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Children's Titles
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*Folklore
KEY OF GOLD
23 Czech Folk Tales
$12.95
Classic tales collected by a Czech professor in the late 19th century, first printed in London. This title has been used in a college class in the Pacific Northwest who put on a play based on the stories in spring 2001. Readable, interesting.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 190 pages. ISBN 1-572160-96-9
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*Folklore
LEGENDS OF THE RHINE
$9.95
Selected and edited by Joanne Asala.
Once again, Eberhardt Reichmann helped with the production of this title, finding wonderful historic illustrations from 19th-century books. These legends have charmed German children and adults for many centuries. They were first oral traditions and later collected and written for inclusion in books.
Perfect bound. ISBN 1-572160-40-3
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NORWEGIAN TROLL TALES
$12.95
Over thirty Norwegian troll tales retold by Joanne Asala. Includes lively illustrations by Theodor Kittelsen and others.
Perfect bound. 6 x 9", 160 pages. ISBN 1-932043-10-1
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SCANDINAVIAN GHOST STORIES
And Other Tales of the Supernatural
$13.95
By Joanne Asala.
Edited by Joanne Asala.
Do you know how to rid your neighborhood of trolls? This book contains centuries-old stories of sorcery, monsters, and demons from the imaginations of the Scandinavian people, and reflect the fear of evil that haunts and fascinates the human soul. Collected from historic sources, they are guaranteed to frighten and to instruct. Illustrations by artists including H. J. Ford.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 128 pages. ISBN 1-572160-15-2
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WEIRD TALES FROM NORTHERN SEAS
$12.95
By Jonas Lie.
Weird tales, wild seas...second printing of this classic collection of legends transports the reader to a strange, salty world of maelstroms and maleficent spirits, boat builders, and dream-wreckers. Originally printed in 1893, the tales came from northern Norway. Lie was the literary toast of all Scandinavia.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 128 pages. ISBN 1-932043-41-1
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*SCOUT LAW
Quotes For Life
$12.95
By Patrick Flaherty.
This book, produced to inspire everyone but especially those involved in scouting, focuses on the 12 values of Scout Law: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington, Henry David Thoreau, Aristotle, Emily Dickinson, and Theodore Roosevelt are some of the many timeless voices who offer hope and wisdom to readers of all ages.
Perfect bound, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", 112 pages. ISBN 1-932043-16-0.
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CHILDREN OF THE KALEVALA
$12.95
Lauri Anderson regales his readers with stories of Yoopers (Upper Peninsula People). Yoopers live above the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan's two peninsulas and trolls live below the bridge. The Kalevala is full of heroic back-woods figures who perform great deeds in the pagan world.
ISBN 0-878391-19-3
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CZECH, MORAVIAN & SLOVAK TRADITIONAL COSTUMES COLORING BOOK
$3.95
Costumes featured in this coloring book originate from Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. The beginning of the development of traditional costumes dates about 200 years back. Costumes for special occasions were decorated with ribbons and intricate embroideries and are featured in this coloring book.
Staple bound, 8 1/4 x 5 3/4" 17 pages. ISBN0-966658-50-0
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Czech, Moravian, and Slovak Traditional Costumes - PAPER DOLLS
$7.95
The costumes featured in this paper doll book originate from Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. The beginnings of the development of traditional costumes date about two hundred years back. Traditional costumes with specific unique features would give us a lot of information about the people who wore them. For example the region and village they lived in, their social and marital status, and their religion. Costumes worn daily, were usually of a simple pattern and fabric. Costumes for special occasions were decorated with ribbons and intricate embroideries. The latter are featured in our paper doll book.
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Dictionary, Czech, Children's
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED CZECH DICTIONARY
$14.95 Hardback
This dictionary makes learning vocabulary in a foreign language at an early age easier and more enjoyable than ever. Designed for ages 5 to 10, the dictionary includes 500 entries, each with a large illustration that helps readers make connections between the word and picture.
ISBN 0-781809-87-8
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Dictionary, German, Children's
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED GERMAN DICTIONARY
$11.95
This book, designed to be a child's first foreign-language dictionary, has 500 entries, each accompanied by a large illustration. The book design allows a child to focus on each word and picture and make the connection between them. Each entry features the word in English and its foreign-language equivalent, along with commonsense phonetic pronunciation. Entries include people, colors, numbers, and objects that children encounter and use every day. For ages 5 to 10.
Paperback, 8-1/2 x 11", 94 pages. ISBN 0-781809-86-X
TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT 6/1/09 - CALL FOR AVAILABILITY - MAY BE BACK IN PRINT LATE 2010
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DVD
LAUGHTER FRIENDS: A Laughter Yoga Workout for Kids
$14.95
With Laura Gentry
Laughter yoga is a new phenomenon sweeping the globe. It was developed in 1995 by Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from India, and is now practiced in more than 60 countries. The basic premise of laughter is that anyone can laugh without jokes or even a sense of humor. All one needs is the desire to laugh and let the joyful energy flow. Laughter yoga combines deep yoga breathing, stretching, and relaxation with laughter exercises for maximum health benefits.
