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Madeline's Rescue
Madeline's Rescue
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
It took Ludwig Bemelmans years to think of Madeline's next adventure after the 1939 original Madeline, but he did it, and the result was Madeline's Rescue, winner of the 1954 Caldecott Medal. One day on a walk through Paris (a "twelve little girls in two straight lines" kind of walk), Madeline slips and falls off a bridge right into the Seine. E...  more »
ISBN: 231069
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 64
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Publisher: penguin Group
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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When Madeline falls into the River Seine she is rescued by a brave stray dog. Madeline, along with the other orphans and their teacher Miss Clavel, adopt the dog, whom they name Genevieve, and bring back to live with them at the orphanage. However, when the orphanage's board of trustees discovers that a dog is living on the premises, they put Genevieve out on the streets. Determined to get her beloved pet back, Madeline leads the others on a search through all of Paris.
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A Madeline adventure. Awarded the Caldecott Medal.
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Includes the sole appearance of the villian that every 6 year old loves to hate: LORD CUCUFACE
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My girls love this book read aloud to them! It's fun reading it with a French accent!
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Everyone loves this classic!!!
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My three year old daughter loves the original Madeline book. This was a nice addition (and new read for us), plus we learned where Genevieve comes into the story! Each page contains just the right amount of text to hold her pre-school attention span.
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Madeline stories are always a good read.


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