The Apartment Book
A Day in Five Stories
ISBN: 0789401975
ISBN-13: 9780789401977
Format: Hardcover
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"The book is more fun than a doll house; even older kids can spend hours following all the plotlines, most of which involve one or two very satisfying disasters." -- Sara Mosle
-- New Yorker
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Dk Pub
Published date: 1995
Size: 10.5 x 14.5 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Ages: 3 to 4
Synopses
Illustrates a day in the life of an apartment building by showing activities going on in different units at various times between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.
Publisher's Notes
Removing the front of a busy apartment building to offer readers a perspective on what happens in a particularly chaotic one, a detailed picture book reveals a dubious plumbing system, several eccentric tenants, and a mystery.
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Apartment Book
Richard Platt; Illustrator-Leo Hartas
DK CHILDREN, 1995-09-09. Hardcover. Good. Withdrawn Library copy with customary markings; No writing within text; This is an OVERSIZE book and can only ship priority or outside the USA by special arrangement.Shipping upgrades available. Contact us immediately (we ship within hours.) ( more information) Offered by Southeastern Book Brokers (United States)
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The Apartment
Platt, Richard
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995 Hard Cover Very Good/Very Good Illus. by Hartas, Leo. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ( more information) Offered by Front Porch Books (United States)
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The Apartment Book. A Day in Five Stories
Platt, Richard
New York: Dorling KindersleyPublishing, Inc., 1995. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Leo Hartas. Folio, pictorial boards, 31 pp. Illustrations. "Shows a day in the life of an apartment building by depicting activities going on in different units at various times between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. 5" x 7" piece of top corner of front endpaper cut out. Light edge wear. ( more information) Offered by Sam's Books (United States)
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