| Author: Barbara McClintock |
Adèle and her younger
brother, Simon, have just
arrived in New York City
from their home in France
to visit their Aunt Cécile
and prepare for a grand train
trip around America. “Please
try not to lose anything
on our trip,” Adèle
tells her brother with a
sigh. But how can Simon remember
to keep an eye on his belongings
when there are so many wonderful
distractions and astounding
sights to take in? The endearing
team from
 Adèle & Simon
returns in a crosscontinental
adventure that reflects the
vitality of early twentieth-century
America, from the Boston
Public Garden to San Francisco’s
Chinatown. Pen-and-ink-andwatercolor
illustrations are filled
with innumerable hidden treasures,
and endpapers featuring a
period map of America extend
the fun.
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From Publishers Weekly
The young Parisian
siblings from McClintock's
well-loved Adèle & Simon
embark on a second highly
successful adventure, this
time on a train journey
through the United States
with their Aunt Cécile.
Sepia-colored endpapers
trace their cross-country
route on an old railway
map, creating an early-20th-century
setting, and the artist's
characteristic ink-and-watercolor
work depicts each of 12
destinations in impeccable
period detail. Once again
Simon loses one of his
belongings at each stop;
the hide-and-seek game
that supports this skimpy
storyline is enticing,
although so subtly presented
that inexperienced readers
may miss it. Astute readers
will also enjoy the well-researched
endnotes, which provide
historical and geographical
background for each place
the trio visits and indicate
the presence of historical
figures, too, in many illustrations.
This bonus element encourages
even closer attention and
may be the start of a child's
own journey out of the
book, toward further exploration
of the people and places
so magnificently rendered
here.
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| Ages 4 to 8 |
$16.95 (hardcover)
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