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by Erling Rolfsrud (North Dakota)
Paperback In a delightful homespun way Erling Rolfsrud relates his experiences as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse on the prairie of North Dakota, including teaching the beautiful 'Palmer Penmanship Method' to students whose hands were more at home with a gopher trap or pitchfork. ... more -
Rolfsrud's experiences as a one-room schoolhouse teacher with comments on the "Palmer Method" and the potbellied stove. ... more
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Arna Rennan and Nordic Angst
CD
Storebror og Lillebror, which translates as "Big Brother and Little Brother", is Arna's second CD, but she has now formalized a backup band called Nordic Angst — a term used by Americans to describe the perceived darkness of the Nordic culture, the kind of darkness found in Ingmar Bergman ... ... more -
by A. G. Smith
Paperback Coloring/Illustration Book
This 48-page coloring book contains thoroughly researched, factual narrative chronicling the exciting life of the Norsement -- their Viking life in Norway and Iceland, raids into England and France, and their presence in America and Russia. Along with thirty-eight very detailed illustrations, there are also maps and information and ... ... more -
Photographs by Everett W. Kuntz; Text by Jim Heynen
Hardcover
If you find yourself getting more and more interested in "recent" history as you get older, if you prefer the clarity of black and white photos, and if you are one of many fans of Jim Heynen's writing, you will truly appreciate this book of wonderful, ... ... more -
by Helene S. Lundberg
Hardcover
Lundberg, a talented woman in Sweden, has published numerous books about Swedish crafts, decorating and entertaining. In this recently released book, translated by Annika S. Hipple, Lundberg lists necessary materials, step-by-step directions, 90 full-page colored pictures, and patterns for projects that incorporate traditional crafts from her homeland with design aspects of contemporary ... ... more -
by Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel
Hardcover
Just as the designs in Norwegian Handknits (below) were inspired by items at Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, many of the designs in this book stemmed from the historic textiles at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. Along with knitting patterns from various regions in Sweden, the authors include bits of ... ... more -
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by Bente Elsworth
Book with 2 CD's
The "Teach Yourself" series has been used internationally for decades by those interested in learning other languages, 60 languages to be more precise. From Afrikaans to Zulu, this series is a market leader in language publishing, and the series is designed so the student is in control and sets ... ... more -
by Jan Brett
Hardcover
Little Snow, a white bunny, is celebrating his first Christmas and he is full of curiosity, “Who is the animals’ Santa?” Little Snow and his brother, Big Snowshoe, visit the forest to ask the animals if they have ever seen the animals’ Santa. No animal has ever seen him, but he always leaves ... ... more -
by Jim Heynen
Paperback
Through 64 short stories, readers meet a group of farm boys who possess all the trouble-making talents of most young boys, yet they recognize and are in awe of the world's tiny miracles. The boys throw tomatoes at passing cars and make coat sails to carry them down a frozen road. Yet, they ... ... more -
by Mary Dodge Woodward
Paperback
Mary Dodge Woodward, a fifty-six-year-old widow and Vermonter by birth, moved from Vermont to Wisconsin, and then — with her two grown sons and a daughter — to a 1280 to 1500-acre bonanza wheat farm in Dakota Territory's Red River Valley in 1882. Woodward had the house they lived in moved more ... ... more -
by Astrid Lindgren
Paperback
In this charming book, Lindgren writes about the yearlong fun and everyday life of six humorous children — Lisa, Karl, Britta, Anna, Olaf and Bill — who live on three neighboring farms. People in that area refer to the location as "noisy village" because of the high-spirited life and fun found there. Join ... ... more
