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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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GERMANY

For Kids

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm


by Jack Zipes | Jacob Grimm

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 800 PAGES

The most comprehensive translation to date, this new edition recaptures the fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be: rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with folklore and song. (GER245, $22.00)

Fortune's Fool


by Kathleen Karr

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 201 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In medieval Germany, fifteen-year-old Conrad, a court jester, and his beloved Christa, a servant girl, escape from a cruel master and journey through the countryside on a quest to find a kind lord who will give them sanctuary. (GER251, $15.99)

Germany


by Mary Colson

  • 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. (GER285, $8.99)

Germany, Enchantment of the World


by Jean F. Blashfield

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A wonderful and thoroughly illustrated introduction to Germany, including its history, geography and nature, government, religion, culture and people, written for ages 9-12. (GER243, $37.00)

Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow

Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow


by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this eye-opening, award-winning history for middle-schoolers, Bartoletti shows the growth of Nazi power and the Hitler Youth movement through profiles of 12 individuals. (GER180, $21.99)

Kid's German Picture Dictionary

Kid's German Picture Dictionary


by Inc. Berlitz International

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

1000 words central to a child's everyday life teach even the youngest readers German. (GER128, $12.95)

Medieval Life Workbook

Medieval Life Workbook


by Susan Nicholson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 46 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This colorful activity book (with stickers!) introduces middle readers to the history, geography and culture of Medieval Europe. (EUR333, $9.99)

The Boy Who Dared


by Susan Campbel Bartoletti

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 202 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

When 16-year-old Helmuth Hubner listens to the BBC news on an illegal short-wave radio, he quickly discovers Germany is lying to the people. But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he's tried for treason. (GER249, $16.99)

The Medieval World

The Medieval World


by Philip Steele

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 95 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This rousing and colorfully illustrated tale for ages 7 to 10 brings to life the chivalry, battles and sieges and politics of Medieval Europe. (EUR256, $12.95)

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism


by Serge Schmemann

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An eyewitness account of the reunification of Germany and collapse of the Eastern Bloc by the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist. Geared for ages 9-12. (GER179, $10.95)

Zel


by Donna Jo Napoli

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Based on the fairy tale of Rapunzel, Napoli's spellbinding novel is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of Zel, the nobleman who pursues her, and the mother who will do the unspeakable to prevent her daughter from leaving her. (SWZ70, $6.99)

Eleanor's Story, An American Girl in Hitler's Germany


by Eleanor Ramrath Garner

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The compelling memoir of an American girl whose family moved to Germany during the Great Depression, and the struggle to survive when they become trapped in Berlin during World War II. (GER242, $9.95)

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree


by Laura Hillman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Subtitled "A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor," this is a remarkable true story of love, endurance and survival during a young woman's nightmarish coming-of-age in Nazi Germany. (GER253, $6.99)

The Book Thief


by Markus Zusak

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 552 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Set during World War II in Germany, Zusak's ground-breaking novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Scratching out a meager existence for herself by stealing, Liesel suddenly encounters something she can't resist: books. (GER252, $12.99)

The Sound of Munich

The Sound of Munich


by Suzanne Nelson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Free-spirited 17-year-old Siena Bernstein heads for Munich for a semester abroad. Amid tough classes, skiing and other adventures, she also sets out on a quest to find and thank the man who helped smuggle her family across the Berlin Wall. The fifth book in the Students Across the Seven Seas series. The fifth book in the Students Across the Seven Seas series. (GER184, $6.99)

The Star of Kazan

The Star of Kazan


by Eva Ibbotson | Kevin Hawkes

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A delightful young adult adventure that twists and turns through fin-de-siecle Vienna. Annika, a foundling taken in by a household of eccentric professors and kind hearted servants, is enchanted by the spectacle of Vienna and the simple pleasures of domestic chores. Her life is turned upside-down when her aristocratic mother unexpectedly reappears in her life and sweeps her off to live in a castle in Germany. (CEU24, $8.99)

Eyewitness Medieval Life

Eyewitness Medieval Life


by Andrew Langley

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A visually rich survey for ages 9-12, this colorful book introduces the art and architecture, people and culture of Medieval Europe. (EUR334, $19.99)

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm


by Lore Segal | Maurice Sendak

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A new edition of a revered classic (hard-bound with dust jacket and built-in bookmark), distinguished by the choice of tales, sharp translation and, of course, Sendak's haunting illustrations. (GER144, $28.00)

The Wall, Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

The Wall, Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain


by Peter Sis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 56 PAGES
  • FAMILY

With his usual flair and attention to detail, illustrator Peter Sis deftly sketches the events, experiences and history of his youth in Prague. (CZH78, $18.99)

 

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