An Armadillo in Paris
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher 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. This book is like a gorgeous stroll through Paris with an adorable new friend--a stroll you'll want to take again and again.
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Kraulis's (Whimsy's Heavy Things) drafting talent makes Arlo, the armadillo hero of this travelogue, an endearing fellow. His floppy ears and inquisitive snout contrast charmingly with the classic lines of the monuments of Paris, which she renders with care and skill. Arlo's grandfather Augustin has left him a journal about the things he should see in Paris, all leading, scavenger hunt style, to someone called the "Iron Lady," whom he is anxious for Arlo to meet. In recommending that Arlo visit one of the bridges over the Seine, Augustin writes, "They are a great place for people-watching, one of the Iron Lady's favorite things to do." Older readers may perceive early on that the Iron Lady is the Eiffel Tower. The famous tower's form is picked out in red and blue macarons in a sweet-shop display and on a dress in a shop window, among other hints (an afterword supplies more information). On the other hand, younger readers puzzled by the repeated references may be too distracted by the suspense to savor Arlo's adventures and Paris's attractions for their own sake. Ages 5 9.
