Madeline's Rescue

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Madeline's Rescue is a classic children's picture book in the Madeline series, written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, in which a brave dog saves the title character and her classmates in Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Madeline book
children's picture book
author Ludwig Bemelmans NERFINISHED
awardCategory Caldecott Medal for Illustration NERFINISHED
awarded Caldecott Medal NERFINISHED
awardYear 1954 Caldecott Medal
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fictionalUniverse Madeline series NERFINISHED
followedBy Madeline and the Bad Hat NERFINISHED
genre children's literature
picture book
hasAnimalCharacter dog
hasConflict the girls must fight to keep the dog after it is taken away
hasRescueScene Madeline is saved from the Seine by a dog
hasResolution the dog returns and has puppies that stay with the girls
hasRhymingText true
illustrationStyle ink and watercolor
illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans NERFINISHED
language English
libraryOfCongressClassification PZ7.B447 Mad 1953
mainCharacter Madeline NERFINISHED
Miss Clavel NERFINISHED
twelve little girls in two straight lines
mediaType hardcover
print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableCharacter Genevieve NERFINISHED
notableFor rhyming, rhythmic text and expressive illustrations
pageCount approximately 56
plotSummary A stray dog rescues Madeline from drowning in the Seine and is later adopted by the girls at the boarding school.
precededBy Madeline NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1953
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
series Madeline NERFINISHED
setting Paris
targetAudience young children
theme bravery
compassion toward animals
friendship
loyalty
timePeriodOfSetting 20th century Paris NERFINISHED

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Ludwig Bemelmans awardReceivedForWork Madeline's Rescue
Ludwig Bemelmans notableWork Madeline's Rescue