Welcome to the Teacher’s Site for Adèle & Simon in America
by Barbara McClintock
This wonderful book, the newest in Barbara McClintock’s series on the adventures of Adèle and Simon, follows the brother-sister pair as they travel across America in the early 1900s. In this Web site, you’ll find a wide range of standards-based activities, questions, suggestions, and Web links to help you use this book in the classroom.
About Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Adèle & Simon, an ALA Notable Book, a Children’s Book Sense Pick, and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. She lives in Windham, Connecticut. You can learn more about Ms. McClintock here.
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About Adèle & Simon in AmericaAdèle and Simon, residents of Paris, France, travel to New York City to visit their Aunt Cécile. Together, the trio journeys across early-twentieth-century America. Barbara McClintock’s rich illustrations provide a starting place for exploring the history of America. |
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About the SeriesCheck out the first book in this series, Adèle & Simon. It's an unforgettable tour through early-twentieth-century Paris, as the brother-sister pair make their way home from school. What will they tell their mother, as Simon leaves something behind every time they stop? |
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Target AudienceThis book is for children in grades K-5. |
Illustrations and excerpts from Adèle & Simon in America by Barbara McClintock.
Copyright © 2008 by Barbara McClintock. Published in August 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2008 by Barbara McClintock. Published in August 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved.
This work is protected under copyright laws and reproduction is strictly prohibited. Permission to reproduce the material in any manner or medium must be secured from the Publisher.