France ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of France

by Sharon Katz Cooper

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of France.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Geography

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

Reviews

[Celia Buell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this one a lot more than many of the country alphabet books I've read. There's a lot more about history, geography, art, and food. It seems a lot less superficial than a lot of alphabet books.

France ABCs is a strong introduction or jumping-off point for mainstream French culture. It would work well used in a research setting where students pick a topic to research more about based on interesting facts in this book.

I love the illustrations in this one as well. Beautiful watercolor by Stacey Previn that really pops.

[Darby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute and informational! It was awesome learning about France in bite-sized pieces. I read this in one sitting during my shift on the circulation desk at the library! It is also a good way to practice your French by attempting to translate the content from English into French.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

France is the most visited country in the world with about 70 million tourists each year, according to the Fast Fact on page 3 of this ABC introduction to France.

[valeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked it. I dare to say that soon I may be an expert.

P.S: My friend zhou really liked being part of it.

[Nana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short. Facts about France organised alphabetically.

[Juliej · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect book for exposing kids to the culture of a country. Arranged alphabetically w/a picture for each letter (i.e. E is for Eiffel Tower, M is for museum) and just enough information so the reader doesn't get bored. I'd like these for all the countries in the series.