In part one of a two-part story, Julie Weiss's world is suddenly torn apart by a war that will forever change the face of humanity. Her life as a privileged Jewish girl quickly becomes one of humiliation and terror. In part two, Julie has left Nazi Austria for New York, where she begins a new life with her extended family who she has never met.

    After discovering that a German U-boat has landed near her home--a little-known, true incident on Long Island--she and her classmates form "Kids Fight for Freedom" and participate in the home front war effort.

    

    (Previous titles featuring Mary Woodin's vibrant watercolor images have sold more than 300,000 copies.) THE PAINTED GARDEN is a collection of intimate musings, thoughtful philosophies, and touching artwork, with space for recording planting, harvesting, and blooming notes. Readers will discover useful gardening tips, an illustrated list of herbs and their uses, and advice from such well-known British gardening experts as Mary Russell Mitford, C.W. Earle, Vita Sackville-West, and Louise Beebe Wilder.