About this title: With one of the most well known and lovely opening sentences in all of children's literature ("In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines"), MADELINE is an unforgettable picture book about a truly unforgettable character. This story, the first in a series of books about Madeline, introduces readers to life at the French boarding school run by a kindly nun named Miss Clavel. Although she is dedicated to all her students, Miss Clavel must pay special attention to the activities of her youngest charge, a feisty girl named Madeline. Here ...
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Description: Very Good. 0590089072 Correct ISBN but paperback. Cover shows moderate wear. Interior evidences only gentle use. Overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative. read more
Description: Very Good. 0140501983 Great condition soft cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine or cover, mild edge rubs, this children's book is Great! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780140501988ISBN:0140501983
Description: Bemelmans, Ludwig (illustrator) Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover is bumped, chipped and with edge wear. Pages are clean and tight. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1977-02-24
ISBN-13:9780140501988ISBN:0140501983
Description: Good. Softcover; Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.; Penguin USA; 1977; Good; Light wear to cover, inside pages very good. Unconditional money back guarantee. read more
"When I was a little girl, my mother would take me to our local library. There I always wanted to bring home this particular Madeline book. This book is the first in the Madeline series. Madeline lives in a convent school with eleven other girls. They live in Paris where they walk about in two straight lines. In two straight lines they also eat, pray and go to sleep. Madeline is the smallest of the girls and the bravest. In this book she becomes very ill, frightening the Miss Clavel (the school mistress). Madeline is wisked away into the night by the good doctor to the hospital to have her appendix removed. Life is great in the hospital with ice cream and toys from Papa. The other girls come to visit and decide that they want their appendixes out too. But Miss Clavel wisely tells them to "thank the lord that you are well." Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline books have with stood the test of time. There are wonderful drawings throughout coupled with charming stories, every book in the series is a gem."
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