| 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)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2006 * Out of Print * 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. Click for more in this series: Adele & Simon |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002035311 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 550(Not Available) |
| Series: Adele & Simon |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.14" W x 11.12" L (0.81 lbs) 40 pages |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Awards: Connecticut Book Awards, Winner, Children's Illustrator, 2007 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Up to Seven, 2007 Beehive Awards, Nominee, Picture, 2009 |
| Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2006 pg. 75 Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2006 pg. 791 School Library Journal 08/01/2006 pg. 92 Publishers Weekly 09/11/2006 pg. 54 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2006 pg. 569 New York Times 11/12/2006 pg. 40 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 15 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 37 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| 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. |
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