Tina Jain Mehta Jain Mehta itibaren Bhaini Amirpur, Haryana 125039, India itibaren Bhaini Amirpur, Haryana 125039, India

An excellent example of a new breed of Central European History. There is a growing movement in the field to abandon the "nation" as the model through which all history is told -- Professor Frank deftly handles a tremendous variety of sources in multiple tongues, tieing together a fascinating story, elegantly told, of conflicting extra-regional identities and the decline of empires.

I can NOT get enough of Elephant and Piggie. Piggie's crushing despair as she explains, in small text, that she is "not a happy pig". Elephant's sweet solution to the lack of rain. The worms, splishing in the puddles! Simple - but exciting - text for beginning readers, and hysterical illustrations. What's not to love?