An armadillo in Paris
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Author
Published
Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 x 29 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books | Fiction Kraulis, J | Checked Out | April 20, 2024 |
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Published
Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2014].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Dust jacket folds out to become poster.
Description
After reading his grandfather's travel diary, Arlo the armadillo, sets out to explore Paris and meet La Dame de Fer.
Description
A winsome armadillo from Brazil takes a trip to Paris in this delightful new picture book from Julie Kraulis. Arlo is an armadillo who is always up for adventure. His grandfather, Augustin, loved adventure too. When Arlo was born, Augustin wrote travel journals about his favorite places for Arlo to use when he was hold enough to go exploring on his own. When Arlo reads about Paris and the one the French call La Dame de Fer, or Iron Lady, he decides it's time to strike out on his first adventure. He travels to France and, guided by Augustin's journal, discovers the joys of Paris: eating a flakey croissant at a café, visiting the Louvre, walking along the Seine and, of course, meeting the Iron Lady... But who is she? Each spread has a clue about her identity, and kids will see hints of her scattered throughout the book.
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