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Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.
Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.
Sylvette gradually begins to gain self-confidence during the summer she models for the renowned artist Pablo Picasso in the French village of Vallauris.
Paul's father, the artist Paul Cézanne has been away from home for so long that the boy hardly recognizes his father when he returns. But the two soon become fast friends. The local townspeople laugh at the artist's pictures. But young Paul likes the art. An influential art deal...
Tells the story of the artist Matisse designing the Chapelle du Rosaire.
A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries.
This is a gentle story about family separation with a happy ending. Betty and Paul are two little birds who build a nest. Betty lays an egg and out pops Baby Bird. But the nest is small, Betty and Paul squabble, and they decide that Paul should live in a different nest. But Betty...
A young girl who loves dogs discovers that taking care of a real puppy involves a great deal of work and love.
Poems, letters, and illustrations celebrate the entire family, including grandmothers fathers, sisters, and brothers.
I want a friend but whom will I choose? Take a trip around the world, meet children from lots of different places and peek into their lives. In this delightful story about friendship across nations and cultures, one small child visits nine different countries to find a friend - a...
No matter what the weather, a little girl and her teddy bear go everywhere together.
Easy-to-read text introduces things associated with babies and children, such as what babies play with, what makes children laugh, and what families do together.
Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.
A variety of children describe their likes and dislikes in rhymed text and illustrations
Two mischievous monkeys have fun with words and pictures.
"Cheeky Chimp and Zee are cavorting in colorful costumes. They dress up in silly shoes and socks that look like they belong to Mumkey and Papakey, rugged raincoats, even skimpy swimsuits before donning their final outfit of the day, pajamas."--Amazon.com.