Bibliograph

Sylvia's Bookshop, the story of Paris's beloved bookstore and its founder (as told by the bookstore itself!), Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Katy Wu

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Sylvia's Bookshop, the story of Paris's beloved bookstore and its founder (as told by the bookstore itself!), Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Katy Wu

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sylvia's Bookshop

Responsibility statement

Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Katy Wu

Sub title

the story of Paris's beloved bookstore and its founder (as told by the bookstore itself!)

Summary

Meet the trailblazer and book lover who started the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, France, in this beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates stories, reading, and the importance of sharing ideas. Told by the bookstore itself, Sylvia's Bookshop tells the story of the legendary Shakespeare and Company, its owner Sylvia Beach, and the many great writers who gathered there to meet, read, and remind us that books are more than the words on the page

Target audience

juvenile

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