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DANUBE & PRAGUE DISCOVERY
For Kids
Play, Mozart, Play!
• Peter Sis
MUSIC •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Peter Sis, children's book author and illustrator extraordinaire, brings the story of Mozart to life in this playful celebration of the musician's 250th birthday. With colorful, exuberant illustrations, Sis tells the story of Mozart's genius and the menacing presence of his domineering father.
(AST85, $16.99) |
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Europe, A True Book
• Sandra Newman
HISTORY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Part of the True Book series, this illustrated, readable volume geared toward middle readers introduces children to the geography and diverse cultures of Europe.
(EUR336, $6.95) |
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Eyewitness Castle
• 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) |
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Golem
• David Wisniewski
• Lee Salsberry
LITERATURE •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A retelling of a Jewish legend, set in Prague in the 16th century, a dark time for the city's Jewish residents. A rabbi builds a clay giant to protect his people from persecution; the golem, in this version, speaks with a child's simplicity. The remarkable paper-cutout illustrations brilliantly evoke the Prague of old, and the author includes a helpful historical note. It's suitable for 7 to 10 year-olds. A Caldecott Medal book.
(CZH38, $17.00) |
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Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles (Austria-Hungary, 1769)
• Kathryn Lasky
LITERATURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 238 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The ill-fated future queen of France records life at the Habsburg palace in Austria in this novel-in-diary-format, written by the reliably excellent children's author Kathryn Lasky. The teenaged Marie is almost of marrying age, and the future is full of possibility. An entry in Scholastic's "Princess Diaries" series, for ages 9 to 12. The book is designed to feel like a real princess's diary, with gold-embossed pages and a sturdy binding.
(FRN342, $10.99) |
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The Good Master
• Kate Seredy
LITERATURE •
1986 •
PAPER
• 196 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Here's a book that will make 9-12 year-olds wish they had lived in Hungary a hundred years ago. First published in the 1930s, "The Good Master" tells of two cousins who ride horses across the Hungarian plains, encountering shepherds and gypsies en route. It's all marvelously evocative of the folk customs and lifestyles of old Hungary. Kate Seredy continued the cousins' story in a sequel, "The Singing Tree" (HGR26).
(HGR25, $5.99) |
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The Magic Flute, An Opera by Mozart
• Kyr Teis
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Kyra Teis's adaptation of Mozart's opera contains all the classic fairy tale elements. Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from her evil mother, the queen. To help him on his quest, three lovely ladies give him a magic flute that will charm both animals and humans. With the help of his flute and the companionship of his jovial friend, Papegno, Prince Tamino overcomes the trials of Silence, Patience, and Courage and thereby wins Princess Pamina's hand in marriage.
(AST100, $7.95) |
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The Medieval World
• Philip Steele
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 95 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Thundering hooves, shining armor, and magnificent fortresses . . . the medieval age still fascinates young readers. Heraldry, knights, castles, battles, hawking and hunting, sieges, and holy wars: it' s all here in this fascinating book that takes readers back through the centuries to medieval times. Fans of the chivalrous age will learn how a young page trained for knighthood, what it was like to ride into battle, how a castle was equipped for a siege, and much, much more.
(EUR256, $12.95) |
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The Singing Tree
• Kate Seredy
LITERATURE •
1990 •
PAPER
• 247 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The sequel to "The Good Master," in which cousins Jancsi and Kate are now older -- and Hungary (and all of 1914 Europe) are on the brink of war.
(HGR26, $6.99) |
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The White Stag
• Kate Seredy
LITERATURE •
1979 •
PAPER
• 96 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
It isn't every children's novel that features Attila the Hun among its cast of characters, but this re-telling of the Hungarian national epic not only casts the long-vilified Attila, it casts him as none other than the father of the Hungarian nation. And so he was. Kate Seredy drew on oral traditions and folklore for this gripping novella about the Huns' and Magyars' fifth-century migration from Asia to Central Europe. It won her a Newbery Medal in 1938. Ages 9 to 12
(HGR27, $4.99) |
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The Star of Kazan
• 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. Ibbotson, a favorite writer for children, spent her early years in Vienna.
(CEU24, $8.99) |
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Upon the Head of the Goat, A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
• Aranka Siegal
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
This spare memoir of a Jewish girlhood in a German-occupied Hungarian town won its author a Newbery Honor citation. Its serious subject and introspective tone are recommended for sophisticated young adults.
(HGR24, $7.99) |
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Eyewitness Medieval Life
• Andrew Langley
HISTORY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 72 PAGES
• FAMILY
A visually rich survey of Medieval times for ages 9-12, this colorful book in the excellent Eyewitness series introduces the art and architecture, people and culture of Medieval Europe.
(EUR334, $19.99) |
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The Three Golden Keys
• Peter Sis
LITERATURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• FAMILY
Either by magic or trick of memory, author/illustrator Peter Sis is transported to the Prague of his childhood. As in all of Sis's books, the imaginary gets mixed up with the real -- in this book, he meets characters from Czech folklore, including the Golem and Hanus the Clockmaker. Prague, so often called a "fairy tale city," is at its most fairy tale-ish in this sophisticated, entrancing picture book. Intended for grade-school children, the book will appeal equally (or more) to parents.
(CZH39, $24.99) |
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