Children's literature books from Netherlands
Recommended children's literature books (9)
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If you are into children's literature here are some children's literature books from Netherlands for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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De lijst van Violet Sopjes by David Vlietstra NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Violet (11) besluit om dit schooljaar met elk kind in haar klas te spelen. Er zitten bijzondere types tussen haar klasgenootjes en ze maakt de vreemdste dingen mee. Dan ontdekt ze dat er een dringender probleem is dan het afwerken van de klassenlijst... Met illustraties in bicolor. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
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Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honor–winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is turning fifty! Celebrate this beloved favorite, which now includes a special introduction from noted children’s book historian Leonard Marcus. Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers. “A splendid achievement.” ... continue
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Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Juffrouw Minoes was vroeger poes. Ze spint, krabt, geeft kopjes en houdt nog steeds van vogeltjes. En ook al is ze nu een gewoon meisje, toch zingt ze af en toe nog de mauw-mauw-song en spreekt ze nog prima `kats . Dat laatste komt haar baas Tibbe, die in een krant schrijft, goed van pas. Via de katten-persdienst komt hij heel wat verborgen en geheime zaken te weten. Dat geeft natuurlijk grote moeilijkheden... Minoes is een betoverend boek, dat bekroond is met een Zilveren Griffel. Het is vertaald in het Frans, Duits, Engels, Spaans, Catalaans, Italiaans, Noors, Zweeds, IJslands, Grieks, Hebre... continue
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Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
For fans of The Hazel Wood, this middle grade novel takes the dark stuff of fairytales and crafts it into a powerful story of friendship and light. "Once I picked the book up, I didn’t set it down until I finished it with tears in my eyes. . ." —The New York Times Book Review Every evening Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks, but one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern is not lit, a ship is wrecked, and someone must pay. To work off her debt, Lampie is banished to the Admiral's lonely house, where a monster is rumored to live.... continue
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The Borrowed House by Hilda Van Stockum EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
"During World War II a young German girl, member of the Hitler Youth, goes to live with her parents in occupied Amsterdam and comes to realize the truth about the war while living in a house requisitioned for her family"--
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The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
It was intended for children, and of course much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today. A 1921 bestseller, The Story of Mankind won the first Newbery Medal in 1922, and it is no wonder: the book-which begins with the origin of life itself on our planet and the arrival of the earliest protohumans on the scene and ends with The Last Fifty Years, Including Several Explanations and an Apology-is abundant with an offbeat charm and packed with the author's own beauti... continue
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The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
The residents of a small town in Holland try to bring storks to nest in their village.