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| Title | The Children's Companion (cover) |
| Author | Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791 |
| Publisher | Crissy, J.
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| Publisher Location | United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Publication Date | 1840 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
A mixture of lessons on behavior and science in which Little Adrian learns about things such as obedience, justice, clouds, the growth of plants, and how paper is made. |
| Contextual Notes | M. Arnaud Berquin was a French children's author whose stories often consisted of everday scenes that a child might encounter. He also pictured reading as a family activity and many of his stories are written as plays with parts for every family member. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Conduct of life--Juvenile literature |
| Category | Natural sciences
Moral instruction
Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0604 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PQ 1957 B455 L5813 1840 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [5] 6-143 p.: illustrated; 17.5 x 11.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 19.10 |
