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A world record breaker. An unusual, unique beauty. A towering icon that’s as hard as iron. Discover the fascinating history of the Eiffel Tower.

Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built is inspired by author Susan Hughes’s visit to Casa Batlló, a residence architect Antoni Gaudí built in Barcelona, Spain, in the early 1900s. The gist of the story is timeless: Carmen does not want her parents to uproot their family from the country to the city. The wild, beautiful woods is where Carmen roams with her imaginary friend, a salamander named Dragon. As the years unfold and the building of her family’s new residence progresses,...