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POLAND
For Kids
Countries of the World Poland
• 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) |
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Letters from Rifka
• 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. Recpient of numerous awards for young adult fiction.
(UKR16, $6.99) |
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Poland
• 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) |
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The Cats in Krasinski Square
• 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. The narrator, a Jew who has escaped the ghetto, outwits the Nazis by transporting food through the ghetto wall using a tribe of stray cats. The story, based on actual events, is accompanied by luminous watercolor paintings. Ages 7 to 11.
(CEU23, $17.99) |
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The Life and Times of Frederic Chopin
• Jim Whiting
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this concise biography of the Polish composer, Whiting explores the ways in which Chopin's talents flourished when he left his native homeland for Paris at the age of 20. A volume in the Masters of Music series geared for middle school libraries.
(PLD66, $29.95) |
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The Trumpeter of Krakow
• Eric Philbrook Kelly
• Janina Domanska
LITERATURE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Winner of the Newbery Award, this classic tale of a young boy in medieval Krakow is an excellent introduction to the history and texture of the city for middle schoolers. Although this is a children's story, it deals with rather weighty issues of greed, loyalty, bravery and the great Tarnov Crystal.
(PLD12, $5.99) |
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The Endless Steppe, Growing Up in Siberia
• Esther Hautzig
• Jean-Francois Podevin
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1995 •
PAPER
• 243 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
The moving World War II story of a girl, her mother and grandmother, Polish Jews who were taken prisoner in Vilna by the Russians and shipped to a forced labor camp in Siberia, where they remained for five years. It's based on the true experiences of the author. In a mass market edition for young adults.
(SIB07, $5.99) |
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