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Richard Griffin (1820) Ltd t/a Tarquin
Tarquin produces books for recreational mathematics, and for students and teachers in schools. We have a near 50 year history of enriching mathematics as well as papercraft and origami titles. Many of our 240 titles have been translated into all the major languages of the world. But as a small publisher, we understand other small publishers and can tailor rights deals appropriately and economically. We have 12 titles that are new in 2020 and where rights are available.
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March 2021Der Baum und der Vogel
by Coralie Bickford-Smith, Stefanie Jacobs
Der kleine Vogel liebt den großen Baum mitten im Urwald, dessen dichtes Laub ihm Schutz bietet. Er kennt nichts anderes und fühlt sich im Baum zu Hause. Als die Regenzeit bevorsteht und der Vogelschwarm in andere Gefilde aufbricht, möchte er den Baum noch nicht verlassen und bleibt noch ein Weilchen. Wilde, exotische Tiere nehmen die Äste und Zweige nun in Besitz, dem kleinen Vogel eröffnet sich eine ganz neue Welt. Doch schließlich muss er erkennen, dass die Zeit für ihn gekommen ist, aufzubrechen. Eine fulminant bebilderte Geschichte darüber, seine Bestimmung im Leben zu erkennen – bunt, exotisch und voller Poesie.
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May 2023Eine kleine Welt im Baum
by Will Millard, Rachel Qiuqi, Vivien Danne
In jedem Baum lässt sich eine faszinierende kleine Welt entdecken. Mit fünf Geschichten lernst du einen besonderen Lebensraum und seine Bewohner kennen: Staune, wie aus einer kleinen Eichel ein großer Baum wird, und mach dich mit Eichhörnchen auf die Suche nach Futterverstecken. Der gereimte Text und die doppelten Klappen sorgen für noch mehr Spaß bei den ersten Entdeckungsreisen in die Natur – für Kinder ab 12 Monaten.
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May 2022Sei wie ein Baum!
Was wir von Bäumen lernen können | Kinderbuch ab 5 Jahre
by Maria Gianferrari, Felicita Sala, Stefanie Jacobs
Streck dich. Reck deine Zweige der Sonne entgegen. Sei wie ein Baum! Wir alle sind wie Bäume ... Zum Leben brauchen wir Luft und Sonne – und einander. Wie die Menschen leben auch Bäume in Gemeinschaft. Sie teilen Nahrung und Ressourcen, bieten sich gegenseitig Schutz und sorgen füreinander. Denn gemeinsam sind sie stärker. Sei wie ein Baum! ist ein wunderbar poetisches Buch über die Dinge, die uns die Natur lehren kann – wenn wir nur bereit sind, genau hinzusehen. Zauberhaft illustriert von der unvergleichlichen Felicita Sala. Mit vielen spannenden Infos zu Bäumen, Wäldern und wie wir sie schützen können Eine kleine Anleitung, achtsam durch die Welt zu gehen Wertvolle, ermutigende Botschaft: Jeder kann zum Schutz unserer Wälder etwas beitragen
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September 2017Das Fest der Liebe
Neue Weihnachtsgeschichten
by Susanne Gretter
Weihnachten ist das Fest der Liebe – was zu beweisen ist. Indem man es mit der Liebsten auf einer einsamen Berghütte verbringt. Oder – ganz ohne Weihnachtsbaum - unter Palmen. Man lädt die Eltern zu sich nach Hause ein. Oder – natürlich nur den Kindern zuliebe – den geschiedenen Mann. Oder aus purer Nächstenliebe eine Flüchtlingsfamilie? Was geschieht, wenn Mutter und Sohn sich zufällig auf einer Bank vor der Bahnhofsmission wiedertreffen? Weihnachtsliebe – mitmenschlich, christlich, erotisch – treibt seltsame Blüten. Davon wissen die in diesem Band versammelten Autorinnen und Autoren ein Lied zu singen: Friedrich Ani, Antonia Baum, Doris Dörrie, Tanja Dückers, Harald Martenstein, Stefan Moster, Edgar Rai, Daniel Schreiber und viele andere. Fröhlich, melancholisch, liebevoll, heiter und humorvoll: Geschichten über ein Gefühl, das uns an Weihnachten überfällt – und nur schwer zu bändigen ist.
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September 2010Der Weihnachtsmann oder Das abenteuerliche Leben des Santa Claus
by Lyman Frank Baum, Hans-Christian Oeser
L. Frank Baum, der Schöpfer des Kinderbuchklassikers Der Zauberer von Oz, hat mit der Geschichte über das abenteuerliche Leben des Santa Claus ein weiteres, bezauberndes Märchen geschrieben. Und er findet wunderbare Antworten auf all das, was wir schon immer wissen wollten: Wo wohnt der Weihnachtsmann? Wie kam Santa Claus zu seinem Namen? War der Weihnachtsmann auch einmal ein kleiner Junge? Warum wird Santa Claus von Rentieren durch die Lüfte gezogen und wieso können Rentiere überhaupt fliegen?
