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FOREIGN RIGHTS AUTUMN 2014

Nakladatelstvi Fragment, s.r.o.

Pujmanove 1221/4, 140 00 Prague 4 Foreign Sales Manager: stekla@fragment.cz Foreign Rights Manager: vojtechova@fragment.cz

Nakladatelstvi FRAGMENT is nowadays one of the largest and most recognized publishers in the Czech Republic and also in Slovakia.

Every year our original titles are presented at the international book fairs in Frankfurt on the Main, Bologna, and Prague. By the end of 2013, we had sold almost 477 original projects abroad.

Since 1995 Fragment also successfully has cooperates with many renowned publishers around the world, such as Random House Children´s Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Scholastic, Egmont, Loewe, Caramel, Macmillan Publishers, Chicken House, Make Believe Ideas, Hinkler Books, Dorling Kindersley, Quarto Group etc. Thanks to these strong partnerships, Fragment has published a lot of world bestsellers in the Czech and Slovak languages: • • • • • • •

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams …and more

BOARD BOOKS LITTLE MOLE

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ALL AROUND US

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BIG BOARD BOOKS

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FI R S T R E A D I N G MY FIRST READING SERIES

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MY FIRST STORY

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WORLD CLASSICS STORIES

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AC TIVITIES GAMES WITH STICKERS

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STICKERS WITH LITTLE MOLE

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PRESCHOOL AC TIVITIES

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MAZE FOR CHILDREN

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D R AW I N G A C T I V I T I E S

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R O YA LT Y – F R E E I L L U S T R AT I O N S

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E D U C AT I V E B O O K S YOUR CONTACTS

ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

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E D U C AT I V E B O O K S F O R C H I L D R E N

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HANDICRAFTS

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COOKERY FOR CHILDREN

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H E R I TA G E S E R I E S

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A D U LT B O O K S

Martina Steklá Foreign Sales Manager +420 241 004 025 stekla@fragment.cz

Šárka Vojtechová Foreign Rights Manager +420 241 004 028 vojtechova@fragment.cz

Ing. Pavel Nýč Co-owner +420 241 004 011 nyc@fragment.cz

F I C T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U LT S

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F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S

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N O N - F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACH YOURSELF

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PR AC TISE YOUR L ANGUAGE

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

W E L C O M E!

ABOUT US

AG E 1+

ALL AROUND US

AG E 1+

A folded board book for little kids with jolly pictures of animals which live in the wild and at a farm.

Popular illustrations by Helena Zmatlíková and Klára Víšková will please both children and parents.

Format 100×100 mm, 16 pages, laminated cardboard

BOARD BOOK S

BOARD BOOK S

LITTLE MOLE

Learn with the Mole and with their little friend. Children can learn to recognise farmyard noises, including those made by a variety of animals.

Format 100×100 mm, 14-16 pages, laminated cardboard

ANIMALS IN THE WILD

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THE MOLE AND ANIMALS ON THE FARM

THE MOLE AND ANIMALS IN THE WILD

THE MOLE AND SOUNDS AROUND US

THE MOLE AND ANIMALS ON THE FARM

ANIMALS AT A FARM

THE MOLE AND SOUNDS AROUND US

AT GRANDMA´S FARM

BABY ANIMALS AND THEIR MOTHERS

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AG E 1+

ALL AROUND US

AG E 1+

These internationally bestselling board books aimed at the very youngest children help the readers learn to recognize various animals and things. Widely popular accordion format comes with lively and realistic illustrations by the best Czech authors.

Format 100×100 mm, folding according book, 16 pages, 2 mm laminated cardboard

BABY ANIMALS

IN THE FARMYARD

YOUNG ANIMALS

ON THE FARM

ANIMALS AND THEIR MOTHERS

LOVELY ANIMALS

ANIMAL FAMILIES

MY PET

IN THE FOREST

MY DOG, MY CAT

ANIMALS ON THE FARM

ANIMALS IN THE FOREST

ANIMAL FAMILIES

BOARD BOOK S

BOARD BOOK S

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ALL AROUND US

BABY ANIMALS

MY FIRST WORDS – ANIMALS

MY FIRST WORDS – CLOTHES

MY FIRST WORDS – TOYS

FIRST WORDS 14 pages

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AG E 2+

MY FIRST READING SERIES

AG E 4+

Board books with simple illustrated tasks for the youngest. Practise your logical thinking and creativity, recognise animals, plants and other things and improve your speaking skills.

Colour stories for early readers.

First experiences of young readers enhanced by funny stories in which some words are replaced by pictures. Reading can be fun.

Format 380×275 mm, 10 pages, laminated cardboard

Format 205×288 mm, 48 pages, laminated hardback

ATTENTION, RED LIGHT!

DUSTCAR IS HERE

FI R S T R E A D I N G

BOARD BOOK S

BIG BOARD BOOKS

LET’S GO SHOPPING!

