Beltz Foreign Rights Spring 2011

Beltz & GelbergForeign Rights Catalogue

Spring 2011

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Dear Colleagues,

again a new catalogue which we happily present to you!

There are lots of outstanding titles, for example:

Toto the Treasure Seeker: finally a new children’s book by Helme Heine

about the greatest treasure in the world – love!

A Book for Hanna: In her new novel Mirjam Pressler tells the moving

story of 14-year-old Hanna who was deported to the concentration camp

Theresienstadt during World War II. A novel based on a real-life story.

Or take a look at the adventurous and fascinating novel Call of the Deep

by Katja Brandis and Peter Ziemek which takes you to one of the most

mysterious places of the world – into the depths of the ocean.

These titles and many more can be found in this catalogue. Please let us

know which titles you wish to see.

Kerstin Michaelis

[email protected]

phone: ++49-6201-6007 327

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© Illustrationen: Helme Heine, aus »Toto der Schatzsucher«

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Judith Drews, born in 1973, studied illustration and communication de-sign at the HaW in Hamburg. She has received numerous scholarships and awards for her illustrations, including the »Förderpreis für junge Buchge-stalter« (Promotion Award for Young Bookmakers). This year she was nomi-nated for the renowned »Deutschen Designpreis 2010« (German Design Award 2010).

Poor little bunny, are you ill …?

ISBN 978-3-407-00971-5 ISBN 978-3-407-79420-8 ISBN 978-3-407-79421-5

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Anton, you’re a real adventurer! Today Anton goes to the park with Daddy. Anton becomes a real treasure hunter between the duck pond and the trees.

Hihi – the little snail tickles on my hand! And we have to take the big, jagged leaf, the sticks and the round rock home with us. It’s a good thing that true explorers always have a back-pack with them!

Today Anton is soooooo tired. The red dots look funny, but the bunny doctors says »Stay in bed!«

Yuck – the medicine tastes bitter. But with the bear at his side, Anton feels safe. Sleep yourself

well again, little bunny!

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✹ being ill✹ A caring get-well book

✹ discovering nature✹ becoming familiar with native animals

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Judith DrewsAnton fi ndet wasAnton Finds SomethingFour-colour cardboard book16 pagesAge 18 months +

Judith DrewsAnton ist krankAnton is SickFour-colour cardboard book16 pagesAge 18 months +

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Doro Göbel, born in 1958, and Peter Knorr, born in 1956, live in Nierstein on the Rhine River. Both of them illustrate children’s books and design book covers. The »teeming« series Der Ausfl ug / The Excursion and Im Zirkus / At the Circus were designed and created by the two.

Early in the morning, everyone in the city is excited, because – the circus is coming to town! The colourful circus wagons drive through the streets and the elephants march along from the train station to the fairgrounds. No one should miss this extravaganza!

Doro Göbel and Peter Knorr capture the excitement of the magic world of the circus in their successful »teeming« books. They take a look both behind and in front of the scenes, observe artists and circus animals and the all the adventures to be found in the glittering world of the circus community in their wonderfully natural illustrations teeming with impressions. Young children examine each page with its numerous details, older ones follow the story with excitement – a book that will long be a favorite!

These things can be discovered in this book: The circus comes to town ✹ Setting up the tent with obstacles ✹ Every-day life in the circus community ✹ Feeding the circus animals ✹ Practice makes perfect – the artists rehearse ✹ Preparing for the grand perfor-mance ✹ The big moment – the show is on! ✹ The grand fi nale ✹ Time for the circus to go to bed

Boys and girls, welcome to the circus! In this wonderful picture book you will fi nd everything about the circus.

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Doro Göbel/Peter KnorrIm Zirkus At the CircusA story teeming full of picturesLarge format cardboard book16 pages Age 3 +

Lion wanted !

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Pritzelwitz is getting a zoo! Giraffe, elephant, parrot, camels and many other animals move in. But Willy and Little Bee realize at once what is missing – We haven’t got a lion!

Using their creativity and ingenuity, the children set off on an adventurous search for a lion. After a while a crate ends up at the train station. Meow-ing and whimpering sounds are coming out of it. It sounds anything but savage and the crate is quite small...Will the zoo get its lion after all?

✹ the picture book classic as an individual title ✹ timelessly wonderful stories about one of

children’s favorite topics – the zoo

Werner Klemke/Fred RodrianWir haben keinen Löwen We Have No LionFour-colour picture bookHardback, 32 pagesAge 4 +

Fred Rodrian (1926-1985) studied at the Institute for Literature Johannes R. Becher in Leipzig. He was a storyteller, reader, publishing director and author of children’s books.

Werner Klemke, 1917-1994, was a graphic desig-ner, book maker and illustrator. In addition to illust-rations for classics of world literature, he also created illustrations to many of the most popular children’s books in the German Democratic Republic.

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Robert had only wanted to make a glass of water disappear, and suddenly he found himself invisible. No more tea cozy and no Robert – simply gone! Not a trace to be found...

How wonderful it is to be invisible! Robert thinks as he strolls down the street, baffl ing passersby, makes sure things are fair and in order here and there and playing with animals at the zoo. But no one can actually see all the things Robert does. When you are invisible, you are also quite lonely. Then Robert’s father has an idea...

Elizabeth Shaw (1920-1992) was born in Belfast/Northern Ireland and lived in Berlin. She created unique cartoons and illustrated for such famous authors as Mark Twain, James Krüss and Astrid Lindgren. Her own books became children’s classics.

Elizabeth ShawAls Robert verschwandWhen Robert DisappearedFour-colour picture bookHardback, 25 pagesAge 4 +

✹ a picture book classic by Elisabeth Shaw

✹ frequently demanded and now again available

ISBN 978-3-358-03074-5

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ISBN 978-3-407-77084-4ISBN 978-3-407-77081-3

More about Elisabeth Shaw!

✹ Mutmach-Geschichten, die Kinderängste ernst nehmen

✹ zum Vorlesen für alle Kindergarten-Helden

✹ wunderschön illustriert von Heike Herold

Reading aloud has never been such a pleasure!

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Papa and Micky, father and son – these two are a very special team. Together they master life in a happy, topsy-turvy style. One day they inherit a small house, which comes with a whole sack full of dreams…

No, not only Micky and Papa are moving into Casa Rosa, the house they just inherited from Aunt Rosy… Lots of pests slip into the new home with the boxes of household goods and invade Micky’s dreams – clumsy burglars, shaggy barbar-ians, a huge monster man, a bad-tempered sher-iff… Lots of mischief-makers that wake Micky in the night and keep Papa busy.Britta Nonnast tells ten tales of Micky’s everyday enemies and anxieties and how he overcomes them with imagination and the craftiness of a child with Papa at his side. These are wonder-ful stories that will boost morale and spark the desire to go on adventures – everyday scenes told in a loving way for reading aloud, offering the occasion for many interesting conversations.

Britta Nonnast, born in 1970, is an economist and worked as editorial journalist for several years. For a long time, the free journalist has realized that she prefers books, reading and beautiful stories to fi gures and the stock market. Micky, Papa and a House Full of Dreams is her fi rst children‘s book. Together with her family Britta Nonnast lives in Potsdam.

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Britta Nonnast / Heike HeroldMichi, Papa und ein Haus voller Träume Micky, Papa and a House Full of DreamsStories for reading out loudHardback, 144 pagesAge 5 +

✹ Endlich der neue Helme Heine✹ 04.04.2011: 70. Geburtstag von Helme Heine✹ Liebevoll illustriertes Geschenkbuch

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For his 70th birthday, Helme Heine is giving us a fabulous present – the story of a small hero, an adventurous treasure hunt and great love. As always, he writes in a humo-rous style with a touch of wisdom.

Toto the rabbit is a daring adventure-seeker and decides to set off on a treasure hunt. Of course he is hoping to discover gold. At the end of his travels, however, he encounters an illustrious group of animals and humans and discovers his fortune – Piccola, a female rabbit, returns his love, allowing him to discover a true treasure.

Helme Heine, born in 1941 in Berlin, is one of the greatest illustrators of children’s books today. He has enjoyed creating classics known throug-hout the world. Today he lives in New Zealand, writes scripts for audio books and screenplays for radio, fi lm and television, designs furniture and creates sculptures, is a producer and hopes to live long enough to achieve all his plans and projects.

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Helme HeineToto, der SchatzsucherToto, the Treasure HunterHardback, 80 pagesAge 4/5+

Wieland Freund, was born in 1969 near Paderborn. He is an author, critic and journalist. He received the Bavarian Artist Promotion Prize for his fi rst two children’s books Lisas Buch/Lisa’s Book (2003) and Gespensterlied/Ghosts’ Song (2004), which were both published by Gulliver. The author has published several books with Beltz & Gelberg up to now: Die unwahrscheinliche Reise des Jonas Nichts/The Unusual Journey of Jonas Nobody, Der schwarze Karfunkel/The Black Carbuncle.Tulpenfi eber/Tulip Fever and Törtel, die Schildkröte aus dem McGrün/Turtle, the Tortoise from McGreen. He lives in Berlin with his family.

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Dave rides through the Wild West of Nevada with his suitcase full of money. He is supposed to buy shares in silver mine for his brother, but then his stagecoach gets robbed and all the money is gone …

Silver fever is rampant in the Wild West and no one is spared. Dave’s older brother also hopes to become rich and sends Dave to Virginia City to buy shares in a silver mine for him. But the stage-coach is held up by robbers who take all the pas-sengers’ valuables. Suddenly they are all standing there with empty hands – Dave, who lost his brother’s money, Penny Dreadful, the hopeless singer who had to give up her beautiful carbuncle brooch, and Curry, who Dave doesn’t quite know what to think of at fi rst. Together they end up in Goliath, an isolated town in the middle of the prairie, where everyone is crazy about silver. They say that in one mine, even gems drip down from the ceiling! Something is strange, though – the gem that allegedly came from the silver mine looks exactly like the gem from Penny Dreadful’s brooch… Have the investors been cheated? Dave, Penny and Curry set out to solve the mystery and put a stop to the swindlers.

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Wieland FreundFalsches Spiel in Silver CityEine Wildwest-GeschichteFalse Play in Silver CityA tale of the Wild WestHardback, 152 pagesAge 10 +



Salah Naoura, born in 1964, studied German and Scandinavian languages. He is translator and author and lives in Berlin. He has published several books, a.o. Mysterious Baldini/Geheimnis um Baldini. For his tranlsations he was awarded several prizes.

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Salah NaouraMatti und Sami und die drei größten Fehler des UniversumsMatti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes of UniverseHardback, 144 pagesAge 9 +

»Salah Naoura tells a warm, humorous sum-mer tale in a concise manner and with an in-side view of the German-Finnish soul. It is a miracle that Matti and his parents survive all their fi b-telling unscathed. Apparently strong families survive rough stories.« Explanation of the jury for the Peter-Härtling Prize

Matti is 11 years old and dreams of a family va-cation in his father’s native country, Finnland. He manages to get what he wants by telling a whopping lie. But once they get there, Matti, his younger brother Sami and his parents fi nd themselves without a place to stay, no money and no car in the middle of Finnish wasteland. Only a miracle can save them – or Uncle Jus-si, who has been struggling to compete with Matti’s father his whole life. A summer novel for children that stands out for its wonderful pun... And that is not even telling a lie...

✹ Winner of the Peter Härtling Prize 2011!

Sybille Hein, born in 1970, studied illustration in Hamburg. She has illustrated and written books for children and adults since 1999. She has received numerous awards for her work, even receiving the Austrian children’s book award a total of three times. In addition to her many book projects, she goes on tour with her cabaret show »Sybille and the Little Maniac« through the country. She lives in Berlin with her husband and son.


This book specializes in monkey business – from the cover to the last page, it is full of funny jokes, games and all sorts of pranks. Calling all pranksters on the planet Earth to join in the fun! Author Sybille Hein not only wrote down and illustrated all of them, but also tested them herself.

Who would be better at composing a manual for pranks than Silly-Billy-Sybille Hein? As an expert in shenanigans, she is supported by a whole group of jokesters – rowdy robbers, princesses and princes, poltergeists and even aliens. They all join in the nonsense and play their pranks throughout the pages.

All sly old dogs are allowed to participate in ... ... the hilarious pots and pans alarm system

✹ the rattling can monsters ✹ the hair-raising

ball of wool scavenger hunt ✹ the popping sofa

pillow ✹ producing the best itching powder

of all times ✹ the talking sock ✹ teasing the

princess ✹ the picnic in the laundry closet

✹ and many many more.

Sybille HeinDas Streiche Strolche Quatsch Buch Monkey BusinessA manual for little rascalsHardback, 144 pagesAge 7 +

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Ingo Siegner, born in 1965, lives in Hannover when he is not out on a book-signing tour. He is one of Germany’s most popular authors of children’s books.

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Ingo SiegnerEliot und das Geheimnis des Leuchtturms Eliot and the Mystery of the LighthouseHardback, 128 pagesAge 6+

A great pleasure for reading aloud with nu-merous illustrations by the artist who inven-ted the dragon named Coconut. Instead of relaxing holidays on the island of Ratzekoog, Eliot and Isabella not only experience the shock of their lives, but also many freaky adventures – a battle of life and death, with high and low tides and – Billy Bratwurst!

Boy, oh boy is Eliot hopping mad because he has to spend his holidays on the stupid island of Ratzekoog in the North Sea. But he is in luck when he fi nds out that his friend Isabella is also staying at Uncle Tom’s cabin. He has no time to read Moby Dick, for soon Billy Bratwurst and his gang are getting under the two rat kids’ skin. Eliot almost even drowns, but thanks to the penguin and Fred Flounder everything is a done deal and the mystery of the ghost in the lighthouse is happily solved. It turns out that every adventure can be survived with courage, humour and friendship. Ah, how wonderful Ratzekoog is!

✹ a true reading pleasure – fresh and funny, and what hard luck!

✹ by the author of the bestseller »Drachen Kokosnuss« (Dragon Coconut)

ISBN 978-3-407-74192-9 ISBN 978-3-407-74121-9

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Excitement at Tannenhof! Sven Schubert, the successful dressage rider, puts his valuable animals up in the stables and offers Nina the opportunity of taking care of his gelding, Fair Play. Reason enough to start a new round of cat fi ghts among the girls … It doesn’t bother Nina as much since she has been going out with Daniel and has found new friends. Then the real troubles start when Fair Play begins to limp and gets thrown out by his owner. Nina angrily fi ghts back and breaks up with Daniel when he doesn’t support her. It’s a good thing that Lara fi nally returns from her holidays! When someone cuts off the horses’ manes as they are grazing, the situation for the two girlfriends escalates …

✹ Series with a »real stable smell«✹ Horses, friendship, adventure

✹ Original edition


Amelie Mäder, born in 1966, worked on the real estate market and then studied psychology for some terms. She lives with her family and several domestic animals near Cologne.

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Amelie MäderNinas Pferdeträume – Gefahr auf der KoppelNina’s Horse Dreams – Danger in the PaddockPaperback, 208 pagesAge 10+

ISBN 978-3-407-74201-8 ISBN 978-3-407-74208-7

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Annette John, born in 1951, studied German and Romance studies and lives in Berlin. Her novel about witches, Das Geheimnis des Rosenhauses (The Secret of the Rose House), appeared on the Beltz & Gelberg list.

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Annette JohnDeadline 24Deadline 24Hardback, 376 pagesAge 12+

Strange creatures inhabit the earth. The world is in ruins, the people have become prey. What has happened here? A courageous young girl discovers an incredible truth.

Sally, age 14, leads a dismal life. Murderous hyb-rids have made life unsafe, and hence no one is allowed to leave the family’s farm, which makes it feel like a prison. One day Sally’s brother Paul is fed up with the situation and escapes in a strange, fl ying object. But Sally needs her brother! On the spur of the moment, she too decides to fl ee into the dangerous countryside. What begins as a search for Paul soon develops into a crazy trip to the abysses of the world – guided and protected by peculiar visions around a man of wind, Sally discovers traces of a secret, behind which is no less the mystery of how to save the world...

A fantastic adventure of the last days, just as thrilling as entertaining, full of ingenuity, clever characters and with an ending that will surprise everyone.

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At age 16, Leon is already a professional. He is one of the top deep-sea divers who can move about freely even 3,000 ft. under the sea. Together with Lucy, an intelli-gent female octopus, Leon searches for natural resources on the sea fl oor. The deep sea is his home, much more familiar to him than »up there«. But then the sea seems to go crazy. On the bottom »death zones« start to spread and the deep-sea inhabitants start to seek refuge above. Panic breaks out on shore. Leon and Lucy discover a fatal experiment during a forbidden dive – and suddenly they are on a powerful corporate group’s hit list. Carima, a young tourist from »up there«, turns out to be Leon’s only ally …

»Enthralling, tense and wonderfully pictorial!« Isabel Abedi on Call of the Deep

»I think this book is fantastic. It could become a bestseller. Leon’s affi nity for the sea is absolutely wonderful – you can really feel the mysterious power it has over him. It is great the way it alternates between Leon’s and Carina’s perspectives. It is also cool that it is not only fi ction, although it is set in the future. The diving suits, for example, are already being developed. This novel is very realistic.« Judith, age 16

Hans-Peter Ziemek, born in 1960, is a biologist. He works at the Uni-versity of Gießen and is responsible for students who would like to become biology teachers. Since his childhood he has loved science fi ction and was always fascinated

by the oceans.

Katja Brandis, born in 1970, studied English and German in Frankfurt. She has written numerous youth novels and lives and works as a freelance author with her husband, son and two cats near Munich. She has been an enthusias-tic diver now for years and

protecting the oceans is very important to her.

In the battle of the ocean depths, man will not hesitate to go to all extents … A story of the most mysterious place on Earth – and a fascinating true vision of our near future.

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Katja Brandis/Hans-Peter ZiemekRuf der TiefeCall of the DeepHardback, 416 pagesAge 12+

Gabi Kreslehner, born in 1965, lives in Upper Austria with her family and works as a freelance author. Her novel Charlottes Traum/Charlotte’s Dream was awarded several prizes, including the Peter-Härtling Prize of the city of Weinheim, the Children and Youth Literature Prize of the city of Oldenburg, Hans-im-Glück-Preis, the Youth Literature Prize of the state of Steiermark and the Austrian Children and Youth Book Prize.

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Oliver Bowel is 17. His life is screwed up, up-side down. No wonder, with a last name like Bowel. His name is more or less a prophecy. But Jana is able to melt the ice. She has to. Gabi Kreslehner’s new novel is as bitter and sweet as life itself.

Bowel is a block of ice and no one can get near him, not even Uncle Kurt or Muscat, who often sits with him on the banks of the river. Neither can Jana. Jana loves Bowel. But Bowel doesn’t love Jana. Bowel doesn’t love anybody. But when the police turn up, everything comes to the surface again. What happened back then, more than 1,000 days ago, when his sister tragically disappeared and his mother started to drink and his whole life fell apart. Bowel needs this whole, long summer to to fi nally start to talk. At some point, when Bowel is sitting on a hill with Jana and the sky turns red, it is the beginning of the end. »Maybe Jana can make miracles come true, he thinks. Maybe she is the princess and I am the frog.«

Gabi Kreslehner Und der Himmel rotAnd the Sky RedPaperback, approx. 144 pagesAge 14+

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»You have to be courageous,

over and over again«

Voices from the press on Charlotte’s Dream/Charlottes Traum:

»Very emotional, fi tting and honest, sometimes awkward, almost

vulgar, then very poetic and despite such severity even light-hearted

at times.« Buch + Maus»Poetic, funny, sad and straight to the heart.« all4family

»This book is bitter, sweet, salty and sour. And its ending is so strong

that it takes me quite a while to let go of Charlotte.« Guus Kuijer

ISBN 978-3-407-74213-1

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»Shall I stay here?« asked Hanna. For a while there is silence, then her mother says in a voice heavy with sorrow – »No, go. Helene wrote that I should see how to get you out of Germany. Who knows what lies ahead with this Hitler. I am only a poor woman, I cannot protect you. You go, do you understand?«

»You are the blessed, the chosen ones!«, they tell 14-year-old Hanna when she is due to leave Ger-many in the summer of 1939. The destination is Palestine, with a stopover in Denmark, where there are no palm trees and the sea is not as blue as in Andersen’s fairy tales, but at least they are safe from the Nazis there. Which turns out to be a delusion. Together with the other girls Mira, Schoschi, Bella, Rosa, Rachel and Sarah, Hanna is deported to Theresienstadt.Hanna is luckier than the others and survives the concentration camp. But how many fare-wells can a person stand? Is it really friendship that ties Hanna to the other girls or because fate has cast them together? Does one always remain a child when one is robbed of youth?

The new novel by Mirjam Pressler – a masterpiece

�Mirjam Pressler, born in 1940 in Darmstadt, studied art in Frankfurt and today lives and works as a freelance author and translator in Lands-hut. She has published numerous children’s and youth books with Beltz & Gelberg, most recently Nathan und seine Kinder/Nathan and His Child-ren. Her books have been awarded many prizes and in 2001 she received the Carl Zuckmayer Medal for her »credits to the German language«. She won the special prize of the German Youth Literature Award For her literary work as a whole, and her work as a translator.

Mirjam PresslerEin Buch für HannaA Book for HannaA novelHardback with protective jacket368 pagesAge 14+

ISBN 978-3-407-74233-9

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Ulrich Eberl, born in 1962, received his PhD in the interdisciplinary fi elds of physics, biology, chemistry and genetic engineering. He has published nu-merous scientifi c articles and has been responsible for Siemen’s magazine for science and innovation Pictures of Science as the chief editor and publisher since 2002.

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Ulrich EberlZukunft 2050 – Wie wir schon heute die Zukunft erfi ndenFuture 2050 – How We Already Invent the Future TodayHardback, 240 pagesWith illustrations/photos by Irma SchickAge 14+

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The population is increa-sing, natural resources are getting more and

more scarce – how is our world going to look in the year 2050? How are we going to live, work and get around in 40 years? All over the world researchers, politicians, architects, engineers and scientists are working on these questions – for the future began a while ago.

Ulrich Eberl invites young readers to visit the cen-ters where specialists have long begun to deal with tomorrow’s world – whether it be alternative forms of energy, technological innovations, environ-mental issues, mobility or the question of health development. What are the researchers working on at the moment and what can we learn from it for our future? Many things are indeed possible to predict – you just have to ask the right people. But this book not only shows what the current state of research and innovation have to present, but also how fascinating and fun science can be. Ulrich Eberl sparks curiousity among his readers about tomorrow’s world and urges them to take part in

the creation and discovery of the future.

This book covers:✹ Energy for tomorrow – a new era begins ✹ The pioneers of the green revolution ✹ Don’t let the greenhouse gas escape ✹ The city with zero emissions ✹ Power plant in the basement, a sky of light on the ceiling ✹ Living safely in the global village ✹ Who is going to do tomorrow’s work? ✹ 3-D games and real life ✹ A future without books? ✹ Growing old and staying healthy – a utopian dream?

»THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO INVENT IT OURSELVES.« (ALAN KAY, COMPUTER SCIENTIST)

Our body performs sensational feats all day long – some of which we are aware of, and others that we don’t even register. When taking a closer look, there are many fascina-ting questions to be answered.

Stretching is the fi rst thing most of us do when we get up in the morning. But why? Because our muscles get stiff and blood cannot circulate properly while we are asleep. Stretching stimula-tes oxygen transport, also to the brain, resulting in making us feel more awake. Using the twins Leonie and Daniel, age 12, as an example, Jür-gen Brater takes us through a normal day with entertaining, knowledgable and humorous ex-planations of what goes on in the bodies of girls and boys at different times of the day. Readers are nimbly guided through answers to questions and explanations for sometimes seemingly sim-ple things all about the body. Youngsters (but adults as well!) learn things they always wanted to know – or sometimes just take for granted.

Jürgen Brater, born in 1948, worked as a doctor with his own offi ce. He has been teaching young doc-tors and writing specialist literature as well as popular medical books for adults since the 1990s. He has written Lexikon der rätselhaften Körpervorgänge/The Encyclopedia of Mysterious Procedures in the Human Body and Wir sind Neandertaler/We are Neanderthals among other books.

Jürgen BraterWarum haben wir Sand in den Augen und Schmetterlinge im Bauch?Where’re the Grains of Sand in Our Eyes Coming from?24 hours in the life of a human bodyHardback, 256 pages. With illustrations by Jörg HartmannAge 12+

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✹ Why do we wake up in the morning? ✹ Why do we have to go to the bathroom fi rst thing in the morning? ✹ Why do we have pubic hair? ✹ Why do girls get colder faster than boys? ✹ Why do we sometimes make mistakes when talking? ✹ Why do we raise our eyebrows when we are surprised? ✹ Why do we open our mouths when we want to hear something better or that is quiet? ✹ Why do we scratch ourselves when it itches?

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Martin Auer/Manuela OltenDas ganz, ganz kleine Schwein mit dem ganz, ganz großen Hunger32 S., ab 3, a 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79367-6

Helga BanschEin schräger Vogel32 S., ab 4, a 12,50 DISBN 978-3-407-79356-0

Jutta BauerDas königliche Malbuch64 S., ab 4, a 5,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79424-6

Jutta BauerDie Königin der Farben64 S., ab 5, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79221-1

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Sara BallKrogufant24 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1000-8

Marliese Arold/Annet RudolphPrimel und das Alibi28 S., ab 4, a 9,95 DISBN 978-3-7898-1067-1

Jutta Bauer/Kirsten BoieJuli und das Monster32 S., ab 3, a 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79414-7

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Jutta BauerSchreimutter36 S., ab 3, a 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79264-8

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Jutta BauerDie Königin der Farben64 S., ab 5, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79405-5

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Judith DrewsAnton turnt herum16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79421-5

Judith DrewsAnton muss mal16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79420-8

Lilo FrommDas Apfelsinenmännchen32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1091-6

Jacky Gleich/Kai KittelbergerWo ist Papa?32 S., ab 4, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79397-3

Wolfram Hänel/Annet RudolphEin Huhn haut ab32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1068-8

Nikolaus HeidelbachEin Buch für Bruno32 S., ab 5, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79359-1

Nikolaus HeidelbachDie dreizehnte Fee32 S., ab 5, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79289-1

Marliese Arold/Annet RudolphPrimel32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77301-2

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Judith DrewsAntons ganze Welt96 S., ab 11/2, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79399-7

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Doro Göbel/Peter KnorrDer Ausflug16 S., ab 3, a 12,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79400-0

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Picture Books

Nikolaus HeidelbachKönigin Gisela40 S., ab 5, E 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79906-7

Nikolaus HeidelbachWas machen die Mädchen?56 S., ab 5, a 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79371-3

Nikolaus HeidelbachWas machen die Jungs?56 S., ab 5, a 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79370-6

Helme HeineDie Schöpfung Musik von Reinhard Seifried64 S., ab 4, E 24,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79346-1

Helme HeineDer Club32 S., ab 4, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-77023-3

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Helme HeineDie Farben12 S., ab 3, E 4,95 D *ISBN 978-3-407-77036-3

Pappe

Helme HeineFreunde32 S., ab 4, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77024-0

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Helme HeineDer Hühnerhof12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D *ISBN 978-3-407-77037-0

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Helme HeineDer Hase mit der roten Nase12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77006-6

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Helme HeineJohnny Mausers Tagebuch32 S., ab 4, E 9,90 D **ISBN 978-3-407-77065-3

Helme HeineMullewapp32 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D **ISBN 978-3-407-77029-5

Helme HeineKatzentatzentanz12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77035-6

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Helme HeineDas schönste Ei der Welt32 S., ab 4, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79885-5

Helme HeineDer Superhase32 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79886-2

JanoschDas Auto hier heißt Ferdinand12 S., ab 2, E 6,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79316-4

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JanoschGuten Tag kleines Schwein48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79936-4

JanoschGuten Tag kleines Schweinchen48 S., ab 4, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79907-4

JanoschAch, so schön ist Panama288 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79964-7

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JanoschKleine Tigerschule40 S., ab 4, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79341-6

JanoschLöwenzahn und Seidenpfote32 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79376-8

JanoschKomm, wir finden einen Schatz48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79932-6

JanoschOh, wie schön ist Panama48 S., ab 5, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-80533-1

JanoschPost für den Tiger48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79933-3

JanoschRiesenparty für den Tiger48 S., ab 4, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79355-3

JanoschRiesenparty für den Tiger48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79935-7

Ernst JandlFünfter sein36 S., ab 5, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79401-7

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Labor AteliergemeinschaftKinder Künstler Kritzelbuch176 S., ab 5, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79396-6

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Labor AteliergemeinschaftKinder Künstler Mitmachbuch176 S., ab 6, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79974-6

Ali MitgutschDer Kraxenflori29 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1106-7

Ali MitgutschMeine Seeräuberinsel32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1082-4

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Christine Nöstlinger Leon Pirat und der Goldschatz40 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79383-6

Christine Nöstlinger Leon Pirat32 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79352-2

Christine NöstlingerEiner32 S., ab 6, E 14,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79386-7

Erwin MoserDer karierte Uhu48 S., ab 4, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1005-3

Erwin MoserDas Findelkind48 S., ab 4, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1004-6

Philip WaechterDie Geschichte meines Opas48 S., ab 6, E 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79315-7

Philip WaechterRosi in der Geisterbahn32 S., ab 3, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79337-9

Philip WaechterDer Krakeeler32 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79407-9

Katrin WiehleProfessor Pfeffers tierisches Abenteuer32 S., ab 3, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79423-9

Philip WaechterSehr berühmt64 S., ab 4, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79905-0

Philip Waechterich64 S., E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79873-2

Philip WaechterSohntage56 S., für alle, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79369-0

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Katja AlvesBeste Freundin dringend gesucht!176 S., ab 9, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79967-8

Milena BaischAnton taucht ab112 S., ab 9, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79966-1

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Beate DöllingSommerglück und Idiotenpech160 S., ab 9, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79955-5

Kristina DunkerDrache Max macht Rabatz96 S., ab 6, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79960-9

Wieland FreundDer schwarze Karfunkel – Der Geist von Zweiseelen152 S., ab 10, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79969-2

Wieland FreundTörtel, die Schildkröte aus dem McGrün192 S., ab 8, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79963-0

Wieland FreundDer schwarze Karfunkel – Tulpenfieber160 S., ab 10, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79957-9

Wieland FreundTörtel und der Wolf192 S., ab 8, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79975-3

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Peter HärtlingPaul das Hauskind184 S., ab 11, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79977-7

Hans Christian Andersen MärchenBilder von Nikolaus Heidelbach376 S., E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79927-2

