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Promoted ContentChildren's & young adult: general non-fiction2021
A Cool History of UkraineFrom Dinosaurs Till Now
by Inna Kovalyshena
Do you really think that history is boring and hard to under- stand? The heroes of this book thought so, too, at first. But just one interesting discovery pushed them to get to know history better — and to see that it can be fascinating, vibrant and so close to each of them. Four friends decide to explore the Ukrainian history and learn the truth: what kind of dino- saurs lived on our lands, who fought for Ukraine’s independ- ence, and why Ukrainians are the way they are. It turns out that history can be exciting and very important, even if it was back in the days of the dinosaurs. The subject of the book is the history of Ukraine from dinosaurs to today, which is interestingly and directly revealed. The main characters are children, in whom readers can recognize themselves. The text is written with humor and simple words, which makes the perception of information interactive. The book touches on important points of Ukraine's struggle for independence over many years.
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Promoted ContentChildren's & YAAugust 2020
Cryptos
by Poznanski, Ursula
Where do we go when Nowhere is the only destination left? Kerrybrook is Jana‘s favourite virtual escape. An idyllic fishing village with beautiful nature and, every now and then, a breeze of fresh air from the nearby sea. Jana, is this world‘s designer and person in power, she’s satisfied with her masterpiece. Best job so far. Until one day, a dead body is found, in both, ’Virtual Reality‘ and the real world. In times of climate change, VR is the only safe place for humankind. That‘s why Jana needs to solve the crime, she’s responsible for stopping the destruction. • CliFi Thriller (Climate Fiction): Climate change & virtual reality • For fans of Black Mirror (Netflix) • All age readers • Strong, female protagonist • Highly relevant topic WHITE RAVENS recommendation (2021): "In the not too distant future, the world is an inhospitable place: droughts, storms, floods. That’s why world designers construct »alternative realities«, such as landscapes populated by dinosaurs, life at court in the Middle Ages, and surfing and chilling out on a beach. People can switch between these worlds at will and, when they die there, they are not truly dead; instead, they merely return to the »real world« – same as at night when they sleep. Then they are reunited with their body, which is lying inside a capsule. In »Cryptos«, Ursula Poznanski pulls out all the stops of storytelling: She embeds numerous references to human and intellectual history in an action-packed and extremely suspenseful thriller plot. In the process, she raises central existential and ontological questions that result from the interplay between the real and the virtual worlds. This complex dystopian novel is narrated in such an enjoyable way that readers will hardly notice their brains going into overdrive as they devour it."
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA2019
The Book of Horrors: A Collection of Scary Stories
by Volodymyr Arenev, Mia Marchenko, Larysa Andrievska, Ivanka Kravtsova, Yozha Kotsun, Slava Svitova, Yuriy Nikitinsky, Maria Artemenko. Illustrations by Irena Panarina
“The Book of Horrors” is a collection of scary stories by modern Ukrainian children’s writers. In the dark dark room, on the black black shelf, there is a scary scary book…. It contains eight thrilling stories about various mystical, sometimes otherworldly and utterly unexpected events and creatures, including children. If you’re not afraid yet, then meet Mia Marchenko’s black tulips (‘The Black Tulips’), Volodymyr Arenev’s inhabitants of the abandoned attic (‘The Wheeled Coffin’), Larysa Andriyevska’s ugly monsters (‘Monsters from under the Child’s Bed’), Ivanka Kravtsova’s bleeding cuckoo bird (‘Cuckoo’), Yozha Kotsun’s beasts (‘The Beasts’), Slava Svitova’s pygmy witch (‘The Pygmy Witch’), Yuriy Nikitinsky’s ghosts (‘Ghost of Olya and the Real boy named Kostyk’) and Maria Artemenko’s philosopher worms (‘This Fairy Tale is not about an Apple’).
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Trusted PartnerJanuary 2023
Wise Dinosaur
by Mu Ling
This is an animal novel with science fiction and adventure. Middle-school student Cornick is smart, mischievous, and loves adventure. He assists a scientist from the city who takes his tamed monkey, Gecko, to a deserted island surrounded by swamps. They carry out a series of incredible and daring experiments to figure out how to reproduce dinosaurs. The roar of the dinosaurs appeared on the island. Later, even dinosaurs with extraordinary intelligence appear... With victory in sight, the two researchers find themselves in a truly dangerous misadventure...
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The Last Sound of Dinosaurs: In the Prehistoric Times
by Miao Desui
The topic of dinosaur always has great charm. In the book The Last Sound of Dinosaurs - in the Prehistoric Times, Professor Miao Desui opens to readers the door to his research in which he has spent his whole life and discusses freely about fossil excavation, the origin of dinosaurs, the age of dinosaurs, dinosaur biology, dinosaur culture, dinosaur in China and other topics that are rarely seen in other books on the market. It not only introduces scientific research on dinosaur, but also tells interesting stories about “the unjust case of the oviraptor”, the mystery of giant dinosaurs, and dinosaur literature and movies, which is a popular science book that is both absorbing and rigorous.
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Trusted PartnerMay 2021
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book: Looking for the Biggest Dinosaur
"Academician Takes You to Explore" Popular Science Picture Book
by Song Xian, He Xin
"Academician Takes You to Explore" is a set of popular science picture books for children aged 6-12. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Beauty Science Team jointly planned this series of books. Relying on the content, through vivid stories and exquisite paintings, the scientists’ live lectures are adapted into interesting science picture books, so that young readers can appreciate the progress of cutting-edge scientific research in novel stories and pictures. This book mainly tells the knowledge of dinosaur archaeology and fossil research. The story starts with the protagonist Mia who wants to know where the largest thigh bone is in the world. It introduces the classification of dinosaurs, the environment in which dinosaurs live, how different types of dinosaurs evolved, and two famous paleontologists, Science and Marsh. Knowledge of fossil wars between the two.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA
The Dinoraf
by Hessa Al Muhairi
An egg has hatched, and what comes out of it? A chicken? No. A turtle? No. It’s a dinosaur. But where is his family? The little dinosaur searches the animal kingdom for someone who looks like him and settles on the giraffe. In this picture book by educator and author Hessa Al Muhairi, with illustrations by Sura Ghazwan, a dinosaur sets out in search of animals like him. He finds plenty of animals, but none that look the same...until he meets the giraffe. This story explores identity and belonging and teaches children about accepting differences in carefully crafted language.
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月球是人造的? Did Humans Build The Moon?
by MicroStar
Ancient myths and legends become real historical events.The story of "God created man" is not a "myth" but real human history.Who built the "moon"? This is the truth that shocked all scientists.A heavy wake-up call for mankind to start looking for the historical truth.The true description of "dinosaur extinction" allows everyone to see it immersivelyThe truth about humans and dinosaurs on earth at that time."Atlantis" is not just a legend;Their Star Wars with "Mu Continent" have already been recorded in China.The famous "Gonggong smashed into Mount Buzhou" and "Nuwa patched up the sky", who knew that they were related to more than 10,000 people?Years of Star Wars stories on Earth.Humanity's large-scale "Star Wars" happened in the past, not the future.The first alien group invaded the solar system more than 4,000 years ago. Why did they besiege the North and South Poles?"Yi" and "Chang'e" drove the "Moon Godship",Attack the alien fleet. Destroy nine giant alien battleships.Leaving behind the famous "Yi shoots for nine days", the truth of human history will be rewritten.Do you want to know about the conspiracy of aliens to intervene in human society in the past two hundred years?This is an enlightenment "textbook" on the history of "new humanity" that is suitable for all ages.Reunderstand yourself and human history.You will know why you came!!!where are you going?What is the final destination of mankind?Micro Dust Workshop premieres "Uncovering the Dust Series"Opening a new era of truth about human history.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA
Nigu the Friendly Dragon
by Watiek Ideo
On the top of the mountain, live a dragon that often spout fire. Everyone in the village is afraid of the lone dragon. Three friends are curious about it and want to take a peek if the dragon is truly as scary as people said. When they arrive there, what they see is definitely not something they expected!
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA
Soul in a lunch box
Nelabai baisios istorijos
by Kotryna Zyle
Ten scary stories that could have happened in your city as well: at home, in the yard, or at school. According to Kotryna Zylė, these scary stories were inspired by her dad’s stories heard in childhood and unexpected encounters with mythical creatures. The author likes to construct her own stories— to take an old myth or legend and rewrite it by transferring the action of the story into today’s reality. If, when reading this book, you think that someone is hiding in the closet or on the balcony at night, if nails open on a tree branch instead of buds, and a bee suddenly flies out of a friend’s mouth—stay calm, it is all creatures doing.
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Trusted PartnerAugust 2022
Frauen 70+ Cool. Rebellisch. Weise.
