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    • Trusted Partner
      Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
      2018

      Crack!

      by Beatriz Giménez de Ory

      Enchanting book that combines verse, illustration and pop-up technique to place ourselves with originality before that eternal mystery and source of Introduce budding scientists to a fun STEM topic — eggs! This interactive board book features riddles about the different eggs of the animal kingdom, and images that transform as you turn the page to reveal the answer. Seven eggs break as you turn the pages, revealing the species (python, seahorse, octopus, emu, hedgehog, penguin, and Darwin’s Frog) that hatch after reading the verses / riddles. Includes fact-packed educational notes about eggs and what we can learn from them. New York Big Books Award (USA), 2021; Cuatrogatos Fundación (USA-Cuba), 2020; Best of Banco del Libro (Venezuela), 2022; Colibrí Ibby (Chile), 2019

    • Trusted Partner
      January 2022

      Bald ist alles wieder gut

      Mit Ritualen zum Trösten

      by Katja Reider / Antje Flad

      Everything Will Be Fine Again Soon About small accidents and giving comfort Oh no! The little fox fell down while playing and hurt himself. Fortunately, other animals are on the spot right away and know exactly what to do: the bear takes the little fox in his arms, the hedgehog hums a comforting song, and the mouse brings a band-aid. And that’s how the little fox quickly gets quickly all right again! • Loving illustrations with rituals for comforting, which immediately help with everyday accidents.• Developed with psychological advice: Using rituals and rhymes to comfort and calm• Bestselling and innovative ’Ritual‘ concept: Over 50,000 copies sold of "Wenn am Himmel Sterne stehen" since 2019 and over 200,000 copies of “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” gifted to German families by the Ministry of Education

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      December 2023

      Quirky Block Town

      by Pi Zhaohui

      Dr. Bald has a new invention: building tall buildings like building blocks. Later, the tall buildings are moved to the suburbs and turned into the town of Blocks. There are many residents in the town: Pete the Bread Wolf, who runs a bakery; Raggedy Bear, who runs a junk store; Gorilla, the dutiful mayor; Bubble Cat, the pilot; Gray Hedgehog, the toll collector; Woofy Dog, the security guard; and Croaking Frog, the announcer. ...... They all live together, build the Block Town, and put on a wonderful and interesting saga.

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      Children's & YA
      January 2023

      Celta and the Fallen Moon

      by Victoria Iver (Author), Victoria Iver (Illustrator)

      Celta and two rats live in a house near the old lighthouse. Every evening, the girl curls up in a big chair and reads fairy tales to her pets. But today the book had to be put aside - the Moon fell in her backyard! The unexpected guest is convinced that her business is useless and nobody needs it. So Celta sets out with Moon on a journey to prove that she is wrong. This kind and heartwarming story will give young readers faith in themselves and teach them that everyone in this world has value. From 3 to 8 years, 1853 words Rightsholders n.miroshnyk@vivat.factor.ua

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      Children's & YA
      January 2022

      My Dad and Me

      by Dmytro Kuzmenko (Author), Oksana Drachkovska (Illustrator)

      Who are the ghostinosours? What are clouds made of? How to prepare trubel and what may happen if you do not limit yourself and do everything you want? My Dad and Me’s main hero is about 4 years old and seeks to find answers to all these questions. His life is full of adventures: he is a dreamer and make-believer. He often disobeys his father and dislikes brushing his teeth. All in all, every young reader can find a bit of themselves in this little one. My Dad and Me is a treasure book of honest, warm-hearted stories about the close connection between father and son, about little things and great discoveries in the eyes of children, about trust and adventures they can share, and fundamentally, about mutual understanding. Even when someone can’t pronounce “r " yet! From 6 to 9 years, 4883 words Rightsholders: n.miroshnyk@vivat.factor.ua

    • Trusted Partner
      June 2018

      Die allerbeste Prinzessin

      by Poznanski, Ursula / Illustrated by Büchner, SaBine

      An innovative & different princess story! • The three princesses love to quarrel • Original and incredibly witty • Written by Ursula Poznanski and stunning illustrations by Sabine Büchner • Translation Grant! Bianca, Violetta and Rosalind are three adorable princesses. But they share a tiny quirk: they love to argue! One day a visitor asks for entrance into the castle. Prince Waldomir doesn’t enjoy hunting dragons anymore and rather prefers to get married know. Of course each princess is convinced to be the best choice and the prince’s one and only. So a rat race is launched before they have even met the puny prince for the first time…

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      Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
      August 2023

      Parasitic Plants in African Agriculture

      by Lytton John Musselman, Jonne Rodenburg

      Parasitic Plants in African Agriculture brings together for the first time in a single volume, the ecology, biology, damage, and control of all groups of African parasitic plants including both the relatively few parasites introduced to the continent as well as those native parasites that have spread from within Africa. The book covers the well-known witchweeds and broomrapes but also groups and species that have received less attention including mistletoes, dodders, rice vampire weed, and other species posing threats. The book distinguishes between stem and root parasitic weeds and between holoparasites and (facultative or obligate) hemiparasites. Based on their research and experience collectively spanning six decades, the authors provide an authoritative and state-of-the-art overview of the distribution, biology and impact of these highly specialized weeds and include recommendations for their management. Since parasitic plants in African agriculture primarily affect smallholder farmers, these weeds are explicitly discussed within a context of resource limitations and global changes. Readers are informed on all parasitic plant species relevant to African agriculture and the impact these plants have on crop production and livelihoods of smallholders in a changing world. Current and future management strategies are outlined in terms of their principles and effectiveness as well as their feasibility and affordability for farmers, all of which determine farmer adoption. The final chapter synthesises some of the relevant findings and statistics regarding parasitic weed distribution and their host crops and discusses implications in terms of future crop protection concerns in African agricultural systems. Key features: · Authoritative text based on extensive field and laboratory work. · First comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of parasitic plants and their management in Africa. · Highly illustrated with photos, graphs and species distribution maps. · Reviews previous basic and applied work, with relevance to smallholder farming systems. This book will be a valuable reference for students, researchers, extension workers, development officers, national agriculture researchers, plant pathologists, food security specialists, weed scientists, agronomists and botanists.

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      Geography & the Environment
      June 2025

      Demystifying informal urban design and planning

      Insights from Asia

      by Mahyar Arefi

      Touting informal settlements or informality in general as illegal, crime-ridden, unsafe, filthy, chaotic, and formal developments as legal, orderly or safe, and so forth has not solved anything and informality as a way of life or an economic reality lingers and grows. Demystifying informal urban design and planning delves deeper into this conundrum and seeks to debunk some common misguided perceptions about it. Borrowing popular philosophical and political analogies from Isaiah Berlin and Gregory Treverton and others, it encourages urban designers and planners to become multitaskers like foxes rather than hedgehogs who can do one thing right. The book ends with some general takeaways on assuming more proactive roles in informal urban design issues and avoiding two potential pitfalls while interacting with them.

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      Biography & True Stories
      April 2025

      Barbara Comyns

      by Avril Horner

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      Veterinary medicine
      December 2014

      Rabbit Behaviour, Health and Care

      by Marit Emilie Buseth, Richard Saunders

      This book is an essential, thorough, very practical guide to understanding and caring for your rabbit. By following the advice in this book, both rabbit owners and veterinary health professionals report healthier and more content rabbits. Developed from the successful Norwegian text Den Store Kaninboka by the award-winning author Marit Emilie Buseth, Rabbit Behaviour, Health and Care will help you: - develop an understanding of the rabbit's nature, which will help you to spot normal and abnormal behaviour; - learn about the correct living conditions in which to keep domestic rabbits, in terms of their behavioural, physical and social needs; - acquire essential knowledge about rabbit nutrition, dentistry and disease; - discover a new and improved approach to rabbit-keeping through stories and case examples of real rabbits; - gain a rewarding owner-pet relationship. Rabbits are extremely popular pets, but misconceptions about their care and behaviour are widespread. Most illnesses or behaviour problems are a direct or indirect result of poor nutrition and care. This book helps veterinarians and rabbit owners to overcome these challenges by understanding the rabbit's nature and needs.

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      2025

      Among Neighbours

      The strangest relationship of our lives

      by Bernd Imgrund

      There are many things in life that we are (more or less) free to choose: our circle of friends, our workplace, our place of residence. However, we have to take some communities as they come: We cannot choose our family or our neighbours, for example. Why this does not only lead to the much-vaunted idyllic sense of belonging and what tensions forced social relationships can cause: This is the subject of this fascinating collection of essays by Bernd Imgrund. It sheds light on a piece of social history that we all know from our own experience: who hasn't had an argument with their immediate neighbour or made fun of the residents of the neighbouring district? But it is by no means only negative aspects that characterise neighbourly relations. Pride in one's neighbourhood, help within a village community: the many advantages of a social community, its importance and its representation in art and literature have also found their way into this book.

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      Children's & YA

      Snöfrid from Meadow Valley (3). The Hectic Hunt for the River Pearl

      by Andreas H. Schmachtl

      What a disaster! Snöfrid’s stream has disappeared during the night! Without water there can be no porridge, and Snöfrid doesn’t have to think twice. This problem must be solved immediately! The hunt for water begins with a wet meeting at the pond of the little nymph Flumina, but when it turns into a hunt for the mysterious river pearl, involving a submersible boat, the story quickly becomes an underwater adventure, and who knows how it will end? Magical adventure, great fun for boys and girls, by Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.

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      Children's & YA

      Missi Moppel - Detective for all Cases (2). The Floating Teapot and other Weird Wonders

      by Andreas H. Schmachtl

      The master detective is after a cunning thief who steals colourful, random objects like Leonardo da Vinci’s paintbrush or antique sugar bowls. During a visit to Grandpa Pots, she uncovers the secret of Ghost Island and solves the puzzle of the floating teapot in Mr Goldrand’s junk shop. Only the nasty blackmailing letters from the mysterious “Magpie” present her with a seemingly insoluble mystery. Someone is testing the powers of the great investigator to their very limit…Will she be able to crack even this case? 15 original detective stories told in masterly fashion by the Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.

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      Children's & YA

      Tilda Appleseed. Christmas in the Winter Forest

      by Andreas H. Schmachtl

      There are 24 days to go until Christmas. In the mouse house there is a delicious smell of punch, and Tilda busily hunts through her pantry: she wants to do some baking. The best of all flavours is still Aunt Emily’s frost-hip jelly. Christmas can’t come without that. But what a shock! There are no frost hips left! And it’s so difficult to get fresh ones, because they only grow in the north. Without further ado, Tilda sets off on an exciting journey through the winter forest, and she has the most weird and wonderful Christmas adventures on the way…

    • Children's & YA
      October 2020

      The story of Mr and Mrs Hedgehog

      by Michaela Rosenbaum, Claudia Fries

      Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog wish for a tiny baby hedgehog, but unfortunately it doesn't work out. They ask the other animals of the forest, the rabbits with their little long ears, the wild boars with their younglings and finally the wise owl. They all give well-meaning tips, but what suits the other animals does not help the hedgehog couple. When they finally return to what hedgehogs like to do, the waiting is finally over ... Sometimes it is difficult to have a child. Or it takes a long time to get there. Many couples have to find their own way here. The not-so-simple topic is explained in this animal fable in an easy and child-friendly way. And it conveys two important messages: "Everyone is different" and "Stay true to yourself". Sensitively illustrated with a twinkle in her eye by Claudia Fries.

    • September 2021

      Adventure Book for Hedgehogs

      Spiky Visitors in our Organic Garden

      by Christine Weidenweber

      With this hedgehog-adventure-book you can go on a voyage of discovery into the hedgehog universe and learn about the friends, relatives and enemies of the little spiny animal. Above all, you learn how to make them at home in your garden and help them sleep comfortably through the winter. You can easily build a hedgehog sleeping house and a hedgehog feeding house yourself. Important questions are answered in the process: Where does a hedgehog sleep best, where do his babies hide, and what do you do with an emaciated hedgehog? Everyone can help to protect and support these cute animals because with the increasing sealing of surfaces and the decline in species, they lack shelter and often also food. Feeding the hedgehog in a manner appropriate to its species needs to be learned, because not everything is necessarily good for them. There is also a lot of information from hedgehog experts and lots of games, crosswords and more for the whole family. * Hedgehog profile* The hedgehog menu* Hedgehog found - What to do now?* Welcome to the garden* Caution, little hedgehog - danger!* The hedgehog throughout the year* Make yourself comfortable - the hibernation place * Prickly relatives* Games, puzzles and more for the whole family

    • October 2018

      Hollybee Hope Wants a Prickly Coat

      by Deborah Hinde

      Hollybee Hope is a hedgehog with a prickly problem ... she doesn't have any spines! Her father tells her to be patient, but Hollybee is not a patient hedgehog. She wants to look like a real hedgehog and have spines right now. One morning, when Hollybee finds a brush in a bucket, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Hollybee Hope wants a Prickly Coat is a story of self acceptance, of learning to see being different as an advantage rather than a disadvantage. It is also a story of friendship - the type of friendship for which you'd sacrifice something special.

    • Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2019

      Hedgehog at the Hairdresser's

      by Silvia Borando

      Who said that a hedgehog can’t change its looks from time to time? Shampooing, curlers and twenty-three funny hairstyles for a demanding hedgehog who is trying to get the perfect cut.

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