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An armadillo in Paris / Julie Kraulis.

by Kraulis, Julie.

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Tundra Books, c2014.

Armadillos -- Juvenile fiction.

Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) -- Juvenile fiction.

Paris (France) -- Juvenile fiction.

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 x 29 cm.

After reading his grandfather's travel diary, Arlo the armadillo, sets out to explore Paris and meet La Dame de Fer.

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.

Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

Preschool picture book.

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