sweden

Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.

On a summer vacation at the seashore, three little Swedish brothers almost float away in a washtub before they learn to swim well enough to place first, second, and third in the boys races.

Each of three young brothers works hard to earn his share of the money needed to buy a special birthday present for their mother.

In the early nineteenth century, a Swedish orphan worries that she will again lose someone she loves when her aunt sails to Stockholm during the stormiest season.

Johan and his family are poor and they lose their only cow. The next day when Johan is shoveling snow, he discovers a calf in a roadside ditch and gets a surprise when he learns the true owner of the calf.

Presents an overview of the Swedish in America, discussing the major periods of immigration, social issues Swedish immigrants faced in early industrial America, and how Swedish-Americans have shaped American culture. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, and lists of further resources and related organizations.

Ex-convict Piet Hoffman--a family man, a rising member of Stockholm's Polish mafia, and an undercover police informant--is sent to a maximum security prison to make himself the boss of the amphetamine trade so the police can shut it down.

Looks at what life is like in Sweden from the perspective of Mathias Nystrom, a nine-year-old boy who lives in the city of Vasteras, providing information about the landscape and weather, home, food, school, work, free time, religion, and special days. Includes a fact file, glossary, photographs, and map.

Introduces the landscape, climate, natural resources, people, daily life, government, and economy of the northern European country of Sweden.

An introduction to the geography, people, history, cities, industries, culture, educational system, and government of Sweden.