norway

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norway

The three billy goats Gruff

1973
Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.

Shadow on the mountain

2014
In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating from deliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy.

Christmas in Norway

2014
Describes the customs, music, foods, and activities associated with the celebration of Christmas in Norway.

Sabotage

the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb
2016
Details the mission of young Norwegian commandos to destroy Vemork, an industrial fortress that was occupied by German troops during World War II through which they gained access to an essential ingredient for the weapon that could end the war: Hitler's very own nuclear bomb. Armed with little more than skis, explosives, and great courage, the commandos will survive months in the snowy wilderness, elude a huge manhunt, and execute two dangerous missions. The result? The greatest act of sabotage in all of World War II.

Roald Amundsen explores the South Pole

Presents a brief graphic novel featuring the story of Roald Amundsen and how he made it to the South Pole.

The three Billy Goats Gruff

2001
Colorful illustrations accompany this version of the classic children's tale of three goat brothers and a contemptible troll.

The mind's eye

Kit Cavendish, confined to a wheelchair, has the psychic power to place herself into the minds of others, and one day psychically encounters Henri, a Norwegian boy witnessing the German occupation of Oslo.

The klipfish code

Sent with her younger brother to Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them.

The winter fortress

the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb
2016

The three Billy Goats Gruff

2014
Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way to a greener hillside.

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