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Author Dematons, Charlotte, 1957- author. Author.

Title A thousand things about Holland / Charlotte Dematons & Jesse Goossens ; [transl. from the Dutch by Jonathan Ellis and others].

Imprint New York : Lemniscaat, 2013.

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 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  OVERSIZE J 949.2 DEMATONS    Check Shelf
Description 95 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm
Summary Highlights all the details and tells the background stories about the rich history of Holland. Witness the strange eating habits of the Dutch, what do they eat and why? Learn about Dutch traditions, why do they celebrate and in what what way? Marvel at the architecture, what are Holland's most famous buildings and what are their stories? What makes the Dutch so Dutch? Charlotte Dematons tells how she grew to know Holland as a foreigner from France and how she grew to appreciate and love the Dutch. She confides how she went about selecting the myriad details in each intricate illustrations in Holland. Additionally Jesse Goossens digs into the past and present of this strange little country called Holland, retelling the funniest, weirdest, and most insightful facts.
Subject Netherlands -- History.
Dutch -- Social life and customs.
Architecture -- Netherlands.
Gastronomy -- Netherlands.
Holidays -- Netherlands.
Netherlands -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Dutch -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Architecture -- Netherlands -- Juvenile literature.
Gastronomy -- Netherlands -- Juvenile literature.
Holidays -- Netherlands -- Juvenile literature.
Architecture. (OCoLC)fst00813346
Dutch -- Social life and customs. (OCoLC)fst00899688
Gastronomy. (OCoLC)fst00938901
Holidays. (OCoLC)fst00958730
Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Goossens, Jesse, author Author.
Ellis, Jonathan (Translator), translator. Translator.
Added Title 1000 things about Holland
ISBN 9781935954293
1935954296
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