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Three billy goats Gruff

1987
An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll.

A passion for danger

Nansen's Arctic adventures
1994
A biography of the Norwegian explorer, author, scientist, and statesman who made many important expeditions to the North Pole.

The boy and the devil

1986
A retelling of the traditional Norwegian tale of how a little boy outwits the Devil.

Thor Heyerdahl, Viking scientist

1979
A biography of the Norwegian scientist and adventurer who undertook a journey across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa raft to prove the possibility of his theory that the Pacific islands had been populated by Indians from South America.

Edvard Munch

love, jealousy, death and sorrow
2005
Chronicles the life and career of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, examining his techniques in various media and exploring the impact of personal experiences on his subject matter and style.

Just a friendly old troll

1996
Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the three billy goats that outwit a menacing troll with a retelling in which the troll tells his side of the story.

Edvard Munch, 1863-1944

2000
An introduction to the life and work of nineteenth-century Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, discussing his cultural and historical importance, and including a chronology and over one hundred color illustrations with explanatory captions.

East o' the sun and west o' the moon

fifty-nine Norwegian folk tales from the collection of Peter Christen Asbj?rnsen and J?rgen Moe
1970

Night and fog

1990
While sailing a small boat from Boston to Norway, a former prisoner of war is able to come to terms with his imprisonment and torture by the Gestapo.

Who's that tripping over my bridge?

2002
A retelling, set in Louisiana, of the Norwegian folktale about three clever billy goats that outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way to greener pastures.

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