Children's Books / Young Adults Spring 2021

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Katharina Reschke

Dreams Are Like Wild Tigers

Date of publication: January 10, 2022
Hardcover | 192 pages | Recommended age group: 10+
Ranji Ram and Toni Finster couldn’t be more different. While 13-year-old Ranji, who has just moved to Berlin from Mumbai, dreams of becoming a film star, 12-year-old Toni is using her karate skil...
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Norbert Pautner

My Animal Alphabet, on Squared Paper: Learn the Alphabet by Drawing It

From A to Z: Two animals per letter. How to write upper- and lower-case letters.

Date of publication: February 15, 2021
Paperback | 96 pages | Recommended age group: 5+
From A for aardvark to Z for zebra: this unique art school introduces children aged 5+ to the alphabet – and there’s nothing better than squared paper to help with the first steps. Thanks to its ...
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Ingo Siegner

Little Dragon Coconut – My First Garden Book

Date of publication: March 1, 2021
Hardcover | 64 pages | Recommended age group: 6+
When they’re not having exciting adventures, the fire-breathing dragon Coconut, porcupine Matilda and devouring dragon Oskar like hanging out in the little garden they’ve planted under their tree...
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Albert Biesinger, Helga Kohler-Spi...

Does God Look the Same All Over the World?

Children ask the questions – researchers provide the answers

Date of publication: April 26, 2021
Hardcover | 128 pages | Recommended age group: 8+
‘Why are there different religions?’ Children are curious and want to know everything, including the answer to this question, which is a hard one to answer even for adults. If there are Muslim as...
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Checker Tobi (Editor), Gregor Eise...

Checker Tobi – The Big Digital Check: Smartphone, Internet, Social Media – I Check It For You!

Date of publication: March 8, 2021
Hardcover | 112 pages | With illustrations from: Carolin Flammang | Recommended age group: 8+
How does the internet actually work? How do mobiles get reception? And why do people always look perfect on Instagram? We are constantly surrounded by the digital world – but what do we really kn...
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Reinhard Friedl

Joy in Your Heart

A moving and philosophical gift book about our most important sensory organ: the heart

Date of publication: March 1, 2021
Hardcover | 40 pages | With illustrations from: Maria Over | Recommended age group: 4+
What does it feel like to be happy or sad? The heart is far more than just a muscle, and it’s where all your emotions live. Inside it, there are mysterious caves and valves – it’s a place where f...
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Ingo Siegner

Now We Know! Little Dragon Coconut Explores the Stone Age

With many colourful and informative illustrations, including pictures of Coconut

Date of publication: May 24, 2021
Hardcover | 80 pages | Recommended age group: 6+
When did Stone Age Man first appear? What tools did they use? Who were the Neanderthals? How was the wheel invented? What did Stone Age humans eat? Were they hunters or gatherers? How did they dr...
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Katja Spitzer

Hair!

Stories about hairstyles

Date of publication: May 17, 2021
Hardcover | 40 pages | With illustrations from: Katja Spitzer | Recommended age group: 7+
What do fringe, ponytail, monkey swing and earphones have in common? Exactly, they are all hairstyles! In her book, printed in unusual colours, Katja Spitzer tells us everything about hair: that ...
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Checker Tobi (Editor), Gregor Eise...

Checker Tobi – The Big Emotions Check: Joy, Anger, Sadness – I Check It For You!

Date of publication: March 8, 2021
Hardcover | 112 pages | With illustrations from: Carolin Flammang | Recommended age group: 8+
Why do we sometimes see red when we’re angry? Or tremble with fear? Or want to jump for joy? Everyone has experienced these feelings. But what do we actually know about them? Checker Tobi asks t...
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Katharina Weiss-Tuider

Expedition Pole Star – On the Trail of Climate Change

Date of publication: March 22, 2021
Hardcover | 128 pages | With illustrations from: Christian Schneider | Recommended age group: 10+
It’s the biggest polar expedition of our time: the German research icebreaker Polarstern (‘Pole Star’) is on a year-long journey, drifting though the Arctic Ocean moored to an ice floe. On board ...

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