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Advanced    Search    Best of 2008    Globes    Journals    Favorites    For the Whole Family    Gift Certificates    ABOUT US       The Business       The People    SMALL PRINT       Ordering       Shipping       Customer       Service       Visiting		NORWAY For Kids E-mail Print   Boy, Tales of Childhood  •  Roald Dahl   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG ADULTS  •  With his usual gift for storytelling, Dahl recalls his youthful misadventures, in boarding school, working as a chocolate tester and summering in Wales. Great family reading. (GBR183, $6.99)     D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths  •  Edgar D'Aulaire  •  Ingri D'Aulaire  •  Michael Chabon   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  The D'Aulaireses vividly recreate the characters and Norse landscapes of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god, Loki, Bragi and the Valkyries in this beautifully illustrated volume. For the whole family. (SCN35, $24.95)     East of the Sun & West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North  •  George Webbe Dasent   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  The Norse equivalent and counterpart to the brothers Grimm, this anthology of 15 illustrated folk tales contains the famous title story along with "Why the Sea Is Salt" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." This lovingly produced facsimile of the 1914 original includes Kay Nielsen's 25 stunning original color illustrations. (SCN06, $30.00)     Norway, A True Book  •  Elaine Landau   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  An introduction to Norway -- its geography, citizens and history -- for children ages 6 to 8. With its large color photographs, large-scale maps and accessible text, this book is an engaging primer. (NOR27, $9.75)     Odin's Family, Myths of the Vikings  •  Neil Philip  •  Maryclare Foa   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  For kids wanting an introduction to Norse mythology, its major players and most famous stories, we suggest this book. The stories are clearly and excitingly told, and the full-color illustrations are ver nice. Ages 9-12. (VIK14, $19.95)     The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearsome Raiders  •  Melvin Berger  •  Gilda Berger   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  An engaging history for young readers which gives plenty of information about Viking culture and debunks several myths and exaggerations. (SCN31, $18.95)     Snow Treasure  •  Marie McSwigan   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  It seems that every European country has a story about children outwitting the occupying Nazis, and this is Norway's version. It's endured for several generations: a thrilling, wintry tale set among fjords and snow-covered mountains. (NOR28, $4.99)     Viking  •  Susan M. Margeson   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  A wonderfully illustrated, fact-filled history of the Vikings geared for children ages 9-12. (VIK05, $15.99)     The Vikings  •  Robert Nicholson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  A volume in the colorful "Journey into Civilization" series, this slim book concentrates on the Vikings and how they lived in days gone by. With plenty of information on the Viking world, great stories and activities for kids. (VIK08, $9.95)     home map   |   book bag   |   advanced search   |   contact us
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