france

Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which took place on June 6, 1944.

The author details his difficult experiences as a young Jewish child living in Nazi-occupied France during the 1940s.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

An illustrated biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was burned at the stake for witchcraft.

A biography of the peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was later accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake.

A brief biography of the modern French artist accompanies reproductions and analyses of several of his works.

A novel based on the experiences of Suzanne David Hall, who, as a teenager in Nazi-occupied France, worked as a spy for the French Resistance while training to be an opera singer.

An illustrated, simple biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

A introduction to the life and work of Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer and trader who founded Quebec.

Written as a report by a fictitious student, this biography profiles the life and artworks of Degas.