germany

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germany

The elves and the shoemaker

When a poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two naked little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.

Little red riding duck

A simplified version of the familiar tale Little Red Riding Hood featuring a little duckling who meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

Hansel and Gretel

An illustrated retelling of Grimm's fairy tale that depicts two children who are left in the woods by their parents, but manage to find their way home after escaping from a wicked witch and her delicious cottage.

The musicians of Bremen =

Los mu?sicos de Bremen
While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.
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Snow white =

Blancanieves
Presents the English and Spanish translations of the classic fairy tale about a princess who takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the forest cottage of seven dwarfs.

Bomb

the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Examines the history of the atomic bomb, discussing the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.

Hansel and Gretel =

Hansel y Gretel
Presents a retelling of the classic fairytale written in both English and Spanish about two children who are left in the woods but find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

The librarian of Auschwitz

2018
Follows Dita Kraus from age fourteen, when she is put in charge of a few forbidden books at Auschwitz concentration camp, through the end of World War II and beyond. Based on a true story.
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Refugee

This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.

Bach's fight for freedom

2002
Johann Sebastian Bach, the chapel organist for Duke Wilhelm, is already frustrated when the duke assigns him a servant he is sure is a spy. Young Frederick, however, is a free spirit like his master and they both know what it is like to not be able to follow one's dreams.

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