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Eloise in Moscow
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Eloise in Moscow Hardcover - 2000

by Thompson, Kay

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover

First published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, this classic resurfaces for a whole new generation of Eloise fans in this beautifully produced, full-color edition. With the freezing wind blowing and the snow flying, Eloise, Nanny, and Weenie arrive in Moscow.

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NY: Simon & Schuster Books, 2000. Laminated paper boards. Color illustrations by Hilary knight. Photos on request. . revised Jacket Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details

  • Title Eloise in Moscow
  • Author Thompson, Kay
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition revised Jacket Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books, NY
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 085330
  • ISBN 9780689832116 / 0689832117
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.19 x 8.06 x 0.64 in (28.42 x 20.47 x 1.63 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Cultural Region: Russian
  • Library of Congress subjects Soviet Union, Moscow (Russia)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00266017
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

Odd Couple Invade Russia and Produce Best-seller
When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didn't know what hit them. No one could have predicted that this small masterpiece would be the result. First published in 1959 and out of print for more than three decades, their fourth book about Eloise is DELICIOUS.

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2000, Page 283
  • Ingram Children's Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 38

About the author

Kay Thompson (1909-1998) was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach of many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson became a literary sensation when Eloise was published in 1955. The book has sold more than two million copies to date. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight created four more Eloise books, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, and Eloise Takes a Bawth.

Hilary Knight, son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges, was educated at the Art Students League, where he studied with Reginald Marsh. Besides the Eloise books, Hilary Knight has illustrated more than fifty books for children, six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works in New York City, not far from The Plaza Hotel.