Anni's Diary of France  •  Anni Axworthy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 32 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Taking the form of an illustrated diary, this book is a lively record of a family trip to France, featuring food, art and history. Illustrations, photographs and informative text crowd the scrapbook-style pages. Written for young readers ages 8-10. (FRN46, $6.95)
Cathedral, The Story of its Construction  •  David MacAulay ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1973 •  HARD COVER  • 77 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) In this illuminating book for young readers, master draughtsman MacAulay presents text and innovative drawings that detail the planning and construction of a 13th-century Gothic cathedral. It's a masterpiece. (EUR24, $18.00)
Eyewitness Art: Monet  •  Jude Welton ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A slim, oversize biography of the painter, targeted to middle schoolers and featuring hundreds of drawings and color reproductions of Monet's most famous work. (GEN192, $15.99)
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944  •  Walter Dean Myers LITERATURE •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 140 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Scott is 17, American and about to participate in the storied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. With no prior combat experience, he lands at Omaha Beach and discovers a world of horrors. This is his diary as imagined by the excellent writer for children Walter Dean Myers. A "Dear America" book for ages 9-12. With black-and-white photographs and maps. (FRN359, $10.95)
Linnea in Monet's Garden  •  Christina Bjork  •  Lena Anderson  •  Joan Sandin ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1987 •  HARD COVER  • 52 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) A very floral introduction to the art of Monet and his Impressionist circle for children ages 5 to 8. Linnea and her neighbor frolic in Monet's garden at Giverny and look at Impressionist paintings in Paris. It's a great primer for kids on their way to Giverny and a gentle first lesson in art history. Nicely illustrated, too. (FRN312, $16.00)
Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories  •  Ronald J. Drez  •  David Eisenhower HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight. (USA96, $17.95)