Region: Czech Republic

Materials from Czech Republic

The Jewel of the Kalderash

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Fourteen-year-old Petra, her tin spider Astrophil, and their friends become entangled in the competition for the Roma crown, then set out for Prague in hopes of finally finding a cure for Petra’s father.

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Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Paul B. Janeczko’s stirring new collection of poems goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there. Hitler hailed Terezin (Theresienstadt) as a haven for artistic Jews, when in reality the Czech concentration camp was little more than a way station to the gas chambers. In his [...]

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Terezin

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Through inmates’ own voices and artwork, Terezin explores the lives of Jewish people in one of the most infamous of the Nazi transit camps. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany turned the small town of Terezin, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto, and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people. It was a “show” [...]

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Marushka and the Month Brother

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

A retelling of the Slavic folktale in which the Month Brothers’ magic helps Marushka fulfill seemingly impossible tasks which prove the undoing of her greedy stepmother and stepsister.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Slovakia » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Stretch, Swallow & Stare

By Book Importer | Published: April 5, 2011

Stretch was not like other people. She could stretch her body taller than the tallest tree. People didn’t trust her because she was different. That’s why she lived in the forest. Swallow could eat more food than anyone. The villagers made fun of her because she was short and fat. That’s why she left town. [...]

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

Tenacious Suzy Goose aims to top her Christmas tree with a star from the sky — with unexpectedly wondrous results — in this vibrant, whimsical tale. It’s Christmas Eve, and Suzy Goose and her friends are admiring their beautifully decorated tree. It’s perfect except for one thing: a star for the top. But Suzy sees [...]

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My Elephant

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

A little boy gets busy too playing with his imaginary elephant friend when his grandparents have too many things to do to spend time with him.

 

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Built by Angels

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

As legend tells it, the Old-New Synagogue in Prague was built by angels, and later was home to a golem who remains locked away in the building to this day. In lyrical prose, Mark Podwal shares the story of the world’s oldest active synagogue, which was completed in 1270. Throughout the years, this sacred place [...]

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

A New Frontier: The Peace Corps in Eastern Europe

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A collection of black-and-white photographs offers a dramatic portrait of the Peace Corps teachers, business specialists, and other volunteers in the ex-Communist countries of Eastern Europe.

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1968

By auraenid | Published: October 1, 2009

1968, the year America grew up from racial and gender equality fights to the struggle against the draft and the Vietnam war, in 1968 Americans asked questions and fought for their rights.  Now, 30 years later, we look back on that seminal year–from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assasination to the Columbia University riots to [...]

Other Descriptors: France, International, Mexico, Nonfiction, United States of America, Viet Nam, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment