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24 pp.
January, 1998 |
LibraryISBN 0-87614-887-9
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PaperISBN 1-57505-214-8
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K-3Colors of the World series.
This brief book uses ten colors to introduce Germany's history, culture, folklore, and geographic attributes. Each illustrated double-page spread focuses on one color (named in English and German, with pronunciation). Unfortunately, some colors are only tenuously related to the topic (the pink eyes of Hansel and Gretel's witch, for example), and the given pronunciation of 'blau' is poor. A map is included. Ind.