Ad�le and her younger brother, Simon, have just arrived in New York City to visit their Aunt C�cile and prepare for a grand train trip around America. "Please try not to lose anything on our trip," Ad�le tells her brother with a sigh. But how can Simon remember to keep an eye on his belongings when there are so many wonderful distractions and astounding sights to take in? The endearing team from

Ad�le & Simon returns in a crosscontinental adventure that reflects the vitality of early twentieth-century America, from the Boston Public Garden to San Francisco's Chinatown. Stunning pen-and-ink-andwatercolor illustrations are filled with innumerable hidden treasures, and endpapers featuring a period map of America extend the fun.

Ad�le & Simon in America is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Barbara McClintock attended Jamestown College in North Dakota until, at nineteen, she moved to New York City to begin her career as an illustrator and author. She has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Ad�le & Simon, an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Lost and Found: Ad�le and Simon in China. She lives in Windham, Connecticut.

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