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Award-Winning Children's Books to Give in 2012

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award winning childrens book, one times square

One Times Square


By Joe McKendry
Price: $19.95; Ages 9 and up

Can you imagine bustling Times Square back when it was a dirt path called Bloomingdale Road? Joe McKendry's history-packed story and captivating watercolor illustrations are an artistic time capsule for Times Square. Kids will love learning about the evolution of the once-humble district of carriage houses and coal merchants into a glittering tourist center for the world over. One Times Square is one of the New York Times 2012 Best Illustrated Children's Books.

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