This program, the first of its kind, contains high-impact laughter yoga workout designed specifically for children, complete with a warm up, deep breathing, original songs, guided relaxation, and 27 unique laughter exercises. Each part of the workout is demonstrated by Laughing Laura and her 19 laughter friends, children ages 4 to 11.
Laura Gentry is a certified laughter yoga teacher who has been a pioneer in spreading the laugher movement throughout the Midwest. She is also an author, artist, and ordained minister who started the first laughter club within a church.
This color DVD is 36 minutes in length. ISBN 6-0604132-42-1
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EVA'S SUMMER VACATION
A Story of the Czech Republic (Make Friends Around the World)
$5.95 (hardback $15.95)
ISBN P-S8-00-3
Hardback $15.95. ISBN 1-568998-02-3
Paperback $5.95 ISBN 1-568998-03-1
Eva and her father travel from Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to the Countryside to take part in her aunt's wedding. Eva stays with her cousins in the town of Hluck for the summer holiday, splashing in the brook and picking strawberries. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 29 pages
Publisher: Soundprints; 1 edition (November 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568998031
ISBN-13: 978-1568998039
Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.5 x 0.1 inches
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Folklore
BEAR
Finnish Folk Tales for Children
$12.00
This is a collection of Finnish folk tales translater to English by Kaarina Brooks. The characters include old favorites such as Foxy, Rabbit, Wolf and, of course, Bear. The tales are wonderful for both children and adults.
62 pages. ISBN 0-973716-51-7
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Folklore
COMPLETE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM, THE
$20.00
Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus 29 rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as well as narratives uncovered in the brothers' letters and papers.
Paperback, 6 x 9", 762 pages. ISBN 0-553382-16-0
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Folklore
NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES
$14.95
Long a treasure in Norway, the folk tales collected by Peter Christen Asbj?rnsen and J?rgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness of life, and depth of understanding since beginning to translate folk tales more than 100 years ago.
ISBN 0-394710-54-1
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Genealogy
MY FAMILY TREE WORKBOOK
Genealogy for Beginners
$4.95
By Rosemary A. Chorzempa
This is the only genealogical primer easily accessible to the youngest historian. But anyone can learn the fundamental research principles and begin the search. It is part science, part detective story. And it may ultimately lead to years of discovery, enjoyment, and even self-knowledge.
Rosemary Chorzempa began tracing her Polish immigrant family's roots as a teenager, and now lectures on genealogy. She has designed this introductory volume as a workbook in which the reader is a participant, researcher, recorder, and pedigree-maker. Mrs. Chrozempa includes her own autogiograph and family tree as examples.
8 1/2 x 11", 60 pages. ISBN 0-486242-29-3
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LITTLE MERMAID COLORING BOOK, THE
$3.95
Hans Christian Andersen's beloved classic about a little mermaid who falls in love with a handsome young prince comes vividly to life in this captivating coloring book. Thirty-one large and imaginatively drawn illustratiions depict the magical world of the Sea King and his six lovely mermaid daughters. Youngsters are invited to color the littlest mermaid and her beloved garden of deep-sea plant and animal life, the splendid turreted palace of the young prince, the dark domain of the grotesque and evil sea witch, and much more.
Full text, 31 black-and-white line illustrations, 48 pages. ISBN 0-486271-30-7
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Mythology
FAVORITE NORSE MYTHS
$6.95
By Abbie Farwell Brown
With original illustrations from E. Boyd Smith
Sixteen thrilling Norse tales, geared to young readers, bring to life the "brave warriors, cruel giants, mischievous dwarfs, and othe fantastic beings" of the land of the Midnight Sun.
Paperback, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4", 148 pages.
ISBN 0-486-45119-4
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Mythology
MYTHS OF THE NORSEMEN
$12.95
Northern mythology has exerted much influence on Western customs, language and literature. Myths of the Norsemen offers hours of reading entertainment and valuable insights into the nature and meaning of myth and how it comprises part of the ancient wellspring of Western culture.
Paperbound, 5-3/8 x 8-1/2", 480 pages.ISBN 0-486273-48-2
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Mythology
NORDIC GODS AND HEROES
$10.95
By Padraic Colum
Illustrations by Willie Pogany
Irish author Padraic Colum provides a unique retelling of this rich selection of 35 tales from Norse mythology: how Thor fooled Thrym the Giant; Baldurs Doom; the Twilight of the Gods; and many more.
Paperback, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4", 282 pages.
ISBN 0-486-28912-5
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NOAH'S ARK
$27.50 Hardback
Illustrated by Rien Poortvliet
Limited Quantity. Special Order.
The animals drawn and painted by the famous Dutch artist and naturalist Rien Poortvliet are admired all over the world. His countless fans will be entranced by this book, in which he applies his artistry and his knowledge of animals to the greatest animal story of all: Noah's Ark.
15.8" x 12.1". ISBN 0-810913-71-2
There is also a smaller, hardcover version of this book available for $27.50. 11.5" x 8.75". ISBN 0-810943-43-3
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Paper Dolls
SCANDINAVIAN GIRL & BOY PAPER DOLLS
$4.95
The area we call Scandinavia, although united by geography, culture, language and history, is made up of five separate nations -- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. Included are national costumes, regional dress, bridal wear and festival and folk dance costumes. Also included are costumes of the Lapps, nomadic inhabitants of norrthern Scandinavia.
ISBN 0-486276-84-8
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Paper Dolls
TRADITIONAL FOLK COSTUMES OF EUROPE PAPER DOLLS
$6.95
Many Europeans express their feelings of national pride by wearing traditional costumes on national holidays, during local festivals, or while performing folk dances. This book has a charming array of authentic folk costumes representing distinctive traditions from most countries of continental Europe. There are also various headdresses, hats, and accessories to adorn the two friendly paper dolls specially designed to stand up.
Paperbound. 9 x 12". 16 plates. ISBN0-486245-71-3
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Storybook, Dutch
A Gnome's Christmas
$14.95 hardback only
Delightful stories, songs, and poems about Gnomes at Christmastime. Included is a paper cutout of a Gnome in an envelope. Just add a string and he is ready to display. This book makes a wonderful storybook for children at Christmastime.
Text by Bruce Goldstone. Illustrations by Rien Poortvliet.
Hardback with velvet edging, 7 1/4 x 7 1/4", 48 pages.
Sample text:
Gnomes love to give one another gifts, but they prefer to spread their giving out. In the month of Christmas, gifts begin to arrive with Sinterklaas, but they don't stop then. Hidden gifts pop up throughout the month. As gnomes are nocturnal, gnome children wake up each evening ready to face an exciting new night. Those nights are even more exciting during the Christmas month, when gnome children might wake up any evening to find a surprise that was tucked under their pillow during the day.
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Storybook, Dutch
Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition
$24.95 hardback only
Gnomes is the product of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen's observation of the local gnome population in Holland. Until Gnomes was first published in Dutch in 1976, these friendly nocturnal creatures were only represented in folk lore; descriptions were often incomplete or simply inaccurate. Poortvliet and Huygen, having studied and interviewed gnomes for two decades, set out to fill this gap with their own encyclopedic tome.
Gnomes covers all areas of gnome culture, including architecture, education, courtship, medicine, industry, and relationships with other mythical creatures. Huygen's sober descriptions are balanced by Poortvliet's light-hearted portrayals of gnomes at work and at play. Thirty years later, this beautifully illustrated volume continues to engage and enchant readers of all ages.
Rien Poortvliet, the author, was born in 1932, was one of the most popular Dutch artists, regarded by colleagues as the Bach of wildlife painters. He illustrated more than twenty books before his death in 1995.
Wil Huygen was born in Amersfoort, Holland, in 1923, the seventh of ten children. A physician and children's author, Huygen has recently taken up oil painting. He still lives in Holland with his wife and has five grown children of his own.
Hardback only, 8 1/2 x 12 1/4", 212 pages. 2.6 pounds
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STRUWWELPETER
$6.95
By Heinrich Hoffmann.
First published in 1845, Struwwelpeter (variosly translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with maches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, fidget at meals, etc.
Written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author, the book was an immediate success. It has since gone through hundreds of editions and been published in almost every European language. The present volume reprints 25 color plates from a German edition (including a bonus plate done for the 100th edition in 1876) with the reset text of a standard English translation. Also included are the full German text and an afterword with a brief biography of the author and note on how the book came to be written.
ISBN 0-486284-69-7
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TOMTEN AND THE FOX, THE
$6.99
By Astrid Lindgren.
"This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again."-The New Yorker
"Charming, hushed illustrations and quiet text together evoke the soft, snowy silence and winter beauty of a Swedish night. The troll Tomten mercifully saves the farm animals from the depredations of Reynard the fox, and manages to assuage the fox's hunger to boot!"-School Library Journal
"The illustrations have a luminous beauty. There's a kind, quiet calm here that warms the winter air."-The New York Times Hurry, closing out, limited supplies!
ISBN 0-698115-92-9
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TOMTEN, THE
$6.99
By Astrid Lindgren.
This classic story of the Tomten's nocturnal visits to all of the residents of this wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of Spring for more than 30 years. Hurry, closing out, limited supplies! "The friendly troll Tromten will be a welcome visitor. . . . Highly recommended."-School Library Journal "Wiberg's lovely, full-color paintings convey the hushed atmosphere of night in the Swedish countryside and also the sweet charms of the Tomten. . . . The gentle story with its eye-filling scenes is an apt choice for bedtime read-alouds."-Publishers Weekly
ISBN 0-698115-91-0
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