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NORWAY HIKING
For Kids
Eyewitness Viking
• Susan M. Margeson
HISTORY •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 72 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A wonderfully illustrated, fact-filled history of the Vikings geared for children ages 9-12. Presenting an overview of this culture, from music to mealtime, social hierarchy, to the more violent aspects of their explorations and expansions into new territories, this fascinating look at the life of the Vikings examines their ships, weapons, and artifacts. Full-color photos.
(VIK05, $16.99) |
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Snow Treasure
• 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. Ages 9-12.
(NOR28, $4.99) |
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Boy, Tales of Childhood
• Roald Dahl
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• FAMILY
With his usual gift for storytelling, Dahl recalls growing up in a Norwegian-English family, spending his mischievous boyhood scheming in a boys' boarding school, working as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's and summering in Wales and the Norwegian islands.
(GBR183, $6.99) |
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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
• Edgar D'Aulaire
• Ingri D'Aulaire
LITERATURE •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES
• FAMILY
A beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, recently returned to print. The D'Aulaireses, who wrote and illustrated many classic children's books during their long career, vividly recreate the characters and Norse landscapes of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god, Loki, Ragnarokk, Bragi, and the Valkyries. Originally published in 1967 as Norse Gods and Giants. For ages 8 and up.
(SCN35, $24.95) |
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East of the Sun & West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North
• George Webbe Dasent
LITERATURE •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
• FAMILY
The Norse equivalent and counterpart to the German collection by 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." The original Norwegian text was published in Christiania in 1843; George Webbe Dasent's translation first appeared in England in 1858. Delightful, fanciful reading for the entire family.
(SCN06, $40.00) |
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