by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | Books for the young
Ed Young Seven Blind Mice This story opens our eyes to see the whole and to recognize connections. Very understandable and clear for children, adolescents and adults (or for every age group), it shows that you sometimes have to distance yourself in order to see...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | Books for the young
Tomie de Paola Now One Foot, Now the Other Grandpa Bob and grandson Bobby – it’s great how they help each other. First, grandpa is there to help the little one. And years later, after Bob has a stroke, Bobby is there for him. RK Back to Books for...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | books-for-both-old-and-young, Books for the young
Michael Morpurgo An Elephant in the Garden In the last months of the Second World War, Dresden was reduced to rubble by the Royal Air Force bomber units, with thousands left dead. Peter, a twenty-one-year-old Canadian radio operator, is the sole surviver after...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | Books for the young
Michael Morpurgo Dear Olly For weeks, Olly and her older brother Matt, a high school graduate, have been watching swallows that have built a nest in their garage and are now incubating their eggs. One day Matt reveals to his younger sister that he doesn’t want...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | Books for the young
Michael Morpurgo Friend or Foe England during World War II: Due to the constant bombing raids on London, school children have been evacuated to the countryside where attacks are not expected. Two classmates, David and Tucky, are lovingly taken in at a small...
by Gerald-Knittel | Jan 29, 2022 | Books for the young
Eva Ibbotson Journey to the River Sea Maia is an orphan girl, and in 1910 she has to move with a governess from England to Brazil, where she will be taken in by distant relatives. A lot of the unexpected things happen and the story has you on the edge of your...
