Synopses & Reviews
You're invited to 51 Orchard Mansions, a lavish home in the year 1888. Open this die-cut book to meet the wealthy family that owned this extraordinary house and see how life was lived back in the Victorian era. Go upstairs and downstairs and through its many rooms, from the nursery where the children play to the kitchen where servants prepare the dinner. Lift the flaps to look behind doors, peer inside drawers, and find hidden treasures. Plus, you'll get a full plan of the house, press-out characters to play with, and fun factsand#8212;like why most Victorians bathed only once a week and why it took three hours to clean the drawing room!
Synopsis
Lift, look . . . and enter: the princess and the palace await! Welcome to Sapphire Palace, home of Princess Sophia and her family. This beautiful die-cut bookandmdash;complete with press-out charactersandmdash;invites kids to explore a magnificent royal home, filled with fashion, friends, and fun. It opens to reveal a cross-section of the palace, with each room displayed in large-scale art and more than 150 lift-the-flaps with surprises hiding underneath. Packed with facts about what life would have been like back in the eighteenth century, itand#39;s a truly novel and appealing treatment of an historical subject for children.
Synopsis
Lift, look . . . and enter: Princess Sophia and her palace await This beautiful die-cut book--complete with press-out characters--invites kids to explore a magnificent royal home. Each room is displayed in large-scale art, and more than 150 flaps hide surprises underneath. Packed with facts about life in an eighteenth-century palace, it's a novel and appealing treatment of an historical subject.
Synopsis
You're invited to 51 Orchard Mansions! Open this die-cut book to meet the family that owned this extraordinary Victorian house and glimpse life back in 1888. Go upstairs and downstairs and everywhere, from the nursery to the kitchen. Lift the flaps to look behind doors and inside drawers. Plus, learn fun factsand#8212;like why most Victorians bathed only once a week!
About the Author
Jim Pipe has a degree in Ancient and Modern History from Oxford University. He has written over 100 childrenandrsquo;s titles, including history, graphic novels, and fantasy books.
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Illustrator Maria Taylor lives in Plymouth, Devon, England, where she lectures in illustration at Plymouth College of Art. She has also illustrated books for Penguin.