Format 275×190 mm, 10 pages, laminated cardboard

READING TROUGHT PICTURES – JOLLY FABLES

Format 205×288 mm, 24 pages, laminated paperback

A FARM FULL OF ANIMALS

A TRACTOR GOES TO THE FIELD

OUR HOUSE Format 190×275 mm

READING TROUGHT PICTURES – WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AS I GROW

READING TROUGHT PICTURES – FROM FAIRY TALE TO FAIRY TALE

READING TROUGHT PICTURES – FOR CHILDREN

READING TROUGHT PICTURES + 36 COLOURING BOOKS

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RECOGNIZING ANIMALS

BUILDING A HOUSE

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AG E 4+

Brave heroes, powerful gods and best known stories from Greek mythology in pictures, with hyperbole and humour! Every boy and girl should know Greek myths and tales. In this book they become alive, change into entertaining stories and are easy to remember.

MY FIRST STORY

AG E 4+

Meet the Ghosties! Daddy Foggyband, mummy Blanka and their three naughty children are nice ghosts and there is no reason to be afraid of them. They are a bit shy of people, but when it comes to it, they help them gladly in many things.

Simon, Olivia and Bubi are pretty naughty so there is always a lot of fun and adventure.

What happened when Simon came into ghost puberty? What happened when the Ghosties started to run a ghost ride, but it made people laugh and no customers came? What happens to TV when a kinky ghost starts swinging on the areal?

You are invited to the mysterious world of ghosts you will definitely not be bored.

Format 216×276 mm, 48 pages, laminated hardback

Format 145×210 mm, 200 pages, laminated hardback

FI R S T R E A D I N G

FI R S T R E A D I N G

MY FIRST READING SERIES

Prometheus Heracles Perseus and Andromeda Daedalus and Icarus Odysseus The Trojan Horse … and many others THE GHOSTIES FAMILY OR GHOSTS AMONG US ANCIENT GREEK MYTHS AND TALES – COMICS Join Mattie and Maggie and experience wonderful adventures with them.

In these stories and comic books you will meet their friends.

Format 208×287 mm, 48 pages, laminated hardback

Two brothers - little ants Kamil and Emil - live in a cottage at shamrocks.

They have loads of friends and together they experience lots of dramatic and jolly stories.

What did a spider web swing cause?

Who helped the ants bring the Sun back to the sky?

How did baby ghost Janette learn to haunt?

Why did fruit fly Marianne cry so much?

Fully illustrated fairy tale stories with little heroes who experience great adventures will be the favourite of bout children and parents.

Format 216×276 mm, 56 pages, laminated hardback

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MATTIE AND MAGGIE – WONDERFUL READING FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN

MATTIE AND MAGGIE – SUPER READING FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN

MATTIE AND MAGGIE – STORYBOOK READING FOR THE YOUNGEST

FAIRY TALES FROM THE ANT´S COTTAGE TAGE

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AG E 6+

WORLD CLASSICS STORIES

AG E 6+

The beauty of night skies has always fascinated the mankind.

Therefore people brought powerful gods, brave heroes and mythical animals to the sky and gave their names to stars and constellations. Meet ancient stories of love and hate, heroism and cowardly and read, how the constellations got their names.

Myth and legends are understandable even for little children.

How did Perseus, Andromeda or Cassiopeia get to the sky?

Why is the name of the most known constellation Ursa Major?

What does your sign of Zodiac look like in the sky?

FI R S T R E A D I N G

FI R S T R E A D I N G

WORLD CLASSICS STORIES

Format 216×276 mm, 56 pages, laminated hardback

HOW THE CONSTELLATIONS GOT THEIR NAMES World classics retold for the youngest readers. Stories of Jesus, Robinson Crusoe, Ancient Greek Heroes, Gulliver, Tom Sawyer or the most popular fables come in an easy way that little children can understand- Each chapter is accompanied by vivid illustrations helping children to visualize the story.

Format 216×276 mm, 48-56 pages, laminated hardback

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BIBLE STORIES – OLD TESTAMENT

THE LIFE OF JESUS

THE MOST FAMOUS FABLES: AESOP, LA FONTAINE, KRYLOV

ANCIENT GREEK MYTHS AND LEGENDS

ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN BIBLE – OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT 104 pages

GULLIVER´S TRAVELS

ROBINSON CRUSOE

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

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AG E 4+

Wonderful story about Piggy Piglet and his friends. Come with Piggy on a fairy-tale journey to see the best painter of maps, Tony the hare. Along the way you will meet Piggy´s animal friends: mischievous cat Vojta, restless mouse Bibi, a handy cook squirrel Cookie, wise owl Heda Big-Eyes and many others…

GAMES WITH STICKERS

AG E 4+

Let´s go wondering along the planet Boobble!

Find the right sticker, put it in the right place and enjoy the great boobbling fun with the Cheapskates and their friends: Dr Beatbacilus, professor Boobbleinstein, parrot Quiller and little dragon Stonierockie.

Format 210×297 mm, 12 pages, laminated paperback

AC T I V I T I E S

FI R S T R E A D I N G

MY FIRST STORY

Format 216×276 mm, 64 pages, laminated hardback

KRKOUNI Do you like laughing? Are you looking for new friends? Would you like to learn new rhymes? Do you like surprises? Would you love to wander across magical worlds? Then do not hesitate. Pack your bags, get your rainbow flight ticket and let’s go up to Bimbule planet of childhood dreams. Do not worry, you won’t be alone, you will be in the company of Adelka the storyteller. We look forward to seeing you.