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Nikolaus Heidelbach/ Hans-Joachim Gelberg (Hrsg.)Märchen aus aller Welt384 S., E 39,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79973-9

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Märchen der Brüder GrimmBilder von Nikolaus Heidelbach384 S., ab 4, E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79926-5

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Children's Books

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JanoschDie Maus hat rote Strümpfe an128 S., ab 6, E 9,90 D* *ISBN 978-3-407-80538-6

JanoschDer kleine Tiger braucht ein Fahrrad48 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79891-6

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JanoschTiger und Bär auf großer Tour96 S., ab 5, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79387

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JanoschTiger und Bär im Straßenverkehr48 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79890-9

JanoschWenn der Hase baden geht160 S., ab 6, E 17,– D ISBN 978-3-407-79650-9

Simone KlagesTaschis erster Schultag200 S., ab 6, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79920-3

Klaus KordonBrüder wie Freunde440 S., ab 11, E 15,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-79941-8

Klaus KordonJinbal von den Inseln128 S., ab 8, E 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79870-1

Christine NöstlingerRomane für Kinder517 S., ab 8, E 14,50 DISBN 978-3-407-79917-3

Franz Hohler/Jürg SchubigerAller Anfang128 S., für alle, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79914-2

Youth Books

Non-Fiction Books

Stephan KnöselEchte Cowboys240 S., ab 13, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81067-0

Klaus KordonAuf der Sonnenseite304 S., ab 14, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81059-5

Klaus KordonIm Spinnennetz560 S., ab 12, E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81071-7

Mirjam PresslerGolem stiller Bruder376 S., ab 14, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81021-2

Mirjam PresslerNovemberkatzen432 S., ab 12, E 15,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-79970-8

Mirjam PresslerShylocks Tochter272 S., ab 14, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81027-4

Mirjam PresslerNathan und seine Kinder264 S., ab 14, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81049-6

Wem gehört die Antarktis?160 S., ab 9, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81061-8

Henning BoëtiusGeschichte der Elektrizität224 S., ab 13, E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-75326-7

Henning BoëtiusDie ganze Welt in einem Satz216 S., ab 12, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75349-6

Axel BrüggemannWie Krach zu Musik wird224 S., ab 12, E 17,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75353-3

Anke M. Leitzgen/Lisa RienermannEntdecke deine Stadt 152 S., ab 10, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75351-9

Charlotte KernerDie nächste Generation256 S., E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75346-5

Manfred Mai Geschichte der deutschen Literatur 200 S., ab 12, E 7,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75323-6

Cem ÖzdemirDie Türkei256 S., ab 14, E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-75343-4

Elisabeth RaffaufOnly For Girls180 S., ab 12, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-75340-3

LIVE DABEIGeheime Codes und verschollene Schätze176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75345-8

LIVE DABEIGewaltige Naturkatastrophen176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75347-2

LIVE DABEISagenhafte Helden176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81063-2

LIVE DABEIBerühmte Kriminalfälle176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75350-2

Katja BehrensAlles Sehen kommt von der Seele (Helen Keller)188 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80889-9

Katja Behrens»Alles aus Liebe, sonst geht die Welt unter«(Sechs Romantikerinnen)228 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80971-1

Charlotte KernerSeidenraupe, Dschungelblüte(Maria Sybilla Merian)164 S., E 9,90 D* *ISBN 978-3-407-80816-5

Maren GottschalkKöniginnen(Fünf Herrscherinnen)236 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81019-9

Mirjam PresslerIch sehne mich so(Anne Frank)224 S., E 18,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80854-7

Alois PrinzAuf der Schwelle zum Glück(Franz Kafka)392 S., E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80953-7

Monika PelzDen Blick auf das Herz der Welt(Johann Wolfgang Goethe)224 S., E 18,– D ISBN 978-3-407-81044-1

Maren GottschalkJenseits von Bullerbü(Astrid Lindgren)216 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80970-4

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Charlotte KernerDie Fantastischen 6304 S., ab 14, E 18,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-81070-0

Maren GottschalkDie Farben meiner Seele(Frida Kahlo)224 S., E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81060-1

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Alois Prinz »Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne« (Hermann Hesse)404 S., E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80874-5

Alois Prinz Rebellische Söhne 256 S., E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81076-2

Arnulf ZitelmannNur dass ich ein Mensch sei (Immanuel Kant)256 S., E 18,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-81051-9

Biographies

Manfred Mai Deutsche Geschichte 200 S., ab 12, E 18,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-75348-9

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