Age: Russia

Materials from Russia

Four Steps To Death

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A million people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, one of the worst battles in history, and the intertwined stories of three people, each told in third person, offer a human-scale account of the cataclysm.

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The Story of A Boy Named Will, Who Went Sledding Down the Hill

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

As he sleds swiftly down the hill, a boy runs into a hunter, a dog, a fox, a hare, and a bear.

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Knock, Knock, Teremok!: A Traditional Russian Tale

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In this cumulative tale, a fly, a mouse, a frog, a duck, a hare, a fox, a pig, and a wolf come to live together, until a bear comes along.

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No Words To Say Goodbye

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Forced to leave her native Soviet Union because of anti-Semitism, a young girl journeys to the United States where she records her experiences in a journal, as she adjusts to a new way of life. Also written by Kelli Pryor.

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Along the Tracks

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When the train that he is on is bombed, Yankele, a young Polish refugee from the Nazi invasion, is separated from his mother and wanders along the tracks, braving hardship and danger, as he searches for his family.

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Trubloff: The Mouse Who Wanted to Play the Balalaika

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A mouse who runs away with gypsies to learn to play the balalaika returns home just in time to save his family.

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Babar’s World Tour

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Babar and his family take a trip around the world.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Fantasy, Fiction, France, Germany, India, International, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Spain, Thailand » Themes: , , » Comments closed