CHILDREN’S FOREIGN RIGHTS CATALOGUE 2009 BLOOMSBURY Kinderbücher & Jugendbücher
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PICTURE BOOK
Circus – Funny, Fancy, Infectiously Merry!
Franziska Biermann Circus With music by Nils Kacirek and Jörg Hochapfel 48 pages. 274 x 245 mm Picture book plus CD Out in February 2009 Age 3 +
In cheeky rhymes, a ringmaster takes us through nine breathtaking acts, including the donkey brothers Klaus and Klaus with their flying carrot, Paula Moops with her 47 hula hoops, the mathematical octopus and the wild boars of the Teutoburg Forest. All accompanied by music to drive even the stubbornest circus-hater into a stripy tent. Circus is simply great fun and makes everyone want to join in!
More books by Franziska Biermann Franziska Biermann Feodora’s up to Something 32 pages. 165 x 220 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 4 + Sold to: Korea, Japan, Greece
Franziska Biermann Jingle Bells An illustrated musical advent calendar 64 pages. 297 x 210 mm Hardcover with CD Four-colour Illustrations Out in October 2007 Age 2 +
A Wonderful Christmas Story The little lion wakes up in the middle of the night. He discovers a bright star shining in the sky. 'The king is born, he is powerful and strong,' says the old lion. 'I want to see him,' says the little lion. He follows the star until he reaches a little hut, and inside it is a tiny child. Is this the strong and powerful king? But then the little lion understands the secret of true greatness.
Antonie Schneider Little Lion, Do You Want to See the King? Illustrated by Maja Dusikova 24 pages. 280 x 190 mm Hardcover Out in October 2009 Age 4 +
More books by Antonie Schneider Antonie Schneider Little Angel Illustrated by Helga Bansch 32 pages. 210 x 287 mm Hardcover Out in October 2007 Age 2 +
Antonie Schneider Metamorphosis Illustrated by Helga Bansch 32 Pages. 210 x 287 mm Hardcover Out in September 2005 Age 2 + Sold to: UK , Korea
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For the Little Ones Ute Krause Can the Monster Come in? 32 pages. 245 x 274 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 4 + Sold to: Korea
Maxim Biller Ada’s Biggest Wish Illustrated by Sybille Hein 32 pages. 245 x 274 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in September 2005 Age 2 + Sold to: UK, USA, Korea
Ingo Schulze Mr Augustin Illustrated by Julia Penndorf 32 pages. 239 x 300 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in August 2008 Age 4 + Sold to: Brazil
Ute Krause The Santa Claus Conspiracy 32 pages. 245 x 274 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in October 2008 Age 4 + Sold to: Romania
Andrea Meier Princess Me 32 pages. 198 x 209 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 4 +
Stefanie Clemen / Katharina Hagena Grimima Looks under the Stone 40 pages. 190 x 280 mm Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in September 2008 Age 4 +
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It’s Time for Two New Twin Stars! Cora and Fred are nearly nine, and they're twins. Un-identical twins, which makes the whole thing even worse if you ask them. But when things get serious they do stick together. For example to persuade their parents that they don't want to share a bed any more like a married couple – they need loft beds. The only problem is, Cora's bed seems to be slightly higher than Fred's. There's no way around another little argument … Martina Wildner Cora and Fred Ca. 120 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in January 2010 Age 8 +
Martina Wildner Murus 416 pages, 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 12 + Sold to: Korea
Martina Wildner Michelle’s Mistakes 288 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Out in August 2006 Age 14 + Sold to: Japan
Alarm at the Wild Farm David really doesn't want to spend the summer holidays on his aunt's farm. Not even Marie, who grew up on the farm next door and looks like a boy, can change his mind – all she's good for is an argument. But then the old farmer ends up in hospital and his farm is left unattended.
Silke Lambeck The Wild Farm Ca. 192 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in January 2010 Age 10 +
What will happen to the animals now? And are the rumours true that he hides stolen goods in his house? David decides to track down the goods and runs into Marie in the abandoned farmyard, come to take care of the hungry animals. But something strange is going on here: the animals have mastered the situation and are taking care of themselves! And danger is all around: the wild animals are moving in on the farm, and fox and boar scent the perfect opportunity …
Prix Chronos 2009 Silke Lambeck Mr. Röslein Illustrated by Karsten Teich 128 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 6+ Sold to: France, Korea, Spain, Romania Silke Lambeck The Return of Mr Röslein Illustrated by Karsten Teich 160 pages, 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 6 + Sold to: Spain, Romania
FICTION
GREAT SUSPENSE FOR MASTERMINDS!
BOLLE AND THE FOOTBALL PITCH GANG INVESTIGATE
Laura, Sema, Kevin and Vladi all live in a friendly neighbourhood of Cologne. This is where the old fire station has been reinvented as a cultural centre and where Bolle the street sweeper works. Here – on the border to a rougher part of town – near the football pitch, the four twelve-year-olds meet up. And this is where they start the Football Pitch Gang. But the four kids don't just kick a ball around, they also solve crimes – up-to-date, cosmopolitan, multicultural and in touch with young readers. The brand new detective series.
The Dead Bike Out in March 2008
The Elephant Coup Out in March 2008
The Fire-raising Out in July 2008
The Character Assassination Out in February 2009
Christina Bacher / Ulrich Noller, BOLLE AND THE FOOTBALL PITCH GANG, Illustrated by Birgit Jansen 144 pages. 123 x 204 mm, Hardcover, Two-colour Illustrations, Age 10 +
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Zoran Drvenkar at his Best! Nominated for German Children’s Book Prize 2008 Penzberger Urmel Prize 2009 Zoran Drvenkar Zarah. You Aren’t Afraid, Are You? Illustrated by Martin Baltscheit 72 pages. 209 x 198 mm. Hardcover Full-colour Illustrations Out in August 2007 Age 6 + Sold to: Spain, Korea
»Couch-Star«-Award Children’s Book of the Month November 2008 Zoran Drvenkar JanBenMax Illustrated by Tine Schwarz 208 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in September 2008 Age 6 +
Zoran Drvenkar Paula and the Lightness of Being Illustrated by Peter Schössow 96 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in March 2007 Age 8 + Sold to: Korea
Victor Caspak / Yves Lanois The Return of the »Short Ones« Illustrated by Ole Könnecke 430 pages. 135 x 185 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in August 2006 Age 10 +
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Lovingly Designed: First Choice for First Reading Maxim Biller One Crazy Morning Illustrated by Vitali Konstantinov 40 pages. 165 x 220 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 6 + Sold to: Korea
Martin Baltscheit Little Mr Paul Illustrated by Ulf K. 32 pages. 165 x 220 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in September 2008 Age 6 +
Gert Scobel Niklas Illustrated by Ayano Imai 40 pages. 165 x 200 mm Hardcover Two-colour illustrations Out in October 2008 Age 6 +
Katja Henkel Lina’s Smile Illustrated by Sybille Hein 288 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in September 2007 Age 10 +
Malin Schwertdfeger The Pumpkin Queen Illustrated by Isabel Pin 40 pages. 160 x 220 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in October 2008 Age 6 +
Gert Scobel / Charlotte Fröhlich The Plühm Family Is Having a Baby Illustrated by Marine Ludin 96 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in August 2007 Age 6 +
Katja Henkel Heaven Can Wait! Illustrated by Sybille Hein 144 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in October 2005 Age 6 + Sold to: Italy, Spain, Korea, France
Gila Lustiger Mr Grinberg & Co. A Story about Happiness Illustrated by Vitali Konstantinov 160 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 10 + Sold to: Korea
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Forget Indiana Jones – Here Comes Anastasia Cruz! Anastasia can't believe it. A moment ago there was a sleeping man sitting on the plane to Mexico, where she and her father will be living for a few months. And suddenly he's disappeared! Should she just keep the mysterious map that fell out of the man's hand?
Before she even lands in Mexico City, Anastasia Cruz is already in the middle of an adventure, and one that the world will be talking about for years to come. She has to find the legendary treasure of the Aztecs, and neither the unscrupulous Jaguar Warriors nor the vicious archaeologist Zorak can stop her!
Dirk Reinhardt Anastasia Cruz. The Caves of AztlĂĄn Ca. 384 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Out in August 2009 Age 10 +
The Pirates of Libertalia: Fighting for Human Rights Daniel Defoe once passed Libertalia's fascinating history down to us. Nasrin Siege retells its story in an exciting adventure novel: Madagascar at the end of the 17th century. Long before the French Revolution, the pirate captains Misson and Caraccioli try to live their dream of freedom, equality and fraternity and found a free republic: Libertalia. All people have equal rights, all decisions are taken jointly. As they build their new state, the pirates keep sallying out to capture booty and attack slave ships. Nasrin Siege The Pirates of Libertalia 304 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Out in February 2009 Age 12 +
The people they liberate have the choice of going back home or joining Libertalia. One day they free the young boy Muro, whose African village has been destroyed by brutal slave catchers. Through his eyes, we experience the exciting and short-lived story of the Free Republic of Libertalia.
FICTION
A small town in East Germany: tower blocks, unemployment and boredom. The bench between blocks two and three is where Alex, Skull, Rocco, Ronny and Debbie meet and hang out. Hip-hoppers, Nazis, sprayers, skins and skaters – they all live on the estate, and that keeps them close-knit. But then an old woman is attacked, and dies of her injuries. Stupidly enough, Alex had carried her shopping up to her flat just before, and helped himself to a stray banknote. Everyone immediately assumes Alex is guilty.
Who Killed Mrs. Neuhaus? Alex Under Suspicion Even the police and the media are convinced he's a murderer. Suddenly, none of the gang will stand by him – apart from Debbie. A novel about the search for a guilty party but also about a family that sticks together through thick and thin, and friends who just don't want to give up.
Daniel Höra dissed 240 pages. 123 x 204 mm Paperback Out in February 2009 Age 14 +
Goosebumps Guaranteed! Fourteen-year-old Franka is the 'new arrival' in Owl House, a residential project for seven children and young people. Although they're not related they all have one thing in common: painful family biographies. Franka doesn't seem to fit in anywhere, not in this 'foster family', not in her new class and least of all in that rural environment. She also has a feeling there is something wrong in the village.
Why are the adults so tight-lipped when it comes to the abandoned village Unland, a ruined landscape on the edge of the forest? When a boy from Owl House is suddenly suspected of theft, Franka starts up a gang. While the 'Owls' try to find out who is behind the wild accusations, they come across a far larger and scarier secret … A truly unusual literary thriller!
Antje Wagner Unland Ca. 300 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Out in August 2009 Age 14 +
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Who is ... ? When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution 150 years ago he changed our view of the world. But how did a boy who was only interested in shooting and catching rats become a daring world traveler? How did a young theology student become a passionate natural scientist who was not afraid to ask difficult questions and contradict accepted opinion?
Katrin Hahnemann Charles Darwin Illustrated by Uwe Mayer 104 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover Photos and two-colour Illustrations Out in February 2009 Age 8 + Sold to: Korea
A fascinating biography of a man who fought for his cause – with determination and despite great resistance.
Katrin Hahnemann Mahatma Gandhi Illustrated by Uwe Mayer 112 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover. Photos and two-colour Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 8 + Sold to: Korea
Coming up in Summer 2010 Katrin Hahnemann Martin Luther King Illustrated by Uwe Mayer 112 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover. Photos and two-colour Illustrations Age 8 +
»Colourful, Educational and Funny.« DIE ZEIT With this beautifully written and designed books, children can discover the world of art along with their parents or on their own two feet – and also discover their own artistic talents. With a fun approach, children learn various techniques for showing movement and discover forms of artistic expression in other cultures.
Susanna Partsch / Rosemarie Zacher Paradisiacal Dances. How Gauguin & Co. Painted the Savagery Ca. 72 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in September 2009 Age 8 +
Partsch / Zacher The Dream of Flight. How Leonardo & Co. built Flying Machines 80 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover. Out in March 2008 Age 8 + Partsch / Zacher How Monet & Co. discovered Colours 80 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover. Out in October 2007 Age 8 +
Partsch / Zacher How Rembrandt & Co. painted Themselves 80 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover. Out in October 2007 Age 8 +
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How to… Love – A Sex Book The subject of sex is all around us. We all know the facts of life. And yet there are still plenty of questions to be answered. When and where should I have sex for the first time? Can I learn to kiss? Do I fancy girls or boys? Can I be a feminist and still wear sexy clothes? And what if I don't want to have sex at all? There are questions that always need to be asked, but aren't all that easy to answer. We all have our worries and there's no right and wrong here.
The authors share their own experiences and observations, their surprises, disappointments and euphoria. In an entertaining mixture of short notes, anecdotes, stories and lists, the book deals with discovering your own wants and needs. This is a rather different book on the subject of sex and love – entertaining, thoughtful and honest.
Nikola Richter / Franziska Richter How to… Love - A Sex Book Illustrated by Sarah Heiß 192 pages. 135 x 205 mm Softcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in February 2009 Age 14 +
Cities Are Full of Adventure! Stephanie Busch / sxx Ulrich Noller The House Book. Where the knowledge of the world lives Illustrated by Monika Horstmann 312 pages. 172 x 264 mm Hardcover Out in August 2009 Age 10 + Sold to: Poland, Korea
No matter if you've just got to know a city or have lived there for years – there is always so much to discover. Every city prompts endless questions too: How many people live and work there? How old is it? Why are so many cities on rivers? Who controls the traffic lights? Who invented museums? How did people get rid of their trash in days gone by? Where is the largest football stadium? Why do so many people want to move to cities anyway? The City Book clears a path through the city's places of knowledge – from the station to the marketplace, from the town hall to the TV tower, from the graveyard to the theatre to the wholesale market. A book full of exciting and surprising information!
Stephanie Busch / Ulrich Noller The City Book. Where the knowledge of the world lives Illustrated by Sarah Heiß 288 pages. 172 x 264 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in September 2009 Age 10 +
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Exciting Expedition into the World of Nature Plants and animals have already solved many problems successfully. Bird scientists, for example, noticed that eagles raise the feathers at the tips of their wings upwards when cruising through the air. When aeroplane constructors followed this example and installed a vertical plate on the end of plane wings, they hugely improved flight characteristics. The principle of echo-location used by dolphins and bats helps the navy to
locate submarines, directs blind people around obstacles and car drivers into parking spaces. And swarms of fish and locusts show traffic planners how to steer large groups of people without causing mass panic. Bionik provides exciting insights into nature's laboratory, so that we don't run out of ideas in the future.
