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This version of the famous tale of the clever cat features large type and two pages of pre-reading activities.

"Henri has an urgent mission from a top French Resistance agent in the fight against the Nazis--and the agent also happens to be his mom. He has to deliver a secret map to another town before the German soldiers can catch him. But on his way, he encounters Ace, an American paratrooper dog who's landed far away from the beaches of Normandy, and Elle, a war orphan who needs his help. Ace needs to get back to the frontlines so he can protect his handler, and helping would put Henri way off track. But then they're captured by enemy troops. Ace, Elle, and Henri have to learn to trust each other--and their unlikely allies--so they can escape in time to help the Allied forces in their historic invasion"--Publisher.

An overview of twentieth-century artist Pablo Picasso's career, which provides reproductions of his works and discussion of his early life, his subjects, his various artistic periods, and his legacy.

Describes life in a medieval castle, the training, equipment, daily life, and resonsibilities of a knight, and the history of knighthood from its origin to Don Quixote.

Offers a brief overview of the life and career of eighteenth-century French chemist Antoine Lavoisier.

Beauty is held captive in a castle by a mysterious beast.

Taking place in 2012 and 1944, this book follows Lily, as she searches in post-Hurricane Sandy Queens for her grandmother's pen and learns about the woman's history in France during World War II.

"It's August in Paris, but 17-year-old Khayyam--American, Desi, Muslim, the only child of Chicago-based academics with a summer apartment on the Ile de la Cite--is at a crossroads. Uncertain of her relationship with Zaid, the boy back home, she can't hold on to the past. Stung by her dream college's rejection of the essay she wrote to apply early, she doesn't see a clear future. Khayyam is alone in her belief that the mysterious 'raven-tressed lady' in the poems of Alexandre Dumas not only inspired the paintings of Eugene Delacroix, they were based on a real person named Leila. A chance encounter with a descendant of Alexandre Dumas plunges Khayyam back into her research and the hunt for the truth. Interstitials offer a tantalizing glimpse of Leila's life as it could have been--defined by a high-wire balance of privileged status, servitude, and survival as a Muslim woman subject to European patriarchy and colonialism. As the stakes rise for both, Khayyam and Leila must ultimately wrestle with desires and expectations outside of their control to determine their own fates"--Provided by publisher.