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"World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?"--dust jacket flap.
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In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a young German Jew, is sent by her parents to Chicago, Illinois, where she lives with an aunt and uncle and tries to assimilate into American culture, while worrying about her parents and mourning the loss of everything she has ever known. Based on the author's mother's experience, includes an afterword about a little-known program that brought twelve hundred Jewish children to safety during World War II.
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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. Retold in both Spanish and English.
Sumario en español: Cuatro animales viejos decidió ir a Bremen y buscar trabajo como músicos. Después de mucho andar llegaron a una casita en el bosque. Adentro había una banda de ladrones. Los animales lanzaron sus gritos y los ladrones se dieron a la fuga. Así,...
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A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Sumario en español: Un pequeño hombre extraño ayuda a la hija de la molinero a hacer girar la paja en el oro para el rey con la condición de que ella le dará su primero niño.
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The Pied Piper is brought in to save the village of Hamelin from being overrun by rats, but when the town refuses to pay him, he extracts a terrible revenge.
Sumario en español: Un flautista aparece para librar al pueblo de Hamelín el cual está infestado de ratas. Cumplida su misión, cuando los habitantes del pueblo se niegan a pagarle su recompensa, el flautista desata una terrible venganza contra ellos.
10) Hindenburg
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"Early readers will learn about the science behind the Hindenburg disaster through carefully leveled text and photo illustrations. Includes glossary and index."--
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A biography of the archaeologist who discovered the lost city of Troy. Archaeologist? Mythmaker? Crook? This engaging, illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann - a nineteenth-century romantic who most believe did find the ancient city of Troy - reveals him to be a fascinating mixture of all three.