Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow  •  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, including not only members of Hitler's Youth but also young dissidents and Jews. With period photographs. Geared for ages 9-12. As Bartoletti states in her preference, "Hitler counted on Germany's boys and girls." The book shows the allure and power of the movement. (GER180, $19.95)
The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm  •  Lore Segal  •  Maurice Sendak LITERATURE •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 368 PAGES • FAMILY Sendak (who supplies the perfect black-and-white drawings) and Lore Segal present a marvelous collection of 27 haunting tales in this handsomely produced volume. It's a new edition of a revered classic (hard-bound with dust jacket and built-in bookmark), first published 30 years ago, distinguished by the choice of tales, sharp translation and, of course, Sendak's haunting illustrations. (GER144, $28.00)
Kid's German Picture Dictionary  •  Inc. Berlitz International LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2004 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) 1000 words central to a child's everyday life -- animals, flowers, people, colors, numbers and activities -- teach even the youngest readers German. Each word is illustrated and accompanied by a phonetic transcription and phrase. (GER128, $12.95)
The Star of Kazan  •  Eva Ibbotson  •  Kevin Hawkes LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS A delightful young adult adventure that twists and turns through fin-de-siecle Vienna. Annika is a foundling taken in by a household of eccentic professors and kind hearted servants, is enchanted by the spectacle of Vienna and the simple pleasures of domestic chores. Her life is turned upsidedown 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, $7.99)
When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism  •  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)