Serbia - Children's Books

Serbia is a great place for a family trip, although maybe best for when kids are older as one of the coolest things to do is to dine on one of the many floating restaurants on the Danube River in Belgrade at night! While in Belgrade, also check out the Nikola Tesla Museum.

Do you know of another children's travel book about Serbia? Please feel free to note it in a comment below!

Children's Books about Serbia

Serbian Folklore: 26 Serbian Children's Folk and Fairy Tales: The 26 folk and fairy tales from the Central European nation of Serbia include the popular legends, tales, drolls, and extravagances, which have been handed down from generation to generation among the labourers, peasants and youth of a nation. Some of the tales in this volume are: The Wonderful Kiosk, The Snake’s Gift, The Golden Apple-Tree, And The Nine Peahens, Papalluga, Good Deeds Are Never Lost, Bird Girl, Sir Peppercorn, Bash-Chalek, The Trade That No One Knows, The Legend Of St. George.

Nine Magic Pea-Hens and Other Serbian Folk-Tales: The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples (Zlatna jabuka i devet paunica) is a work of Serbian epic poetry. The story begins with an emperor's golden apple tree being robbed every night, and his sons setting themselves to watch it. The older two slept, but the youngest stayed awake. Nine peahens arrived. Eight rifled the tree, while the ninth came down beside him and became a beautiful maiden. Read more

My First Book - Serbia: All About Serbia For Kids: The culture, the beauty, the landmarks, the food - it is simply fascinating. In this book, we cover all of those magical elements about SERBIA in a digestible and engaging way!  Combining fun and education, we use real-life images to help your child learn about the country.

Nikola Tesla (Little People, BIG DREAMS): Since he was a young boy growing up in the Austrian Empire, Nikola was fascinated by science and numbers. His teachers knew he had a brilliant mind, but Nikola’s irregular routines and fondness for playing cards meant that he was kicked out of school before he could finish his exams. However, after working for a spell at the Budapest Telephone Exchange, where he made several clever innovations to their electrical systems, he managed to get a job with Edison Machine Works in the United States, in New York.  In the US, Tesla’s inquisitive nature and ingenious mind spurred him on to keep exploring electricity, and he came up with several groundbreaking inventions during this time, including breakthroughs in alternating current and wireless remote controls. By the end of his life, the brilliant inventor had more than 300 patents for original and unique inventions, and had advanced scientific thought by a generation.

Who Was Nikola Tesla?: Get ready for the electrifying biography of Serbian-American Nikola Tesla--part creative genius, part mad scientist, and 100% innovator.  When Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884, he didn't have much money, but he did have a letter of introduction to renowned inventor Thomas Edison. The working relationship between the two men was short lived, though, and the two scientist-inventors became harsh competitors. One of the most influential scientists of all time, Nikola Tesla is celebrated for his experiments in electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communications. His invention of the Tesla coil was instrumental in the development of radio technology.