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"Christmas is a special holiday that is celebrated all over the world. Look inside to learn the customs and traditions of people in Germany"--Back cover.

An elderly London resident befriends the little boy who moves in downstairs, but his parents' fighting brings her back to her harrowing escape from Nazi Germany at age twelve and grim post-war years in France with her mother.

"The prisoner of an evil witch, Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. If she ever escapes, the witch will put a terrible curse her. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she!"-- Provided by publisher.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

Examines the life and career of German leader Adolf Hitler, identifying some of the historical, political, and emotional forces that shaped his character, and discussing his achievements, mistakes, and crimes.

"When World War II comes to their doorstep, a German family is torn between doing their duty for their country and doing what's right, esepcially for those they love"--Front flap.

"A book about the remarkable and often overshadowed career of Lotte Reiniger, a moviemaking pioneer, who first used her talent for hand-cutting paper silhouettes in the 1920s to create stop-motion animated movies. She invented the multiplane camera to give her animations depth of field and, with a small team, designed and directed the oldest full-length animated film in existence. Lotte eventually created approximately sixty films for movies and television"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a fictionalized account of German teenagers G?nter and Helmut who defied and disobeyed Hitler's order in which all fifteen and sixteen year old boys had to defend Germany, instead they became fugitives for forty-seven days.

Presents a selection of classic German fairy tales, including "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood," 'Sleeping Beauty," and others.

"In 1943, as the war against Nazi Germany raged abroad, President Franklin Roosevelt had a critical goal: a face-to-face sit-down with his allies Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. This first-ever meeting of the Big Three in Tehran, Iran, would decide some of the most crucial strategic details of the war. Yet when the Nazis found out about the meeting, their own secret plan took shape--an assassination plot that would've changed history. A true story filled with daring rescues, body doubles, and political intrigue, The Nazi Conspiracy details FDR's pivotal meeting in Tehran and the deadly Nazi plot against the heads of state of the three major Allied powers who attended it"--Provided by publisher.