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Count Karlstein

Count Karlstein


by Philip Pullman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An entertaining gothic thriller set in a Swiss village in 1816. (SWZ21, $5.99)

Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates


by Mary Mapes Dodge

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This classic children's novel evocative of daily life in 19th-century Holland. (NTH40, $17.95)

Heidi

Heidi


by Johanna Spyri

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 263 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The beloved tale of a little girl who is sent to live with her curmudgeonly grandfather in a remote Alpine village. This handsome hardback edition retains the quaint prose and buoyant disposition of Johanna Spyri's 1880 original. (SWZ32, $9.95)

Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow

Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow


by 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. (GER180, $21.99)

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)

Switzerland, Enchantment of the World

Switzerland, Enchantment of the World


by Lura Rogers

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An overview of Switzerland -- history, geography and culture -- for readers 9-12. (SWZ35, $39.00)

The Wheel on the School


by Meindert DeJong | Maurice Sendak

  • LITERATURE
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

DeJong evokes a loving portrait of Holland in this inspiring novel recommended for children ages 9-12. (NTH27, $6.95)

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism


by 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)

Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered


by Miep Gies | Allison Leslie Gold

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A memoir of Anne, the Frank family and occupied Amsterdam by Miep Gies, who with her husband and colleagues hid and protected the Franks through much of World War II. Ages 12 to adult. (NTH59, $14.00)

Banner in the Sky

Banner in the Sky


by James Ramsey Ullman

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A suspenseful tale of a young boy determined to keep his father's mountaineering dream alive. (SWZ23, $6.99)

Bloomability

Bloomability


by Sharon Creech

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A coming-of-age tale set in an international boarding school in Lugano, Switzerland. (SWZ31, $6.99)

Hieronymus Bosch


by Gary Schwartz

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 92 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Little is known about the perennially intriguing painter Bosch's life, but this young person's biography fills the gaps with some surmises and much information about daily life in 15th-century Holland. Witth 55 illustrations. Ages 11-15. (NTH65, $19.95)

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)

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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