Visit to Washington D.C.
Jill Krementz. Scholastic, $5.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-590-40583-6
The noted photographer makes the nation's capital accessible to children. Ages 6-8. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 04/01/1989
Genre: Nonfiction
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