Roland Knauer and Kerstin Viering Bionics – Copied from Nature 224 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White and four-color Illustrations Out in March 2009 Age 14 +
The Eerie Fascination of Volcanoes Volcanoes are truly fascinating, both dangerous and elegant. There are more than 600 active volcanoes around the world today. Many of them slumber peacefully only to erupt suddenly without warning, causing terrible destruction. Others have been constantly active for centuries without any major damage. This book is an exciting expedition into the world of these fire-spewing mountains.
Horst Rademacher On the Brink of the Crater 192 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-color Illustrations Out in September 2009 Age 12 +
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Al Gore for Kids! There is actually no place left on the planet that human beings don't influence, directly or indirectly. The fact that our actions change the atmosphere, prompting fast climate change, is only one factor. There are many others. Increasingly intensive agriculture is becoming more and more of a threat to the diversity of plant and animal life and ecosystems. Plus the world is getting more crowded every day. There are currently 6.5 billion of us, and that figure is going up and up. So there's no question that we have to take action – but how? What can we learn from the earth's ecosystem for the future?
Dagmar Röhrlich The Traces of Humankind 240 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in February 2009 Age 12 +
A Small Story about the Big Globalization JUNIOR’S SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2009 WHITE RAVENS 2009 »Extraordinary!« Süddeutsche Zeitung
We read about:
»A plea for fare trade – convincing!«
– the rich people in Dubai who sell the crude oil for the fleece material and have built themselves an indoor ski slope in the middle of the desert; – the poor people in Bangladesh forced to put up with the tough working life of the textiles industry – but dreaming of a better life; – the huge container ships that crisscross the oceans; – the author in Europe, who throws the fleece jacket in the old clothes container after two years; – the Senegalese man who finally wears the fleece jacket, floating on a tiny fishing boat in the Atlantic with other refugees.
DIE ZEIT
On its trip around the world a fleece jacket has a firsthand and real life experience how globalization affects people's lives. The book shows the background and links behind globalization, giving an impressive illustration of the injustice of world trade.
Wolfgang Korn My Red Fleece Jacket 192 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Two-colour Illustrations Out in August 2008 Age 12 +
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know ... Kai Brodersen About Ancient World Illustrated by Antje von Stemm 136 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in August 2007 Age 10 +
Karin Hasselblatt / Sonja Wagenbrenner About China Illustrated by Antje von Stemm 128 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 10 +
Choose Your Pet!
Monika Schatz / Thorsten Schatz / Thomas DuffĂŠ Buy Me a Buffalo! 104 pages. 170 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 8 +
Home Alone!
Catrin Frischer / Susanne Koppe Finally Home Alone Illustrated by Axel Scheffler 128 pages. 123 x 204 mm Paperback Two-colour Illustrations Out in August 2007 Age 10 +
Michael Fuchs-GambĂśck / Thorsten Schatz About Pop Music Illustrated by Antje von Stemm 128 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 10 +
Roland Knauer / Kerstin Viering About Animals Illustrated by Antje von Stemm 128 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 10 +
For Movie Fans
Thomas Binotto Do it again, Charlie! 324 pages. 155 x 230 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 12 +
NON-FICTION BACKLIST
... more Fascinating Knowledge to Discover! Nikolaus Nützel / Jürgen Andrich The Universe in our Heads How our brains work 256 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-color Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 14 + Sold to: Korea
Christian Weymayr Hippokrates, Dr. Roentgen & Co. A History of Medicine from Ancient World to Today 256 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in August 2007 Age 12 + Sold to: Korea
Thomas Bührke Lift off! The History of Space Travel 256 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Four-colour Illustrations Out in February 2008 Age 14 + Sold to: Korea
Reinhard Barth Alexander von Humboldt 256 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in September 2007 Age 12+
Peter Braun The Curse of the Gold German Conquistadores and the Treasure of El Dorado 224 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in March 2008 Age 12 +
Peter Braun From Lessing to Borchert German Literary Portraits 224 pages. 123 x 204 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in October 2006 Age 14 + Sold to: Korea
Dagmar Röhrlich Evolution Roller Coaster Illustrated by Kristina Möller 240 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in October 2006 Age 12 + Sold to: Croatia
Wolfgang Korn Detectives of the Past Expeditions into the World of Archaeology 256 pages. 135 x 215 mm Hardcover Black/White Illustrations Out in February 2007 Age 12 + Sold to: Spain, Greece, Korea
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Translated by Katy Derbyshire