Madame Eiffel
2014
First Published
3.09
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower, yet no one knows the love story that led to its construction. Author Alice Bri�re-Haquet and Illustrated by Csil have pooled their creative talents to tell this touching story about overcoming hardship with clever invention fueled by love. Mr. and Mrs. Eiffel are a happy couple enjoying living in the most romantic city in the world, Paris. Until one day, Mrs. Eiffel begins to feel desperately unwell. The experts are unanimous: the only thing that can save her is fresh air. Her husband, a bright engineer, decides he will take matters into his own hands and build a tower that will reach the clouds in an attempt to restore her health. Csil's poetically minimal illustrations in black, white, and pink are incredibly evocative, and Alice Bri�re-Haquet's words are a delight to read aloud.
Avg Rating
3.09
Number of Ratings
193
5 STARS
11%
4 STARS
20%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
25%
1 STARS
5%
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Author
Alice Brière-Haquet
Author · 7 books
Alice Brière-Haquet vit en Italie. Elle a publié plusieurs ouvrages pour la jeunesse, notamment La princesse qui n’aimait pas les princes chez Actes Sud Junior, ou encore Le ballon de Zébulon chez Auzou, plusieurs fois récompensé. Chez Flammarion, elle est l’auteure des albums Le chat d’Elsa, Une histoire de galette et de roi, Le bonhomme et l’oiseau, Pouce !, Mes lunettes !, et des séries «Collège Art» et «Au secours !
