Postcards from No Man's Land more books like this

by Aidan Chambers

The story of 17-year-old Jacob's visit to Amsterdam to learn about his soldier grandfather's life there during World War II is told in alternating chapters with the actual story of his grandfather's adventures. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2002 by Publishers Weekly.

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Petit Nicolas more books like this

by Jean-Jacques Sempe, Rene Goscinny

Told from the perspective of a young French boy, this collection of charming stories--presented in French--isn't just for young readers. It doubles as an entertaining primer for anyone who is studying the French language.

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Banner in the Sky more books like this

by James Ramsey Ullman

His father dies while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain--the Citadel--and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself. "Based upon the author's personal experiences, with details from the original ascent of the Matterhorn, the story has authenticity, atmosphere, and excitement."--"Booklist." Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable ...

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Lantern Bearers more books like this

by Rosemary Sutcliff

The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever. They have abandoned the country to civil war and the threat of Saxon invasion. When his home and all he loves are destroyed, Aquila endures years of torment. He fights to bring some meaning back into his life, and with it the hope of revenge...

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The Cat Who Walked Across France more books like this

by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator)

In lyrical prose and breathtaking images, Banks and Hallensleben take the reader on a journey across the Norman countryside, past ancient ruins, through bustling cities, to the sparkling ports of the Mediterranean Sea and a place an "orphaned" cat can call home.

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The good master more books like this

by Kate Seredy

Young Jancsi and his cousin Kate from Budapest race across the Hungarian plains on horseback, attend country fairs and festivals, and experience a dangerous run-in with gypsies, in a author of The White Stag.

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Madeline's Rescue more books like this

by Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)

When Madeline falls into the River Seine she is rescued by a brave stray dog. Madeline, along with the other orphans and their teacher Miss Clavel, adopt the dog, whom they name Genevieve, and bring back to live with them at the orphanage. However, when the orphanage's board of trustees discovers that a dog is living on the premises, they put ...

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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & the Three Kittens more books like this

by Maj Lindman

When their aunt and uncle's cat disappears while they are supposed to be taking care of it, three young sisters frantically look for it and get quite a surprise.

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Rome antics more books like this

by David Macaulay

This travel guide to Rome provides a bird's eye tour of the city's architectural marvels and details, as a red line follows the path of a homing pigeon starting from the ringside at the Colosseum. It also includes an aerial map of Rome and brief descriptions of the highlights of the tour.

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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr & the Red Shoes more books like this

by Maj Lindman

Each of three young brothers works hard to earn his share of the money needed to buy a special birthday present for their mother.

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Madeline and the Cats of Rome more books like this

by John Bemelmans Marciano (Illustrator)

Written by the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, this is the first all-new Madeline book in almost 50 years. Miss Clavel and the 12 little girls leave the gray skies of Paris for spring in Rome, where Madeline finds an unexpected adventure involving a thief, a chase, and many, many cats.

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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & the Big Red Hen more books like this

by Maj Lindman

While caring for their aunt's chickens, three little Swedish sisters are upset when the big red hen disappears.

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Tread Softly more books like this

by Kate Pennington

An ingenious and brilliantly realised historical novel by a million-selling author writing with a different voice, but the same trusty keyboard. Tread Softly tells the story behind the cloak Sir Walter Raleigh famously sacrificed to protect the shoes of his Queen. Mary Devereux and her father, John, have been appointed to embroider a precious ...

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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr & the Big Surprise more books like this

by Maj Lindman

While their mother is away on a trip, the three little Swedish brothers plan a surprise for her homecoming.

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Heidi's children more books like this

by Charles Tritten

The story of the beloved girl of the Alps continues with this warm, tender and satisfying tale of the life of a grown-up Heidi. With her husband Peter, Heidi is having a baby and starting a family.

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Platero and I more books like this

by Juan Ramon Jimenez

"An exquisite book, rich, shimmering, truly incomparable." -- New Yorker This lyric portrait of life-- and the little donkey, Platero-- in a remote Andalusian village is the masterpiece of Juan Ramo n Jime nez, the Spanish poet awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Market Day more books like this

by Eve Bunting, Holly Berry (Illustrator)

Seven-year-old Tess and her friend Wee Boy enjoy Market Day in a small Irish village. Tess is especially excited about Market Day because her father has given her a penny to spend any way she wants. The two pals gorge on candy, watch a sword swallower, and see all the animals. Tess even spends her last halfpenny so Wee Boy can find out about his ...

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Carrie's war more books like this

by Nina Bawden

Albert, Carrie and young Nick are war-time evacuees whose lives get so tangled up with the people they've come to live among that the war and their real families seem to belong to another world. Carrie and Nick are billeted in Wales with old Mr Evans, who is so mean and cold, and his timid mouse of a sister, Lou, who suddenly starts having secrets ...

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Hitler's Canary more books like this

by Sandi Toksvig

It's April 1940 and German troops are pouring onto the streets of Denmark. 12-year-old Bamse is ordered by his father to keep his head down and stay out of trouble. But Bamse and his daring friend Anton can't resist playing the occasional practical joke on the invading soldiers. When it becomes clear that the trouble isn't just going to pass them ...

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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & the Strawberries more books like this

by Maj Lindman

Flicka, Ricka and Dicka are going wild-strawberry picking, and Mother has promised to pay for every basket they gather. When they stop at a cottage to ask for directions, the girls meet Mary, her baby brother, and their mother. They are very kind, but have patches on their clothes and no milk to drink. After the girls help Mother make strawberry ...

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Boy Who Held Back the Sea more books like this

by Thomas Locker, Lenny Hort (Designer)

Jan had never done anything more heroic then shout for the guard beacuse he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan discovers water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike that protects his low-lying village, he knows that he has to act quickly. Full color.

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Platero y Yo more books like this

by Juan Ramon Jimenez

Platero and I, the most popular work by the great Spanish writer Juan Ram?n Jim?nez (1881-1958), is a series of autobiographical prose poems about the wanderings in Andalusia of a poet and his donkey. The story is a simple one: it is a first person account of a poet and his donkey in the mountains of Spain, appreciating, almost Zen-like, the ...

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The Moon Was the Best more books like this

by Charlotte Zolotow, Tana Hoban (Photographer)

As her mother leaves for a trip to Paris, her young daughter reminds her to "remember the special things to tell me." Color photographs accompany the mother's poetic recollection of the magical city.

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Emil and Karl more books like this

by Yankev Glatshteyn, Jeffrey Shandler (Translator)

A taut, gripping page-turner, this novel offers a picture of life in Vienna on the eve of World War II and the moral challenges faced under Nazism--and a prescient glimpse of the early days of the Holocaust.

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Heidi's Children more books like this

by Johanna Spyri, Charles Tritten

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