Romania: Children's Books
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The Christmas Drum, by Maureen Brett Hooper, Diane Paterson (Illustrator)
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School & Library Binding - 32 pages (Oct 1994), Our Price: $ |
Reading Level: Ages: 4-8
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As the time for caroling, dancing and gift-giving approaches in his remote, snowy Romanian village, young Peter wonders if he can play the Christmas drum well enough to live up to his father's reputation.
The Gift of a Traveler, by Wendy Matthews, Robert Van Nutt (Illustrator)
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Reading level: Ages 4 - 8
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One Christmas Eve a father and his children journey into the forest to find a Christmas tree. Little Anica wanders off and comes face-to-face with a mysterious stranger clad in fur. The traveler reunites Anica with her family and is invited to share Christmas Eve with them, when each child will present an ornament for the tree. Anica has no ornament--until she awakens the next morning. Full color.
Lydia, Queen of Palestine, by Uri Orley, Hillel Halwin (Illustrator), Hillel Halkin (Translator)
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- 170 pages (October 1993), Our Price: $13.95 Paperback - 170 pages Reprint edition (January 1995), Our Price: $ |
Reading Level: ages 9 - 12
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Lydia must face her parents' divorce, the growing hostility toward Romania's Jewish population, and her sudden relocation to a kibbutz in Palestine during World War II. "Often outrageous and abrasive, yet also delightfully imaginative, bright, and tenacious, Lydia is the archetype of a survivor, while her experiences on the periphery of the war's horrors are authentic and fascinating.
Revolution in Eastern Europe : Understanding the Collapse of Communism in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and the Soviet Union, by Peter Cipkowski
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Paperback - 184 pages (April 1991), Our Price: $10.95
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Analyzes the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, country by country, during 1989 and 1990. Includes photographs, time lines, maps, and cartoons.
Romania (Enchantment of the World), by Betty B. Carran
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School & Library Binding - 124 pages (April 1988), Our Price: $32.00 |
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
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An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the only Eastern European country that traces its origins back to the Romans.
Romania...in Pictures (Visual Geography), by Department Of Geogr Lerner Publications
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Library Binding - 64 pages (July 1993), Our Price: $21.27
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Describes the topography, history, society, economy, and governmental structure of Romania.
The Voices of Silence, by Bel Mooney
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Hardcover - 144 pages (April 1997) , List Price: $14.95, Our Price: $10.46, You Save: $4.49 (30%) |
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Thirteen-year-old Flora Popescu and her family find themselves caught up in events leading to the overthrow of the repressive regime of Nicholae Ceausescu in Romania in 1989.