A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his beloved tulips. Includes die-cut pages.
Europe
Materials from Europe
The King’s Swift Rider: A Novel On Robert The Bruce
Unwilling to fight but feeling a sense of duty, sixteen-year-old Martin joins Scotland’s rebel army as a swift rider and master of espionage for the leader, Robert the Bruce.
Luba: The Angel Of Bergen-Belsen
Presents an illustrated biography of the Jewish heroine, Luba Tryszynska, who saved the lives of more than fifty Jewish children in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the winter of 1944/45.
Mommy Time!
A child who wonders what mother is doing during school hours comes up with a wide variety of likely and unlikely ideas, from doing housework to flying to Mars, and hopes that she will be fine on her own.
Asterix The Gaul
When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix’s magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe, so Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together they plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects.
The Owl Service
During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.
Welcome Back Sun
During ‘murketiden,’ the dark months between September and March, a Norwegian girl and her family try to hasten the arrival of spring.
Hidden Child
After more than fifty years of keeping his story to himself, the author details his experiences as a young Jewish child living in France during the 1940s where he had to shed his Jewish identity and name and depend on the kindness of strangers.
Clay
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy’s supernatural powers.
The Life And Death Of Adolf Hitler
Explores the life of the dangerous and destructive dictator Adolf Hitler whose aggressive foreign policies set off World War II and caused the deaths of over 6 million Jews.