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The Man Who Made Parks: The Story of Parkbuilder Frederick Law Olmsted
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Book Description
When the great cities of North America were being developed, there was little thought to creating "green spaces." Frederick Law Olmsted combined his childhood love for nature with the structured beauty of the great parks of London and Paris to turn a neglected, swampy area into one of the most acclaimed parks in North America: Central Park in New York City.
Book Information
PublisherTundra Books Inc
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100887764355
ISBN-13978-0887764356
Publication Date04/13/1999
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About Frieda Wishinsky (Author) : I'm a children's author with over 40 books published in the Us, Canada and the UK . I live in Toronto, Ontario but grew up in New York. I love presenting at schools, libraries and conferences, travel... more
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About Song Nan Zhang (Illustrator) : Song Nan Zhang is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Song Nan Zhang include The Day I Became a Canadian: A Citizenship Scrapbook, Awakening the... more
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