Region: Norway

Materials from Norway

d’Aulaires’ Trolls

By Book Importer | Published: November 16, 2011

In their unique style, the d’Aulaires have  created a wonderful picture book about these strange  long-ago inhabitants of the wild Norwegian  mountains.

Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Scandinavia » Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Day Hans Got His Way

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Convinced that his work in the field is harder than his wife’s work at home, a farmer trades places with her for the day.

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

East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.

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The Adventures of Thor the Thunder God

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

He is the biggest and mightiest of the gods. If he tightens his belt, he doubles his strength. If he swings his hammer, lightning flashes. When he races his billy goats across the sky, their hooves kick up huge thunderclouds. And when the folks below in Middle Earth hear a boom of thunder, they always [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Garmann’s Street

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

After succumbing to peer pressure from a bully, an unusual friendship between Garmann and the Stamp Man arises out of a near-disaster.

Other Descriptors: Awards, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Garmann’s Summer

By Book Importer | Published: May 24, 2010

This unique, award-winning picture book delves into the mind of a young boy who is afraid of starting school. Summer is nearly over. The old aunts have come to visit, and autumn is in the air. Everything is ready for Garmann’s first day of school, but he is till nervous. And he can’t believe that [...]

Other Descriptors: Awards, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Scandinavia » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Three Silly Girls Grubb

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

In this revision of the familiar tale “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.

Other Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Folklore, Picture Book, United States of America » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

This book retells the folktale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under a bridge.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Scandinavia » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Norway

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Norway.

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Klipfish Code

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 1942, and Norway is under Nazi occupation. Ten-year-old Merit is sent with her younger brother to Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans Bomb Norway in 1940. Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, [...]

Other Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment