Laura Purdie Salas & Jaime Kim If You Were the Moon What would you do if you were the moon?Do you think you would rest quietly in the night sky? Oh, no. The moon does so much more than you might imagine! It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a…
Non-fiction for Children & Young Adults
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … Water is water, puddle, pond, sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? Water can be a . . .thirst quencher, kid drencher, cloud fluffer, fire snuffer. Find out about the many roles water plays in this poetic exploration of water throughout…
Lutz van Dijk Africa – A Continent’s History and Diversity Retold with African voices. Revised new edition Africa – with 54 countries, over 2000 languages and the youngest population in the world – is colourful and diverse. In Europe’s narrative of the ‘black continent’, this diversity rarely comes across. Lutz van Dijk’s history of Africa…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija A Rock Can Be … A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? A rock can be a…dinosaur bone, stepping-stone, hopscotch marker, fire sparker. Find out about the many roles a rock can play in this…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … A leaf is a leaf, a bit of a tree. But just try to guess what else it can be! A leaf can be a…shade spiller, mouth filler, tree topper, rain stopper. Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of…
Lutz van Dijk & Renate Schlicht Jewish Lives – Reports from 4,000 years From Abraham’s time to the present day Lutz van Dijk takes young readers on a journey through 4000 years of Jewish history. Clearly structured, calmly narrated and packed with stories of special people looking for ways to lead a happy life in…
Ondřej Buddeus & Jindřich Janíček On Yer Bike! “When it’s alone, it waits and acts like a sleeping animal. But when you saddle up, it suddenly has the power and lust for life that you give it.” The bicycle has been man’s humble companion for more than 200 years, serving both young and old on…
Lisa Rammensee & Sandra Grimm Volana’s Madagascar Adventure Where will the little catta family find a home? The courageous female catta Volana takes matters into her own hands and sets off in search of a suitable place to raise her young. She roams Madagascar and gets to know many other animals and regions. But the…
Gema Sirvent & Armand The Unknown Christmas – A Forgotten History of the Celebration of Winter Solstice * Was Jesus Christ really born on December 25? * How many Wise Kings were there, 3, 4, 7 or 12? * What does Christmas have to do with the Roman Saturnalia? * When and where was the…
David Böhm Now. By the time you’ve finished reading this sentence, another 24 children will have come into this world. How long does the now last? What is time? Why do people think they can have time? How do you measure time? When the display shows that the next bus will arrive in three minutes,…
Alexandra Prischedko One Way and Another In this special picture book on diversity and open-mindedness in one’s own experience and actions we encounter fantastic animal images from the underwater world. Masterly precision characterises the splendid and poetic pictures. They offer everything that illustration has over a photograph. A single clownfish in the multitude of male…
Sascha Mamczak, Martina Vogl & Katrin Stangl Life Everywhere – The amazing coexistence of species on our planet After their highly acclaimed book A New World, the dedicated duo Sascha Mamczak and Martina Vogl now turn their attention to another ecological topic: biodiversity. Preserving it is one of the greatest tasks facing humanity. Exciting, clear…
Dr. Johanna Klement & Stephanie Marian Rebel Cells – A wild journey through the body An adventurous journey through the body with three little rebel cells The little body cells Mio, Nea and Fago are desperate to know what the world outside looks like. So they plan a daring journey through the human body to…
Giselle Clarkson The Observologist: A handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions A highly illustrated creative guide to the small creatures and the natural wonders we find when we take time to open our eyes to the world around us—and ode to the power of quiet observation. Try to imagine the weirdest and most impossibly…
Antje Damm Ask Me! 118 questions for children to get into conversation with each other. Revised new edition In this new edition of Ask Me!, which was first published in 2002, Antje Damm has revised and rethought questions, illustrations and photographs. With this type of book, which was new at the time of its first…
Birge Tetzner & Karl Uhlenbrock Fred in the Ice Age Fire Magic Fred has already travelled to many countries and past cultures. He would never have thought that his next adventure would be in Germany of all places. During a cave tour in the Swabian Alb, a spark of fire whisks him through time: to…
Birge Tetzner & Karl Uhlenbrock Fred among the Vikings Jarl Ragnald’s Legacy Somewhere on a fjord in Denmark, many, many years ago, lived the Viking boy Ivar. The day Fred comes to him is a sad day for Ivar: Odin has taken his father to Valhalla – and the village no longer has a leader….
Fabienne Meyer, Sibylle Wulff & Martina Leykamm How to Rescue Art? Art is known to save the world. But who saves art? Works of art are unique and irreplaceable. No copy is as good as the original, for it usually remains soulless. Yet works of art are exposed to dangers from all sides: ravenous mites,…
Birge Tetzner & Dirk Uhlenbrock Halloween – Of Ghosts, Vampires and Other Spooky Creatures Halloween has long had a fixed place in our calendar. On the evening of 31 October, little creepy characters go from door to door, shouting “trick or treat” and demanding treats. But why actually? Who started it? When was the first…
Inge Brendler & Stephanie Marian Sound Caper – A Note Steps out of Line An exciting journey through the world of music with numerous audio examples The little note Finn no longer feels comfortable within his birthday song, because the other notes claim that he doesn’t sound nice, not festive enough. He decides to jump…