The Inside-Outside Book of Paris

Inside-Outside

by Roxie Munro

Age Level: 3 and up
A watercolor tribute to the City of Light introduces readers to the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Elyse+a7es, the Centre Georges Pompidou, and other breathtaking sights that surround the Seine River in Paris.

Genres: France, Nonfiction, Travel

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Roxie Munro has been an artist from the age of six, when she won first prize in a county-wide contest for a painting of a bowl of fruit. She has supported herself all her life on her art, at one point freelancing in Washington DC as a television courtroom artist. Clients included CBS, the Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Fourteen of her paintings have been published as covers of "The New Yorker" magazine.

Roxie is an award-winning author/illustrator of more than 35 books for children, primarily nonfiction. Her books have been translated into French, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. Recent books: "Hatch!"; "EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures"; "Desert Days, Desert Nights"; "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs"; and "Busy Builders."

"Roxie's a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure" is an interactive animated maze game app for the iPad and iPhone; "Roxie's Doors" is a 3-D animated book app for the iPad (OCG Studios, developer). She also did all the art for the new product KIWiSTORYBOOKS (Kids Interactive Walk-in Story Books).

She creates oils, watercolors, prints, and drawings, primarily cityscapes, which are exhibited widely in the US in galleries and museums. Roxie's work is in numerous private, public, and corporate collections.

Roxie Munro studied at the University of Maryland, the Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore), received a BFA in Painting from the University of Hawaii, attended graduate school at Ohio University (Athens), and received a Yaddo Fellowship. She lectures in museums, schools, conventions, and teaches watercolor on ships, workshops, and in the Paint in Italy program.

Many of her paintings are views from the roof of her sky-lighted loft studio in Long Island City, just across the East River from her home in mid-Manhattan. Roxie is married to the Swedish writer/photographer, Bo Zaunders.

Check out her website at www.roxiemunro.com

Reviews

[Dina Tberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gorgeous pictures and informative blurbs on the historical/ memorable sights of Paris. A great book for any children interested about travel or Paris itself.

[Annie MacPherson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, felt dated.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

other than needing a pronounciation guide this was perfect. nice to read/look at in preperation for hugo cabret

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

At least here the text is included with the pictures (as opposed to the London book where it is all at the end). Illustrations still not very impressive.