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Europe, A True Book
• Sandra Newman
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Part of the True Book series, this illustrated, readable volume introduces children to the geography and diverse cultures of Europe.
(EUR336, $6.95)
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Eyewitness Castle
• Christopher Gravett
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Take a look behind the walls of these fascinating fortresses and learn how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals; how a young boy rose from lowly page to noble knight; and what life was like for the castle residents. With a CD of clip art and a poster.
(EUR335, $15.99)
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The Good Master
• Kate Seredy
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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First published in the 1930s, this novel tells of two cousins who ride horses across the Hungarian plains, encountering shepherds and gypsies en route. It's all marvelously evocative of the folk customs and lifestyles of old Hungary. Ages 9-12.
(HGR25, $5.99)
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The Singing Tree
• Kate Seredy
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The sequel to "The Good Master," in which cousins Jancsi and Kate are now older -- and Hungary (and all of 1914 Europe) are on the brink of war.
(HGR26, $6.99)
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The White Stag
• Kate Seredy
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Kate Seredy drew on oral traditions and folklore for this gripping novella about the Huns' and Magyars' fifth-century migration from Asia to Central Europe. It won her a Newbery Medal in 1938. Ages 9 to 12.
(HGR27, $4.99)
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Upon the Head of the Goat, A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
• Aranka Siegal
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This spare memoir of a Jewish girlhood in a German-occupied Hungarian town won its author a Newbery Honor citation. Its serious subject and introspective tone are recommended for sophisticated young adults.
(HGR24, $6.95)
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