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      • Trusted Partner
        January 2024

        Klassikerschätze

        Ein Bilderbuch zum Vorlesen neu erzählt

        by Susan Niessen, Barbara Rose, Christian Dreller, Petra Steckelmann, Regina Hegner, Anne Ameling, Lea Hirsch, Naeko Ishida, Laura Bednarski, Tina Kraus, Marc-Alexander Schulze, Christa Unzner, Daniela Kunkel, Miryam Specht, James M. Barrie, Johanna Spyri, Gerdt von Bassewitz, Selma Lagerlöf, Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, Carlo Collodi

        Zum Jubiläum „90 Jahre ellermann Verlag“: klassische Kindergeschichten zum Vorlesen. In diesem wunderschönen Bilderbuch-Sammelband finden sich acht bekannte Klassiker für Kinder – zum gemeinsamen Entdecken. Was für ein Vergnügen, in die fantasievollen Welten von Johanna Spyri, Lewis Carroll oder Selma Lagerlöf einzutauchen, mit Peter Pan nach Nimmerland zu fliegen oder die Abenteuer von Ali Baba und seinen vierzig Räubern mitzuerleben! Alle Geschichten und Märchen sind zum Vorlesen bestens geeignet, begeistern die Kleinen ebenso wie ihre größeren Geschwister und Erwachsene. Auf großzügig und bunt bebilderten Seiten werden die Geschichten von Peter Pan, Alice im Wunderland, Heidi und Co. auf charmante und kindgerechte Weise ganz neu erzählt.  Diese Bilderbuch-Geschichten sind enthalten: Peter Pan Heidi Peterchens Mondfahrt Ali Baba und die 40 Räuber Nils Holgersson Alice im Wunderland Der Zauberer von Oz Pinocchio Weltliteratur für Kinder – ein Schatz unter den Bilderbüchern für alle, die das Vorlesen lieben. Acht der schönsten Kinderklassiker in einem Sammelband zum Vorlesen und Selberlesen. Passt perfekt ins Regal im Kinderzimmer: Die „Klassikerschätze“ sind farbenfroh illustriert und auch zum Anschauen toll, wenn deine Kids noch nicht allein lesen können. Neuauflage von „Meine liebsten Kinderklassiker“ – charmant bebildert, kindgerecht erzählt. Für viele zauberhafte Vorlesemomente mit Kindern ab 3 Jahren.

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2011

        Das Ur-Heidi. Eine Enthüllungsgeschichte

        by Peter O. Büttner

        Heidi, das schweizerischste aller Mädchen, soll einen deutschen Vater haben? Als im April 2010 ein Schweizer Germanist ein Vorbild für Johanna Spyris Kinderbuchklassiker gefunden zu haben glaubte, ging ein Sturm der Entrüstung durchs Land. In einer Erzählung des heute vergessenen deutschen Autors und Pädagogen Hermann Adam von Kamp, "Adelaide, das Mädchen vom Alpengebirge", machte Peter O. Büttner frappierende Parallelen zu Spyris Kinderbuchklassiker aus und zudem noch – wie in "Heidi" selbst! – erotische Untertöne. Mit der Erzählung Hermann Adam von Kamps, einem Essay des Entdeckers Peter O. Büttner sowie "Heidi"-Illustrationen verschiedener Epochen.

      • Trusted Partner
        August 2009

        Heidi

        Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre

        by Johanna Spyri

        Bis heute ist Heidi eine der bekanntesten und beliebtesten Kinderbuchfiguren der Welt. Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre erzählen, wie alles begann.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2000

