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Postmark Paris: A Story in Stamps

by Leslie Jonath, Jonath · 1995

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The colorful world-within-a-world of postage stamps illustrates this lyrical account of a young girl's experiences in Paris. When she and her family move to the city for a year, one of the first places her father takes her is to the stamp market. Her adventures are magically captured in the dainty images of the postage stamps she collects. Young readers will delight in this uniquely told story of a girl finding her own place in a world far from home.

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ParisParisMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 108 pages

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