lost and Found Adèle and Simon in China. She lives in Windham, Connecticut.McClintock, Barbara: - Barbara McClintock attended Jamestown College in North Dakota until, at nineteen, she moved to New York City to begin her career as an illustrator and author. She has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Adèle & Simon, an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Lost and Found Adèle and Simon in China. She lives in Windham, Connecticut. |