france

The king offers his daughter's hand in marriage to the young man who can produce three perfect peaches.

Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.

A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat outwits an evil giant.

A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Briefly describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist known for his paintings of the South Pacific.

An illustrated look at the life of fashion designer Coco Chanel, discussing her youth in France, and the development of her own particular style which caught on around the world.

A color-illustrated biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who discovered the Ottawa River, founded the city of Quebec, and worked to establish French colonies on his travels to North America in the early seventeenth century.

A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.