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Stepha Quitterer, Lina Seybold
Stones! Quite Brilliant
Steine!
The Most Brilliant Stones in the World
Where do "erratics" come from? Do "black smokers" need to observe no-smoking rules? How did "eye gneiss" get its name? How dangerous is "sunburn basalt"? What does meat loaf have in common with meteorites, and can stones actually swim?
Stones reveal amazing things about our Earth and we humans. In fact, without stones, the world would be a different place. The world of stones is full of secrets, unbelievable discoveries and surprising facts.
29 stories about 29 exemplary stones, told in words and pictures
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Judith Burger
News From the Inside of a Cat
Nachrichten aus dem Inneren der Katze
Art Theft, Family Secrets and Love
The town of Grellrode is such a hole! Sylvie can’t wait to get away, preferably before finals. To earn some money she works at the small museum nearby. One morning its prized painting has disappeared. There, where "News From the Inside of a Cat" used to hang, is just a blank wall. But why doesn’t museum director Brunse report the theft? Why is her Aunt Kathy’s behavior more odd than ever? And the insanely beautiful Paul, who suddenly turns up – where does he fit in the picture?
Art Theft, Family Secrets, and Love – and Sylvie in the middle!
Rotraut Susanne Berner
It‘s a Beautiful Day, sad the Hen
Ein herrlicher Tag, sagte das Huhn
A Happy Hen has Company
It’s a beautiful day, just right for a field trip! While one excited hen packs a picnic, the other one has doubts. Still, in the middle of such energy and anticipation, the doubtful one joins the fun and realizes that everything is indeed beautiful, and even a rain shower couldn’t spoil their happiness.
Rotraut Susanne Berner’s story lends hens and people alike the courage to jump into adventure and leave their hesitation at home.
Henrike Wilson
Kringel Longs for the Sea
Kringel will Meer
A Book as Beautiful as a Day at the Sea
Kringel lives in an old barnyard. But ever since Laughing Gull told Kringel about the wide blue sea, the fine grained sand, and the smell of the fresh sea air, the little piglet has had a big dream: to go to the sea! The other animals in the barnyard care nothing for such foolishness. But Kringel seizes the opportunity and treads cautiously towards the goal. Sometimes Kringel feels lonely, a bit small for such a big adventure. But feeling the warm sand, smelling the salty air and hearing the roar of the waves makes all the difference. Kringel is the happiest piglet there ever was!
In her large format acrylic originals, Henrike Wilson manages to capture the unique light of the seacoast. This is a story about good luck, friendship, and finding the courage to pursue one’s longings.
JuLi Litkei, Sophia Kimmig
Nights on the Pond
Nachts am Teich
Through the Night with All Senses
Mara and her grandpa want to sleep outside tonight in a tent by the pond. Mara is very excited. What will it be like, sleeping outside? Together they watch as the day comes to an end. The buzzing calls of the swifts become quieter, and the night air is full of the croaking of frogs and the chirping of crickets. The light changes from hour to hour. In the beam of their flashlights they see the reflection of green eyes from the hedge. A fox? Then it gets cold, and Mara and Grandpa cuddle next to each other in their sleeping bags. And they hear a strange noise . . . what animal could that be?
Sensitive storytelling and illustrations in this nature picture book focus the reader’s attention on the animals, plants, noises and light of the night. Set against a heartwarming story and including a search-and-find game, the book invites a closer look at familiar surroundings and encourages readers to explore on their own.
Daniela Kulot
My Dictionary in Pictures
Mein Bildwörterbuch
My Big Little World
People and animals; city and country; to play; to eat; to move . . . all this and more can be discovered in this picture dictionary. The world is full of things, and words, that are just waiting to be understood and trusted -- maybe by a child learning to speak for the first time, or maybe when we are learning a new language.
Simple scenes prompt discovery, naming, storytelling and fantasy and invite us into conversation with each other. A picture dictionary for everyone!
Thilo Krapp, Maja Nielsen
Titanic: The World‘s Most Famous Ship
Titanic
The Gripping Story of its Disastrous Sinking and the Search for its Remains
It is April 14, 1912. The Titanic is speeding through the ice-cold North Atlantic. The luxury ship, on its maiden voyage and headed for New York, was considered unsinkable. And yet the ship is headed for the worst disaster in the history of ocean travel.
What circumstances led to the loss of the Titanic? Who were the people on board?
Author Maja Nielsen tells the story of Second Office Charles Lightoller, who met the fearsome challenge in the hour of greatest need, and of the successful discovery decades later of the long-buried shipwreck on the Atlantic seafloor.
The fascinating story of the ship and the suspenseful search for the shipwreck, complete with explanatory descriptions, insider knowledge and graphic-novel-style illustrations, will capture the attention of young readers as if they, too, were on board the sailing legend.
Raffaela Schöbitz
My Memory Chest
Meine Erinnerungskiste
A Treasure Chest full of Memories
"I like to collect things. Special things."
Whether a pretty stone, shiny chestnuts, shimmering blue feathers or a vacant snail shell: every found object found in nature has its own story. And in every object there’s much to discover! For example: what’s in the feather of a kingfisher bird? Where do pebbles come from? And does every snail have a house? Nature collectibles are more than just pretty things that awaken the curiosity of the child in this story. They also evoke tender memories of a very special person – his grandma.
A special kind of memoir that relates facts about the small wonders of the natural world even as it serves as a tribute to a loved one who has died.
Cornelia Franz
Colourful
Bunt
When Sounds Make Pictures
Sometimes it’s all too much for Diego. Noise in the classroom releases a storm of colorful images in his mind: Hayda’s light green sherbet laughter, Jenni’s clacking pencils that land like hailstones ... Diego has given up trying to describe his world to others. Only Ismael, his new classmate, has asked about it. He’s the only one that seems to understand Diego.
Then, on a class trip to the nearby moorland, there’s supposed to be a walk in the dark – to the cemmmmetery! The word hovers like a storm cloud – nothing good can come of it! And Diego can’t stand the thought!
Jana Walczyk, Bärbel Oftring
I Build You A House, Wild Bee!
Ich bau dir ein Haus, kleine Wildbiene
Along with the first flowers of spring come the wild bees, looking for just the right place to raise their young.
In this richly detailed nonfiction picture book, readers of all ages will learn about the mason bee and its growth from egg to adult, about the life of other wild bees like the bumblebee, and the important role wild bees play in nature. Between the covers of this book there is much to discover about the life cycle and diversity of wild bees, relatives of our familiar honeybee.
At the conclusion of the book there are step-by-step instructions for building a nest platform for wild bees so the reader can watch them up close.