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September 2022Vom Baum des Lebens
Ausgewählte Gedichte
by Hermann Hesse, Volker Michels
Vom Baum des Lebens ist 1934 erstmals in der Insel-Bücherei erschienen. Die Auswahl der Gedichte hatte Hermann Hesse selbst besorgt; von ihm aufgenommen wurden nur solche Verse, die seinen eigenen Kriterien der Dauerhaftigkeit und Qualität genügten. Dem Band war zu Lebzeiten Hesses und auch in den folgenden Jahrzehnten ein immenser Erfolg beschieden, was nicht zuletzt in der zeitlosen Gültigkeit seiner Inhalte begründet sein dürfte. »Die volksliedhafte Musikalität dieser Verse hat zu Hunderten von Vertonungen inspiriert. Denn wie in der Prosa versteht es Hesse, auch in seiner Lyrik, innovative Inhalte durch traditionelle Ausdrucksformen zu vermitteln. Dabei glückt es ihm, diesen Widerspruch durch ideale, also poetische Lösungen aufzuheben. Ein weiteres Geheimnis der Wirksamkeit dieser Gedichte mag in der Intensität des Erlebens liegen, ohne die das Komplizierte nicht einfach, das Ungereimte, nicht gereimt werden kann.« (Volker Michels)
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2022David and Bathsheba
George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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October 2023Der Weihnachtsmann
by L. Frank Baum, Lihie Jacob, Hans-Christian Oeser
L. Frank Baum, der Schöpfer des Kinderbuchklassikers Der Zauberer von Oz, erzählt vom abenteuerlichen Leben des Santa Claus – und findet wunderbare Antworten auf all das, was wir schon immer wissen wollten: Wo wohnt der Weihnachtsmann? Wie kam Santa Claus zu seinem Namen? War der Weihnachtsmann auch einmal ein kleiner Junge? Warum wird Santa Claus von Rentieren durch die Lüfte gezogen und wieso können Rentiere überhaupt fliegen? Lihie Jacob hat dieses bezaubernde Märchen für die Insel-Bücherei modern und kraftvoll illustriert.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2018David and Bathsheba
By George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin, David Bevington
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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May 2024Breed Differences in Dog Behavior
Why Tails Wag Differently
by Renee L Ha, Tracy L Brad, James C Ha
Humans have bred dogs for physical and behavioral characteristics for millennia. These efforts can have unintended side effects, however, which may be either advantageous or cause issues - such as a predisposition to certain medical complaints, or, controversially, behavioural issues. The scientific study of domestic dogs is still in its infancy, but public demand for this information is at a record high as more and more pet owners seek to understand their canine family members. Focusing on the behavioral differences and tendencies that have arisen in different breed lines, this book explores, summarizes, and explains the scientific evidence on what breed can tell us about behaviour - and, crucially, what it cannot. This book covers: - the impact of inbreeding, how it contributes to problematic behavioral issues such as anxiety and aggression, and how it potentially affects the future health of the breed; - the limits of predicting a dog's behavior based upon breed, individual differences within breeds, and thus the corresponding limitations of breed-specific legislation; - guidance for professionals to help their clients better understand behavioral issues, traits, and appropriate expectations around the right breed for their household. Providing a comprehensive and approachable view of the science behind breed-specific behaviors, this book gives dog enthusiasts from all professional and personal backgrounds a better understanding of why dogs do what they do, and how we can improve our relationships with our canine companions. Covering genetics, phylogeny of canids, temperament, aggression, social behavior, and the history of dog breeding, it is an important read for researchers, students, veterinary practitioners and animal behaviourists, as well as shelter staff, dog trainers, or anyone looking for a greater understanding of dog breed differences.
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June 2020Der Zauberer von Oz
by Baum, Lyman Frank; Seidemann, Maria
Klassiker für starke Kids Dorothy landet nach einem Wirbelsturm im wunderlichen Land von Oz. Dort macht sie sich zusammen mit einem Blechmann, einer Vogelscheuche und einem ängstlichen Löwen auf eine Reise zum geheimnisvollen Zauberer. Unterwegs treffen die vier Freunde nicht nur auf geflügelte Affen und scheußliche Ungeheuer, sondern auch auf die böse Hexe des Westens … Nach dem berühmten Roman von L. Frank Baum - kindgerecht geschrieben und leicht zu lesen für Kinder ab 7/8 Jahren. Abenteuer im Land von Oz - Klassiker einfach lesen Der Titel ist auf Antolin.de gelistet.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2015The reign of Richard II
From minority to tyranny 1377–97
by Alison McHardy
The long-awaited prequel to Chronicles of the revolution covers the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II's reign. This richly-documented period offers exceptional opportunities and challenges to students, and the editor has selected material from a wide range of sources: well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles and legal, administrative and financial records. These are arranged chronologically to form a coherent narrative of the reign. Clear and lively commentary and notes enable readers to make the fullest use of each document. The introduction describes the complex domestic and international situation which confronted the young king and offers guidance on the strengths and weaknesses of the reign's leading chronicles. The dramatic and diverse politics of the reign of Richard II make this the ideal special subject and an accessible, affordable, student-friendly documentary history of Richard II's reign has long been needed. This book is designed to fill that gap.
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July 2023One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia
A Collection of Local Experiences
by Vanessa Slack, Deborah Nadal, Sandul Yasobant, Florence Cliquet, Waqas Ahmad, Nihal Pushpakumara, Sumon Ghosh
Although an effective rabies vaccine has existed since 1885, rabies continues to kill an estimated 59,000 people, and uncalculated animals, every year. Sixty per cent of these human deaths occur in Asia. To work towards the global target of eliminating dog-mediated rabies by 2030, the rabies community is applying the One Health approach. Written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and rabies control programme specialists, this book is a collection of experiences and observations on the challenges and successes along the path to rabies control and prevention in Asia. It: - Grounds chapters in solid scientific theory, but retains a direct, practice-focused and inspirational approach; - Provides numerous examples of lessons learned and experience-based knowledge gained across countries at different levels of rabies control and elimination; - Brings together and highlights the practices of a strong, international rabies network that works according to the One Health concept. Covering perspectives from almost a dozen Asian countries and a wide range of sectors and disciplines, such as healthcare facilities, veterinary services, laboratories, academia, public health institutes and wildlife research centres, this book is an invaluable resource for rabies scholars and practitioners, but also those working in the wider fields of disease control and cross-sectoral One Health.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2004Theatre and religion
Lancastrian Shakespeare
by Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Richard Wilson
This important collection of essays focuses on the place of Roman Catholicism in early modern England, bringing new perspectives to bear on whether Shakespeare himself was Catholic. In the Introduction, Richard Wilson reviews the history of the debate over Shakespeare's religion, while Arthur Marotti and Peter Milward offer current perspectives on the subject. Eamon Duffy offers a historian's view of the nature of Elizabethan Catholicism, complemented by Frank Brownlow's study of Elizabeth's most brutal enforcer of religious policy, Richard Topcliffe. Two key Catholic controversialists are addressed by Donna Hamilton (Richard Vestegan) and Jean-Christophe Mayer (Robert Parsons). Robert Miola opens up the neglected field of Jesuit drama in the period, whilst Sonia Fielitz specifically proposes a new, Jesuit source-text for Timon of Athens. Carol Enos (As You Like It), Margaret Jones-Davies (Cymbeline), Gerard Kilroy (Hamlet) and Randall Martin (Henry VI 3) read individual plays in the light of these questions, while Gary Taylor's essay fittingly investigates the possible influence of religious conflicts on the publication of the Shakespeare First Folio. Theatre and religion: Lancastrian Shakespeare as a whole represents a major intervention in this fiercely contested current debate. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2024Dog politics
Species stories and the animal sciences
by Mariam Motamedi Fraser
Do dogs belong with humans? Scientific accounts of dogs' 'species story,' in which contemporary dog-human relations are naturalised with reference to dogs' evolutionary becoming, suggest that they do. Dog politics dissects this story. This book offers a rich empirical analysis and critique of the development and consolidation of dogs' species story in science, asking what evidence exists to support it, and what practical consequences, for dogs, follow from it. It explores how this story is woven into broader scientific shifts in understandings of species, animals, and animal behaviours, and how such shifts were informed by and informed transformative political events, including slavery and colonialism, the Second World War and its aftermath, and the emergence of anti-racist movements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book pays particular attention to how species-thinking bears on 'race,' racism, and individuals.
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The ArtsOctober 20174 saints in 3 acts
A snapshot of the American avant-garde in the 1930s
by Patricia Allmer, John Sears
Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time. This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography.
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2024The Legacy of John Polidori
The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny
by Sam George, Bill Hughes
John Polidori's novella The Vampyre (1819) is perhaps 'the most influential horror story of all time' (Frayling). Polidori's story transformed the shambling, mindless monster of folklore into a sophisticated, seductive aristocrat that stalked London society rather than being confined to the hinterlands of Eastern Europe. Polidori's Lord Ruthven was thus the ancestor of the vampire as we know it. This collection explores the genesis of Polidori's vampire. It then tracks his bloodsucking progeny across the centuries and maps his disquieting legacy. Texts discussed range from the Romantic period, including the fascinating and little-known The Black Vampyre (1819), through the melodramatic vampire theatricals in the 1820s, to contemporary vampire film, paranormal romance, and science fiction. They emphasise the background of colonial revolution and racial oppression in the early nineteenth century and the cultural shifts of postmodernity.
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