Giulio Maestro, Author, Betsy Maestro, Author HarperCollins Publishers $6.99 (45p) ISBN 978-0-688-08746-3
The Maestros have created an ideal picture book history of one of the most beloved monuments in America. Ages 3-up. (Apr.)
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Giulio Maestro, Author, Betsy Maestro, Author, Guilio Maestro, Illustrator HarperCollins $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-09267-2
This ambitious sequel to the Maestros' The Discovery of the Americas begins with a revisionist summation of Christopher Columbus's famous feats: the explorer ``was not the first to discover the Americas. But his voyages led to the European...
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Giulio Maestro, Author, Betsy Maestro, Author, Glulio Maestro, Illustrator Clarion Books $17 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-62364-0
By beginning with humankind's earliest religious beliefs and ending with humanity's organization of these beliefs, the Maestros lead children on a whirlwind tour of the world's great religious traditions. They begin by pointing out that, despite the
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Author HarperTrophy $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-15474-5
In a follow-up to their ambitious The Discovery of the Americas, the Maestros present a wide-ranging overview of major explorers and their effects on native peoples. PW said the artwork ""captures the essence of [the] settings."" Ages 6-up. (Aug.)
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator Clarion Books $17 (48p) ISBN 978-0-395-56242-0
This prolific team tackles the advent of legal tender and a mini-history of economics in their latest picture book. The concept of barter is introduced and then shown evolving into the modern practice of trading money for goods and services....
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator Crowell $14 (30p) ISBN 978-0-690-04519-2
Many children in this country have never seen a ferryboat, much less experienced the thrill of riding on one. Author Betsy Maestro and artist Giulio often ride the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry near their home in Connecticut. This book is fashioned after...
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books $13 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-05773-2
The Maestros have once again produced a winner. Unlike most of the season's Statue of Liberty offerings, this one's a picture book, and it's a fascinating look at America's most famous statue. Lively, informational text and detailed, watercolor...
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-10678-2
With election time drawing near, curious readers can turn to this handy primer for a better understanding of the electoral process, and of the origins and workings of American democracy. Distilling the broad and complex nature of their subject to...
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator, Giulio Maestro, With HarperCollins $6.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-11512-8
``From prehistory through the Age of Columbus,'' the many voyages of discovery to America are examined in lucid, fact-filled text and colorful illustrations and maps. Ages 6-up. (Apr.)
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Giulio Maestro, Illustrator, Giulio Maestro, With HarperCollins $16.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-06837-0
The talented creators of such nonfiction books as The Story of the Statue of Liberty and A More Perfect Union offer a lively picture-book introduction to new world exploration that successfully avoids the traditional Eurocentric approach. Beginning...
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Betsy Maestro, Author, Susannah Ryan, Illustrator Scholastic Press $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-590-44151-3
Clearly tuned into her audience, Maestro (The Discovery of the Americas) offers a neatly distilled overview of U.S. immigration, covering extensive ground without oversimplifying. She astutely makes each reader a part of her story, stating, ""All...
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