        Linnea rettet Schwarzer Wuschel

        by Kirsten Boie, Silke Brix

        In "Linnea rettet Schwarzer Wuschel" von Kirsten Boie dreht sich alles um das Abenteuer von Linnea und ihrem Freund Magnus, die ursprünglich nur vorhatten, die Hühner in einem fremden Garten zu füttern. Ihre Entdeckung eines schwarz-weißen, zitternden Kaninchens, das im Gegensatz zu den frei herumlaufenden Hühnern in einem Käfig eingesperrt ist, verändert jedoch ihre Pläne. Entsetzt über die Möglichkeit, dass der Besitzer des Gartens, Herr Kröger, das Kaninchen schlachten könnte, beschließen die Kinder, das Tier zu retten. Diese Geschichte ist nicht nur eine spannende Erzählung über die Rettung eines Tieres, sondern beleuchtet auch die Themen Tierwohl und Mitgefühl aus der Perspektive junger Kinder. Die Illustrationen von Silke Brix tragen wesentlich zur Atmosphäre des Buches bei und ergänzen die erzählte Geschichte auf visuell ansprechende Weise. Während einige Leser die Darstellung der Charaktere und die sprachliche Gestaltung als herausfordernd empfinden könnten, heben andere die humorvolle, aus Kindersicht geschriebene Erzählweise und die liebenswerten Charaktere hervor. Das Buch bietet eine Mischung aus Spannung, Humor und der Darstellung alltäglicher Herausforderungen, die Kinder im Grundschulalter durchaus nachvollziehen können. Eine herzerwärmende Geschichte über Freundschaft, Mut und das Eintreten für andere. Lebendige und ansprechende Illustrationen von Silke Brix, die die Erzählung visuell bereichern. Behandelt wichtige Themen wie Tierwohl und Mitgefühl auf eine kindgerechte Weise. Humorvolle und authentische Darstellung aus der Perspektive von Kindern. Ideal zum Vorlesen ab 6 Jahren oder für junge Selbstleser*innen ab 8 Jahren, die spannende und bedeutungsvolle Geschichten schätzen. Kirsten Boie ist eine renommierte Autorin, bekannt für ihre Fähigkeit, komplexe Themen zugänglich und unterhaltsam für Kinder aufzubereiten.

      • Trusted Partner
        August 2010

        Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat

        by Johanna Spyri

        Heidi ist aus Frankfurt zurückgekehrt auf die Alm, allerdings nicht ohne ihrer Freundin Klara das Versprechen abzunehmen, sie bald zu besuchen. Zur großen Freude der Mädchen dauert es auch nicht sehr lange, bis sie sich wieder sehen. Einen Monat darf Klara auf der Alm bleiben. Der Geißenpeter ist davon jedoch alles andere als begeistert, denn Heidi hat überhaupt keine Zeit mehr für ihn. In seinem Zorn richtet Peter ein gewaltiges Unheil an – doch gerade dadurch nimmt Klaras Schicksal eine glückliche Wendung. Mit Heidi schuf Johanna Spyri eines der bekanntesten und beliebtesten Kinderbücher der Welt.

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        Children's & YA

        THE BUTTON THAT WANTED TO COME BACK HOME

        A sentimental and heartfelt story about a happy little Button and his big and cozy feeling of HOME. A kind book about the pain of loss and the joy of rediscovering one’s true self, about a tiny ray of hope and compassion that are often met along the way.

        by Author — Slava Svitova, Illustrator — Halyna Verheles

        5+   This magically crafted story is here to remind us all that home is where our heart is. The Button had a home and lived a simple, happy life surrounded by the music of his native language and the voices of those he loved, the warm cosiness of the house, and many other details that made his life complete. Until one day he got lost. He travelled from someone’s pocket into a beautiful treasure box, and met a lot of people, and buttons, along his way. All the time during his sentimental journey, he only had but one wish — to be back home. One day, a little girl found him in the vintage shop and asked her mom to take him. This was the moment when the Button had found friends. And cried a happy tear for he had finally realized he was where he had to be and became the symbol of home for those who desperately needed it.The story of a little and brave Button will tug at the heartstrings of those who once had to abandon home for various reasons, and unexpectedly found home within themselves.   Selling points: □ The story teaches empathy and compassion, trust and resilience, it also shows that no matter where we go and what happens to us in life, there will always be good people along the way. □ In any language, the book will still have the same core values: the feeling of home and safety, the treasures that are hidden in one’s heart, the healing memories that never fade with time, the music of one’s native language, and the road that unfolds to teach us who we truly are. □ The book evokes questions and promts the answers gently inspiring young readers to discover the magic of a simple story and the unexpctedness of life. □ This story is perfect for familiy readings where children and parents sit together in a safe and comfortable circle.

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        Children's & YA

        Grandma Doesn't Talk

        China Story Picture Books

        by Lyu Lina

        China Story Picture Books is the first set of children's picture books launched by the Bingxin Award Committee. This set of books covers the works of seven Bingxin Award-winning writers of different ages including children's literature masters and promising young writers. The illustrations are full of traditional Chinese cultural elements such as dragon lantern dance, paper cutting, oil paper umbrella, and bamboo. Powerful painters at home and abroad are invited to do illustrations, which brings interesting fusion and collision of Chinese and foreign cultures to the books. In addition to the original illustrations, the stories are more touching. Every child can harvest the courage and wisdom for growing up from these stories.   The series consists of 7 picture books: The Dragon Lantern, The Path of Golden Flowers, The Child in Three-Story Attic, The School Day Gifts, The Secret of Crossing, The Slope of Sisters.   Grandma Doesn't Talk tells the story of "little Heidi" in China. Mai Xiaoduo's grandmother is wordless but has many skills. She can cut window flowers for the neighbors, knit sweaters, make medicine for Heidi's ailing grandfather, and take Mai Xiaoduo to the mountain to collect medicine and watch the sunset. Although grandma doesn't talk too much, her scissors, needles and frying pans can talk. In the process of accompanying her grandmother, Mai Xiaoduo heard the sound of life, history, and flowers, trees and the wind in nature.

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        Children's & YA
        2014

        How Many?

        by Halyna Kyrpa (Author), Olha Havrylova (Illustrator)

        When children first explore the world, they usually ask many questions. You can try finding answers together with them by reading and looking through the picturebook Скільки?/ How many? The book's interesting questions and beautiful illustrations facilitate a friendly and joyful dialogue between adults and little readers. Скільки?/How many? was originally  published as a bilingual picturebook with English and Ukrainian parallel text, which was also helpful for children learning languages.   From 3 to 6 years, 199 words (Ukrainian and English) Rightsholders: Oksana Lushcevska, olushchevska@gmail.com

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        Children's & YA
        2016

        The Swing under the Maple Tree

        by Halyna Tkachuk (Author), Oksana Bula (Illustrator)

        Nina is playing on a swing and looking forward to the summer. However, it turns out that there will be neither flowers in the flowerbeds nor any blue dolphins in the sea this summer. And all because of Nina’s carelessness! There’s no reason to despair, though. With a little bit of effort, and  the help of other characters in this picture book, Nina will not only save the summer, but also achieve something very special. This book and charming illustrations, originally published in bilingual edition (Ukrainian-English) will appeal to both children and their parents.   From 3 to 6 years, 785 words (Ukrainian and English). Rightsholders: olushchevska@gmail.com

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        Fiction

        WHY I CAN'T WRITE

        How to survive in a world where you can’t pay rent, can’t afford to focus, be healthy or to remain principled. Dijana Matković tells a powerful story of searching for a room of her own in the late stages of capitalism.

        by DIJANA MATKOVIĆ

        It is a coming-of-age story for Generation Z. How to grow up or even live in a world where no steady jobs are available, you can’t pay your rent and can’t afford medical or living expenses. Moreover, it touches on how to be a socially engaged artist in such a world, and more so, a woman in a post-me too world? Dijana, a daughter of working-class immigrants, tells the story of her difficult childhood and adolescence, how should became a journalist and later a writer in a society full of prejudices, glass ceilings and obstacles. How she gradually became a stereotypical ‘success story’, even though she still struggles with writing, because she can’t afford a ‘room of her own’.   Dijana is a daughter of working-class immigrants, who came to Slovenia in the eighties in search of a better future. The family is building a house but is made redundant from the local factory when Yugoslavia is in the midst of an economic crisis. When her parents get divorced, Dijana, her older sister and mother struggle with basic needs. She is ashamed of their poverty, her classmates bully her because of her immigrant status, but mostly because of her being ‘white trash’. In the local school she meets teachers with prejudices against immigrants, but is helped by a librarian who spots her talent. When Dijana goes to secondary school, she moves in with her older sister who lives in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Her sister is into rave culture and Dijana starts to explore experimenting with drugs, music and dance. At the secondary school, she is again considered ‘the weird kid’, as she isn’t enough of a foreigner for other immigrant kids because she is from the country, yet she isn’t Slovenian enough for other native kids. She falls even deeper into drug addiction, fails the first year of school and has to move back to live with her mother. She takes on odd jobs to make ends meet. Whilst working as a waitress she encounters sexism and sexual violence from customers and abuse from the boss. She finishes night school and graduates. She meets many ‘lost’ people of her generation along the way, who tell her their stories about precarious, minimum wage jobs, lack of opportunities, expensive rent, etc. Dijana writes for numerous newspapers but loses or quits her job, because she isn’t allowed to write the stories she wants or because of the bad working conditions or the blatant sexual harassment. Due to the high rent in the capital, Dijana has to move to the countryside to live with her mother. She feels lonely there, struggles with anxiety and cannot write a second book, because she is constantly under pressure to make a living. She realises that she must persevere regardless of the obstacles, she must follow her inner truth and by writing about it, try to create a community of like-minded people, a community of people who support each other – all literature/art is social.

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        Children's & YA
        January 2019

        The War and Little Veera

        by Julia Kosivchik (Author), Julia Kosivchik (Illustrator)

        The War and Little Veera  tells of the monster War, who brazenly interferes in the lives of children and feeds on their toys and laughter.  Nonetheless, little Veera still manages to defeat the horror. The monster War representes the events of Russia's military aggression in the eastern regions of Ukraine in 2014, and the book is full of optimism and confidence that light will always come after the darkness. To further celebrate young readers the book is full of interesting games and tasks. It is an ideal reading for children of preschool and primary school age.   From 5 to 8 years , 4841 words. Rightsholders:  info@bukrek.net

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2022

        The pastor in print

        Genre, audience, and religious change in early modern England

        by Amy G. Tan

        The pastor in print explores the phenomenon of early modern pastors who chose to become print authors, addressing ways authorship could enhance, limit or change clerical ministry and ways pastor-authors conceived of their work in parish and print. It identifies strategies through which pastor-authors established authorial identities, targeted different sorts of audiences and strategically selected genre and content as intentional parts of their clerical vocation. The first study to provide a book-length analysis of the phenomenon of early modern pastors writing for print, it uses a case study of prolific pastor-author Richard Bernard to offer a new lens through which to view religious change in this pivotal period. By bringing together questions of print, genre, religio-politics and theology, the book will interest scholars and postgraduate students in history, literature and theological studies, and its readability will appeal to undergraduates and non-specialists.

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2021

        Julia, laß das!

        Arno Schmidts Zettelkasten zu Julia, oder die Gemälde

        by Susanne Fischer

        »Ich ziehe mich nunmehr in andere Bereiche zurück – hoffentlich gelingts noch einmal – wenn’s wird, wird’s ebbes Kurioses werden«, teilte Arno Schmidt seinem Lektor Ernst Krawehl mit, als er die Niederschrift des Romans Julia, oder die Gemälde begann. Nach dem Tod des Autors am 3. Juni 1979 blieb ein Fragment zurück – und ein Zettelkasten mit 13 339 Notizzetteln zum Roman. Wie wäre das Buch weitergegangen, was lässt sich aus den Zetteln schließen? Susanne Fischer hat das gesamte Material erkundet und zeigt, wie der Autor mit seinen Notizen arbeitete. Sie präsentiert Hunderte von Beispielen aus allen Themenbereichen des geplanten Romans. Witzige Sentenzen im typischen Schmidt-Ton finden sich ebenso darunter wie Befremdliches und Rätselhaftes. Vor allem überrascht die Dominanz der Sexualität in den Notizen, obwohl es doch über Sex dort auch heißt: »je mehr ich darüber nachdenke, je weniger sagt es mir zu« (Zettel 8 081). Ergänzt wird der Band mit dokumentarischen Bildern von Arno Schmidts Arbeitsplatz, die unmittelbar nach seinem Tod aufgenommen wurden.

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        Journey in Trumplandia: The Rise of Populism in America

        by Tiberiu Dianu

        The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history. "Trumplandia is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington’s international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War.” NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia. "The book is fascinating. It provides background to, and insights into [the] current and past political history as well as offering a personal view... of the country and society. Presented in thematic form in chapters and sections, the insights offered provide a suggestive radiography...” Dr. DENNIS DELETANT, OBE, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. "There has been this backsliding in... what a truly functioning rule-of-law state is, that has proper separation of co-equal powers, which, if you don’t keep working on that, you backslide. And I am even worried about that here, in the United States right now, about backsliding.” OBIE MOORE, Esq., OLM Advisors LLC, Washington DC “Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman’s library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it.” ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: TIBERIU DIANU has practiced law in Romania (as a corporate lawyer, judge, senior counselor at the Ministry of Justice, university professor and senior legal researcher), and in the United States (as a legal expert for the judiciary). He published several books and a host of articles in law, politics, and post-communist societies. Tiberiu currently lives and works in Washington, DC.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2017

        Livingstone's 'lives'

        A metabiography of a Victorian icon

        by Andrew Thompson, Justin Livingstone, John M. MacKenzie

        David Livingstone, the 'missionary-explorer', has attracted more commentary than nearly any other Victorian hero. Beginning in the years following his death, he soon became the subject of a major biographical tradition. Yet out of this extensive discourse, no unified image of Livingstone emerges. Rather, he has been represented in diverse ways and in a variety of socio-political contexts. Until now, no one has explored Livingstone's posthumous reputation in full. This book meets the challenge. In approaching Livingstone's complex legacy, it adopts a metabiographical perspective: in other words, this book is a biography of biographies. Rather than trying to uncover the true nature of the subject, metabiography is concerned with the malleability of biographical representation. It does not aim to uncover Livingstone's 'real' identity, but instead asks: what has he been made to mean? Crossing disciplinary boundaries, Livingstone's 'lives' will interest scholars of imperial history, postcolonialism, life-writing, travel-writing and Victorian studies.

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        Children's & YA
        January 2022

        My Home

        by Kateryna Tykhozora (Author), Oleksandr Prodan (Illustrator)

        The protagonist of this story is a boy who, together with his family, is on his way from his destroyed house to another country. On the way, he tries to understand where his home is now.  At the end of the book, he finds out that home is always in your heart and is waiting for you. The book is written and drawn by Ukrainian authors who personally experienced the horrors of war and will be interesting for all people who have lost or left their homes, or for those who are not afraid to know the truth about the war in Ukraine.   From 5 to 8 years, 456 words Rightsholders: hanna.bulhakova@ranok-school.com

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        Medicine
        April 2018

        Bovine Tuberculosis

        by Mark Chambers, Stephen Gordon, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Paul Barrow

        This book is contemporary, topical and global in its approach, and provides an essential, comprehensive treatise on bovine tuberculosis and the bacterium that causes it, Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine tuberculosis remains a major cause of economic loss in cattle industries worldwide, exacerbated in some countries by the presence of a substantial wildlife reservoir. It is a major zoonosis, causing human infection through consumption of unpasteurised milk or by close contact with infected animals. Following a systematic approach, expert international authors cover epidemiology and the global situation; microbial virulence and pathogenesis; host responses to the pathogen; and diagnosis and control of the disease. Aimed at researchers and practising veterinarians, this book is essential for those needing comprehensive information on the pathogen and disease, and offers a summary of key information learned from human tuberculosis research. It will be useful to those studying the infection and for those responsible for controlling the disease.

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        Children's & YA
        January 2019

        At the Ocean

        by Yuriy Nikitinskiy (Author), Marichka Ruban (Illustrator)

        This story is full of a cheeky sense of humor that little readers will adore. In this book they can find funny poems and beautiful watercolor illustrations to give them the feeling of diving in the ocean. This unique and amazing book was created by the famous Ukrainian writer Yuriy Nikitinskiy and by the fabulous illustrator Marichka Ruban.   From 3 to 8 years, 422 words Rightsholders: kovalenko@artbooks-publishing.com

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