Von Nancy Pelosi über Helen Mirren bis Élisabeth Badinter. Mit einem Vorwort von Iris Berben | Mit zahlreichen Fotografien
by Rita Kohlmaier, Iris Berben
»70 and female is the new cool«, schrieb jüngst die New York Times über diese großartige Generation der Frauen 70+. Frauen, die sich mit Energie und Kraft Gehör verschaffen und durch ihre Haltung inspirieren: Sie sind längst in der zweiten Lebenshälfte angekommen – und aufrecht, ehrgeizig, willensstark. Sie sind entschieden in ihrer Haltung wie die Richterin Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sie sind Kämpferinnen wie Erika Pluhar und Tina Turner, und für sie alle ist »unbequem« zu sein ein Kompliment. Viele der Frauen sind Kult, sie sind Wegbereiterinnen und immer Vorbilder. Frauen, die wissen, wer sie sind, was sie geleistet haben und morgen noch bewegen können. Frauen, die cool, rebellisch und klug oder manchmal auch »schräg« sind, die ihren eigenen Kopf haben. Sie alle sind Frauen, die uns viel zu sagen haben. Mit Juliette Gréco, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Fonda, Charlotte Knobloch, Letizia Battaglia, Erika Pluhar, Herlinde Koelbl, Margaret Atwood, Tina Turner, Vivienne Westwood, Nancy Pelosi, Annie Ernaux, Élisabeth Badinter, Elfie Semotan, Alice Nkom, Marina Abramović, Helen Mirren, Carla Del Ponte, Shirin Ebadi, Marianne Birthler.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA2020
The Light in the Shadow
by Susana Aliano Casales
Living in the light sounds compelling. Living in the shade is a bit scary. But there is no need to worry, because it is not possible to live alone in one way or another. We generally travel between the two until we find our balance, something that the girl in this story has just discovered.
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Trusted PartnerAgriculture & related industriesMarch 2001
Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and their Allies
by Edited by Laurence H Field
Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect ‘dinosaurs’ within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these fascinating groups to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation.All the biological knowledge pertinent to this family under one coverA compendium of scientific knowledge on these ancient insects
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Trusted PartnerMay 2021
Escapades in Evolution
Of humans, chimps and other capers of nature
by Matthias Glaubrecht
Humans are rapidly changing the conditions of evolution, and while many species have not yet been discovered, the extinction of numerous species is becoming more and more dramatic. In this book, Matthias Glaubrecht contrasts the impending “end of evolution”, of which the evolutionary biologist writes in his bestseller of the same name, with the beauty, diversity and also the whims of nature. In 36 short chapters, the zoologist presents the animal and the all-tooanimal from the curiosity cabinet of evolution, easy to understand and with a good touch of humour – from dinosaurs with four wings to the annual new “Minnelied” hit of the humpback whale to the women’s communes of bonobos who use sex as a form of social bonding.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & young adult: general non-fiction2020
Union of Soviet Things
by Petro Yatsenko
The soviet realia are not entirely clear to modern adolescents. Childhood in the late Soviet Union was not like it is now. Back in those days, everything was different and even scary to some point: a premonition of the nuclear war, propaganda, shortages, and confusing household items. The main characters of the book, a teenage Matvii and his father Petro, go to Lviv to visit their grandmother. There are still heaps of Soviet things in her ceiling cabinet and they are good at telling stories. Paretns are good at this as well, if you ask them well. The book gives a reason to talk about feelings of nostalgia and values.
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Trusted PartnerTrue stories2022
Ferocious February 2022. Evidence of the first days of the invasion.
by Darya Bura, Evgenia Podobna
On February 24, 2022, Ukrainians woke up in another reality: the sky was torned by the roar of Russian fighter jets, Russian missiles were flying at Ukrainian cities, subway stations have become the shelters. In this new reality, the concept of absolute security no longer existed. The first days of the war were very emotional and scary. You don't know what to do, you can't keep up with the news. You can't do anything because of these news... For not allowing anyone to rewrite our history, to put in it something that did not exist, like the Russians do when they swear black is white, we decided to collect people's memories of the first days of a full-scale invasion. To remember...
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & young adult fiction & true stories2020
The Secret Society of Nerds, or Extreme Adventures on Mount Pidstava
by Lesia Voronyna
There are people who cannot imagine their life without adventures. In the "Secret Society of Nerds" the boy responds to the invitation to participate in the extreme adventures on a mountain with the strange name Pidstava (Ukrainian word for “Prank”). After the incredible events that Klim Jura had to go through, saving humanity from scary blue-faced aliens, he seems to have gotten rid of fear completely and was ready to jump into the vortex of even more dangerous encounters. Could the boy have suspected that the invitation was not sent to him by members of the Secret Society of Cowards, nicknamed Beetle and Hare? That a trap was waiting for him in the extreme adventure camp? What happened at top of the mountain? Did the Bluefaces leave their secret bases on Earth? And finally, what is hidden in the "places of power" among the ancient megaliths-cromlechs stones?
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