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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
"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.
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 ...
A nine-year-old boy and his young sister learn the happiness that comes from giving their best in this touching story of compassion, sacrifice, and redemption. And across the ocean, their Bosnian counterparts find themselves the grateful recipients of something far more precious than money can buy.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Through lilting words and lively images, "Everybody Bonjours!" welcomes young reader-travelers to a Paris that isn't just for artists, grown-ups, and dreamers--it's for kids. Illustrations.
This wordless picture book takes readers on a tour of Spain. Sharp-eyed readers can search for the self-portrait of the book's author/illustrator that is hidden in each of the colorful illustration.
This hilarious companion to "The Diary of Melanie Martin" describes her "almost bummer summer with Cecily, Matt the Brat, and Vincent Van Go Go Go, " as Melanie heads off to Holland with her best friend.
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