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Holiday House (Enid Blyton)
Holiday House, Inc., is a publishing house founded in 1935 in New York City, specializing in children's literature. It is a member of the Children's Book Council. The logo of the Holiday House little boy is by E. H. Shepard, the illustrator of '' The Wind in the Willows'' and the Winnie the Pooh books, from the publisher's original edition of '' The Reluctant Dragon'' by Kenneth Grahame. Holiday House's books have been the recipient of awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery. Notable authors include Yuyi Morales, Polly Horvath, Gail Gibbons, and David A. Adler. The house publishes 120 titles a year. These titles include a number of translations from other langages, such as The Postman from Space, by Guillaume Perreault Guillaume Perreault (born in 1985) is a Canadian writer, illustrator, and comic book author originally from Rimouski, Quebec. He was awarded the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration for the novel '' Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |