A Day at the...

A comprehensive tour of the magnificent Château de Chantilly, its superlative art collection, important stables, and beautiful gardens. The Domaine de Chantilly is an exceptional treasure of French cu

Featuring personal correspondence, lavish illustrations, and a wealth of unpublished material, this handsome slipcased volume reveals an intimate portrait of Marie Antoinette, her personal collections, and Versailles. Marie Antoinette was a mirror of her time. Never has a queen been so passionately admired and adulated, then hunted, vilified, and defamed. Spanning her tragically brief yet passionate life—from the young queen playing a shepherdess on stage, unaware of the turmoil in the capital, to France’s guillotined “martyr queenT—the author demystifies the legend, unveiling the woman behind the queen, and the wife and mother behind the sovereign.Readers will experience the palatial luxury of the queen’s Versailles by tracing Marie Antoinette’s footsteps through the royal residence, as well as discovering her voice through rare letters and encountering little-known works in her private art collection.

Imbued with over eight centuries of history, A Day at Chateau de Fontainebleau offers unique historical insight into the lives of over thirty-four French sovereigns who inhabited and enhanced this gre

An insider’s tour of the magnificent seventeenth-century castle and gardens, conceived by Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le Notre, that inspired the great chateaux of Europe. Vaux le Vicomte’s rich hist

A delightful new title in Barron's A Day at . . . books for toddlers recounts children's happy times in the classroom and school yard among their friends. Board pages with different shapes give

A delightful new title in Barron's A Day at . . . books for toddlers recounts children's happy times when they visit the firehouse, meet friendly firemen, and inspect the bright red fire engines.

A delightful board book series introduces toddlers and preschoolers to a variety of different settings where brightly colored animals can be found and enjoyed through rhyming stories whose board pages

A delightful board book series introduces toddlers and preschoolers to a variety of different settings where brightly colored animals can be found and enjoyed through rhyming stories whose board pages

A delightful board book series introduces toddlers and preschoolers to a variety of different settings where brightly colored animals can be found and enjoyed through rhyming stories whose board pages