Author: Mitsumasa Anno
Year: 1977
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Children, Picture books, Award winners, Art, Travel
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9780698114333
0698114337 |
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ABoston Globe-Horn BookAwardWinner
Join Anno, recipient of theHans Christian Andersen Medal, on a spectacular tour of Europe!
A pictorial journey through the traditional countryside, farms, and towns of northern Europe takes readers past familiar storybook characters, visual jokes and puzzles, tricks of perspective, and other surprises. With paintings, visual puzzles and tricks of perception, Anno introduces geography and science by focusing on children and adults at work and play, as well as on art, architecture, composers, and painters, as he conducts an imaginary tour of England . . . Lush paintings, exquisitely detailed . . . An exceptional book. Publishers Weekly
Executed in meticulous and gently hued watercolors, this imaginative rendering will fill hours of wonderment, always with the delightful anticipation of seeking still one more amazing detail. Booklist"
This book is part of the "Anno's Journey" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Anno's China"
First published in 2009
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 | "Anno's Spain"
First published in 2003
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 | "Anno's U.S.A."
First published in 1983
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 | "Anno's Britain"
First published in 1981
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 | "Anno's Italy"
First published in 1978
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