Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
While waiting for her parents to arrive in Paris, a twelve-year-old American girl becomes an inadvertent accomplice in trying to save the young sultan of a small Arab state from being abducted by his enemies.
Presents a comprehensive travel guide to Switzerland, with information on restaurants and hotels, museums and other tourist sites, and interesting facts and maps on a number of cities.
When she finally joins her father and brothers in their new home in Switzerland, a twelve-year-old Turkish girl encounters the tremendous difficulty of living in a foreign country without knowing the language and customs.
In letters throughout the year, Alexandra's grandmother describes the routines and celebrations that make up life in her little village in the mountains of Switzerland.
A young Swiss girl dreams of the day the cathedral bells, which no one has ever heard, will break their long silence when a special gift is presented at the crche on Christmas Eve.
