In September, 1944, the SS march into a remote Italian castle, arrest a mother and seize her two sons, aged just two and three. If Hitler has his way she will never see them again. For Fey Pirzio-Biroli is the daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, executed days before after the failed assassination of the Fuhrer
"As war swept across Europe in 1940, the idyllic life of Fey von Hassell seemed a world away from conflict. The daughter of Hitler's ambassador to Italy, Fey lived with her Italian aristocrat husband in a castle on an estate in northern Italy. But with Fascism approaching its zenith, Fey's peaceful existence with her two young sons is threated [sic] when her father and husband make the difficult decision to resist the Nazis--a choice that maroons Fey alone in Nazi-occupied Italy and leads to a foiled plot to kill them F̈ührer, bringing the Gestapo to Fey's doorstep. Suffused with Catherine Bailey's signature atmospheric prose, 'A Castle in Wartime' tells the unforgettable story of the bravery and fortitude of one family who collectively and individually sacrificed everything to resist the Nazis from within." - page [4] of cover
School’s First Day of School meets Good Night, Gorilla in this irresistible bedtime story about School getting ready to go to sleep!As the sun sets, a security guard arrives to help this sleepy little school get some rest. From tucking in chairs to checking all the locks to listening to the silverware snoring, she makes her moonlit rounds. One by one, the lights are turning off and everyone is turning in. Well, everyone except for the turtle from 2A. Will this escapee make it back to bed on time?Bailey's lusciously lyrical and dreamy story expertly peels back the curtain for the littlest readers who ever wondered what happens to school at night, making GOODNIGHT SCHOOL the perfect pick for early childhood educators, back-to-school, and, of course, bedtime.
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At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire.
Everything in Rex's valley is rough and tough until Yogasaurus moves in, and although Rex insists dinosaurs do not do yoga his friends slowly drift toward the newcomer to try
The narrative follows a thrilling expedition to salvage silver from a sunken ship deep in the Indian Ocean, bringing together seventy-five experienced sailors. Their mission, however, is complicated by the presence of Catherine, an English woman on their converted drill ship, who must navigate the dynamics of the all-male crew. The story explores themes of teamwork, adventure, and the challenges of integrating different perspectives in high-stakes situations.
Sam is a serene sauropod who knows how to chill. Yet his best friend, Rex, is a rough-and-ready tyrannosaur who can't slow down. In this fun-filled teaching tale especially made for high-energy kids, young readers will explore the joys of peace and relaxation-including Mesozoic mindfulness meditations to try at home.