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Countries of the World Poland


by Zilah Deckker

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A detailed introduction for ages 9-11 that covers Poland's culture, history, economy and geography. (PLD71, $27.90)

Letters from Rifka


by Karen Hesse

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Hesse gives a touching and compelling portrait of the immigrant experience during WWI through the eyes of a courageous 12 year-old Jewish girl travelling from Poland through the Ukraine and Belgium, finally to reach Ellis Island and be reunited with her family in America. (UKR16, $6.99)

Poland


by Charlotte Guillain

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

One in the illustrated and informative Countries Around the World series, geared for ages 8-11. (PLD84, $8.99)

The Cats in Krasinski Square


by Karen Hesse | Wendy Watson

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A touching tale of a young girl's act of resistance against the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. (CEU23, $17.99)

The Life and Times of Frederic Chopin


by Jim Whiting

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A volume in the Masters of Music series geared for middle school libraries. In this concise biography of the Polish composer, Whiting explores how Chopin's talents flourished when he left his native homeland for Paris at the age of 20. (PLD66, $29.95)

The Trumpeter of Krakow

The Trumpeter of Krakow


by Eric Philbrook Kelly | Janina Domanska

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A children's story about a young boy in medieval Krakow. (PLD12, $5.99)

The Endless Steppe, Growing Up in Siberia

The Endless Steppe, Growing Up in Siberia


by Esther Hautzig | Jean-Francois Podevin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The story of a girl, mother and grandmother shipped to a forced labor camp in Siberia. (SIB07, $5.99)

 

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