Childrens travel books from miroslav sasek abebooks. A set of 10 volumes from the this is series of travel books for children beautifully illustrated tours of famous cites by the painter m. Miroslav saseks this is picturebook series offered a magic carpet to. Miroslav saseks kids guide to the postwar world the.
Another generation of children are enjoying miroslav saseks classic this is series of books. Passport since 1958 kids have traveled the world through the whimsically illustrated this is book series by czechborn artist m. He is best known for a series of books for children titled this is. This is paris 1959, the first book in saseks this is. Miroslav sasek born miroslav sasek 19161980 is an author and illustrator from czechoslovakia. Saseks this is london received the new york times choice of best illustrated childrens book of the year in 1959, as did this is new york in 1960. Miroslav sasek was born on the 16th november 1916 in the prague district of. He is best known for a series of books for children ti. F or baby boomers whose childhood dreams were of paris and hong kong rather than narnia and hobbiton, miroslav saseks this is picture book series offered a magic carpet to take them there. Originally trained as an architect, he had just begun a career in childrens literature when. Miroslav sasek november 16, 1916, prague may 1980, wettingen, switzerland was a czech emigre author and illustrator, best known for a series of books. One of four animated short films produced by scholastics weston wood to accompany the beloved illustrators iconic this is book series. Entertainment weekly a compilation of abridged versions of m. Miroslav sasek 1916 1980 was a czech author and illustrator, who generally published under m.
Half a century ago, a czech illustrators vivid travel books helped open. Full of wonderfully retro illustrations, young readers are taken on a joyous tour of paris. Other books include, this is new york, this is rome and this is london. Miroslav sasek s most popular book is this is london. Sasek, most remembered for a series of childrens books. Since 1958 kids have traveled the world through the whimsically illustrated this is book series by czechborn artist m. See all books authored by miroslav sasek, including this is paris, and this is new york this is. Miroslav sasek november 16, 1916, prague may 1980, wettingen, switzerland was a czech emigre author and illustrator, best known for a series of books for children titled this is. Miroslav sasek has 38 books on goodreads with 6349 ratings. This is new york also received the boys club of america junior books award in 1961, while this is the more. Discover book depositorys huge selection of miroslav sasek books online.
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