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NORWAY: BERGEN & THE WESTERN FJORDS

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Norway, A True Book


by Elaine Landau

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

An introduction to Norway -- its geography, citizens and history -- for children ages 6 to 8. With its large color photographs, large-scale maps and accessible text, this book is an engaging primer. (NOR27, $9.75)

Eyewitness Viking

Eyewitness Viking


by Susan M. Margeson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Ships, weapons, artifacts, colonies, music and kings are all explored in this illustrated family friendly portrait. (VIK05, $16.99)

Finn Family Moomintroll

Finn Family Moomintroll


by Tove Jansson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The wonderfully illustrated series, children's classics in Scandinavia, chronicles the adventures of a clan of creatures who look a lot like hippos and live in the forests of Finland. (SCN37, $6.95)

Odin's Family, Myths of the Vikings

Odin's Family, Myths of the Vikings


by Neil Philip | Maryclare Foa

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 124 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
  • OUT OF PRINT

For kids wanting an introduction to Norse mythology, its major players and most famous stories, we suggest this book. The stories are clearly and excitingly told, and the full-color illustrations are ver nice. Ages 9-12. (VIK14, $19.95)

Snow Treasure

Snow Treasure


by Marie McSwigan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 156 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

It seems that every European country has a story about children outwitting the occupying Nazis, and this is Norway's version. It's endured for several generations: a thrilling, wintry tale set among fjords and snow-covered mountains. (NOR28, $4.99)

The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearsome Raiders


by Melvin Berger | Gilda Berger

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 54 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An engaging history for young readers which gives plenty of information about Viking culture and debunks several myths and exaggerations. (SCN31, $18.95)

The Vikings


by Robert Nicholson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A volume in the colorful "Journey into Civilization" series, this slim book concentrates on the Vikings and how they lived in days gone by. With plenty of information on the Viking world, great stories and activities for kids. (VIK08, $9.95)

The Fated Sky


by Henrietta Branford | Cynthia von Buhler

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS
  • OUT OF PRINT

Set in Norway and Iceland prior to the coming of Christianity, this atmospheric novel conjures the religion, living conditions and travels of the Vikings. The heroine is an orphaned teenager who flees a death sentence in Norway. (VIK15, $16.99)

Boy, Tales of Childhood

Boy, Tales of Childhood


by Roald Dahl

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Dahl recalls his youthful misadventures, in boarding school, working as a chocolate tester and summering in Wales. Great family reading. (GBR183, $6.99)

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths


by Edgar D'Aulaire | Ingri D'Aulaire

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The D'Aulaireses vividly recreate the characters and Norse landscapes of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god, Loki, Bragi and the Valkyries in this beautifully illustrated volume. For the whole family. (SCN35, $24.95)

East of the Sun & West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North

East of the Sun & West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North


by George Webbe Dasent

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The Norse equivalent and counterpart to the brothers Grimm, this anthology of 15 illustrated folk tales contains the famous title story along with "Why the Sea Is Salt" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." This lovingly produced facsimile of the 1914 original includes Kay Nielsen's 25 stunning original color illustrations. (SCN06, $40.00)

 

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