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Vipo visits the Tour De France

why should you play fairly?
Vipo and his friends teach a cyclist to play fairly. The cyclist learns that when he cheats, he is only cheating himself.
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Bubble in the bathtub

Doctor Proctor, an inventor of bizarre things, uses his time-traveling bathtub to go back in time and fix some things, but when he cannot get back, Nilly and Lisa meet him in the past with some of the magical fart powder he invented.
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A taste of France

Text and accompanying photographs introduce France, its distinctive foods and regions accompanied by recipes for a French picnic.
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E?douard Manet

A short biography that introduces E?douard Manet, his works, and his painting style.
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Madame Bovary

A nineteenth-century French woman pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers.

The hunchback of Notre Dame

Set in medieval Paris Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.

Grace

Nine-year-old Grace likes having a plan but she must find a way to be flexible and open to new ideas when she goes to Paris with her mother and has trouble getting along with her cousin, while at home her friends start the business she proposed without her.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Presents the classic novel by nineteenth-century French author, Alexandre Dumas, about a young sailor, Edmond Dantes, who seeks revenge on the three men who had him sent to prison.

The French Revolution

Describes the events of the French Revolution, covering why the people of France revolted, the difficulties that the revolutionaries encountered in establishing a new government, and how Bonaparte made use of the revolution to become emperor of France.

The man in the iron mask

As the French people die of starvation, King Louis XIV continues to live a life of luxury--until Musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis reunite with plans to free the Man in the Iron Mask, the one man who holds the key to setting things right in the kingdom.

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