a story of science, sainthood, and the humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth
Cutler, Alan
2003
Describes how Nicolaus Steno, a seventeenth-century scientist-turned-priest, set the stage for modern science when he went beyond the teachings of the Bible to study the creation of the Earth.
A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes.".
During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Lisa and other teenage Jews become involved in an underground resistance movement and eventually must flee for their lives.
A retelling of a Danish folktale in which a greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.