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Sister Bear

a Norse tale
2011
Halva is traveling with her bear to visit the King of Denmark when they stop for the night at a cottage where a pack of trolls is about to make its annual Christmas Eve visit.

East o' the sun & west o' the moon

an old Norse tale
1988
A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.

Why the sea is salt

1993
A retelling of the Norwegian folktale in which a magical churn repays a young girl's generosity and her mean uncle's greed.

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The three billy goats Gruff
2001
Three billy goats must find a way to cross the bridge guarded by a mean, hungry troll in order to reach some tasty, fresh, green grass. Presented in English and Serbo-Croatian.

The squire takes a wife

1990
A rich squire is determined to marry the farmer's daughter, who is equally determined that he will not.

Easy work!

an old tale
1998
Thinking his work in the fields is harder than his wife's work in the house, Mr. McTeague trades places with her for one day.

Tatterhood and the hobgoblins

a Norwegian folktale
1993
Tatterhood, an unconventional princess, rescues her sister from the hobgoblins' curse.

The last Viking

the life of Roald Amundsen
2012
Chronicles the life and career of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole.

South with the sun

Roald Amundsen, his polar explorations, and the quest for discovery
2011
Chronicles the life and legacy of Roald Amundsen, describing his accomplishments as a Norwegian explorer in the Polar Regions, and discussing such accomplishments as being the first to travel the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, being the first man to reach both the North and South Poles, and related topics.

The rescue artist

a true story of art, thieves, and the hunt for a missing masterpiece
2005
Presents a comprehensive examination of the 1994 theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream," a seventy-two million dollar painting stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo on the opening day of the Winter Olympics, and describes the extensive investigation led by American art detective and undercover cop, Charley Hill.

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