Photo books: wider pictures when 4:3 is expected...

Hi there,
I have a slightly wider picture that we want to put in a photo book.
iPhoto automatically zooms in on it (cutting off the edges) to make it a 4:3 perspective shot.
Is there any way I can tell it to not do that?

Thanks, but I want the frame to fit the picture,
But that is not a choice
not the picture to fit the frame.
that is your only choice unless you want to crop the photo to 4:3
LN
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