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Crepes by Suzette.


Monica Wellington. New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, NY: Dutton, 2004. Illus., hardcover, 32 pp. $15.99.

Suzette's pushcart moves around Paris as she sells her pancakes. She and her assorted customers are depicted de·pict  
tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts
1. To represent in a picture or sculpture.

2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent.
 in simple cartoon-like colored drawings, each a take-off from a famous painting. The book is more valuable, however, for the richness of its use of photo-collage in the double-page scenes. Colored photographs of ten key monuments, identified and located on a map, occupy the top of each spread while the bottom offers a thin band of photographs of local objects like tickets, map fragments, and snapshots of street scenes. We are informed about some of the architecture that contributes to our notions of French culture. At the end, there is a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary.  of French words, some notes on the pictures, and even a recipe for Crepes Suzette crêpes su·zette  
n. pl. crêpes su·zettes
A dessert of crêpes warmed in an orange-butter sauce, often served with a flaming liqueur sauce.
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Title Annotation:Children's Book Briefs
Author:Marantz, Ken
Publication:School Arts
Article Type:Children's Review
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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