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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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MUNICH, BAVARIA & THE RHINE

For Kids

Falling for Rapunzel

Falling for Rapunzel


by Leah Wilcox

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

When Rapunzel has trouble hearing the prince's calls for her to send down her hair, she flings down a number of other items instead. Hilarious, rhyming text and eclectic art show how misunderstandings can lead to happily-ever-after. (GER254, $5.99)

Eyewitness Castle

Eyewitness Castle


by Christopher Gravett

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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, $16.99)

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)

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)

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)

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)

 

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