THE LITTLE PIG AND HIS MAGICAL WORLD

Format 216×276 mm, 64 pages, laminated hardback

CCHEAPSKATES - PLAYING WITH STICKERS FOR GIRLS GIR Happy stories of Radovan, a gardener´s son, by Zdeněk Svěrák for early readers.

Radovan is always cheerful and enjoys everything. He has lots of adventures, even when other children are afraid.

Format 205×240 mm, 60–64 pages, laminated hardback

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RADOVAN´S PLEASURES – HOW TO DEAL WITH BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER EVENTS

RADOVAN´S PLEASURES – HOW RADOVAN LEARNED TO WHISTLE AND OTHER EVENTS

BOYS CHEAPSKATES - PLAYING WITH STICKERS FOR BO

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AG E 4+

Using this popular activity books, children will learn to: distinguish colours and shapes, identifity details, identifity various plants and animals

STICKERS WITH LITTLE MOLE

AG E 4+

Simple tasks for the youngest children that help them focus and pay attention.

Children learn to recognie colours and shapes while having fun with stickers.

Format 210×297 mm, 8 pages, laminated paperback

AC T I V I T I E S

AC T I V I T I E S

GAMES WITH STICKERS

Format 210×297 mm, 8 pages, laminated paperbook

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IN THE BACK YARD (COLOURS)

AT THE ZOO (COLOURS)

IN THE COUNTRYSIDE (COLOURS)

IN THE BACK YARD (SHAPES)

AT THE ZOO (SHAPES)

IN THE COUNTRYSIDE (SHAPES)

IN THE GARDEN (COLOURS)

IN THE GARDEN (SHAPES)

RECOGNIZE COLOURS WITH THE MOLE

RECOGNIZE SHAPES WITH THE MOLE

HAPPY GAMES WITH MOLE – LOOK FOR THE CORRECT PICTURE

HAPPY GAMES WITH MOLE – FILL IN THE CORRECT PICTURE

LEARNING SHAPES WITH THE MOLE

LEARNING COLOURS WITH THE MOLE

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AG E 4+

PRESCHOOL AC TIVITIES

AG E 4+

Put together a unique jigsaw of memories of your child´s first year at school!

What the first school day was like…

What were the teachers´ and classmates´ names…

What the first school report was like..

What the school trip was like… … and a lot of other experiences.

Put in photographs, draw pictures, put down notes and create and original album of memories which will please the whole family.

AC T I V I T I E S

AC T I V I T I E S

PRESCHOOL AC TIVITIES

Format 242×260 mm, 48 pages, padded binding

WONDERFUL KINDERGARTEN Format 207×290 mm, 96 pages, laminated paperback

FIRST GRADER´S ALBUM - MY FIRST YEAR AT SCHOOL OOL Books full of puzzles and gap-fills containing a large number of fun tasks for pre-school children and infants. Children can not only colour the pictures but also develop dexterity in outlining a variety of shapes, making them better prepared for writing. In trying to discover the differences between similar pictures, they become familiar with counting and have fun. The tasks in this book promote concentration and develop a child’s imagination.

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SUPER BOOK FULL OF GAMES AND PUZZLES

GAMES AND TASKS BEFORE I GO TO SCHOOL

A SKILLED SCHOOLCHILD - COUNTING, WRITING, COMPLETING PICTUS

Format 207×288 mm, 160 pages, laminated hardback

Format 210×290 mm, 80 pages, laminated hardback

Format 208×290 mm, 176 pages, laminated paperback

FUN ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS - PLAYFUL KINDERGARDEN

FUN ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS - MAGIC KINDERGARDEN

FUN ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS - JOYFUL KINDERGARDEN

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

MODERN BOOK FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILD Format 207×288 mm, 48 pages, laminated hardback

LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHOOL - PUZZLES - GAMES TASKS - GAP-FILL TASKS Format 207×290 mm, 256 pages, laminated paperback

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AG E 4+

These books are full of funny tasks, mazes, simple examples, colouring and completing pictures. They support the development of fantasy, logical thinking, concentration and sense of art of little children. They prepare children for school education.

D R AW I N G A C T I V I T I E S

AG E 4+

Develop the imagination, creativity and talent of your preschool children! With Colouring Tasks children learn precision and concentration for writing, to distinguish shapes and colors, to find differences, to write numbers and solve simple arithmetic problems.

MAZE FOR CLEVER CHILDREN – RED

MAZE FOR CLEVER CHILDREN – YELLOW

MAZE MA A ZE FFOR O R CL CLEVER L E VER CHILDREN N– GREEN

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

COLOURING BOOK WITH ANIMALS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS (WITH SHAPES)

FAIRY TALESS COLOURING NG BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS (WITH NUMBERS)

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

MAZE FOR CLEVER BOYS AND GIRLS

MAZES AND TASKS FOR LITTLE SKILLED KIDS

COLOURING BOOK FOR SKILFUL KIDS

STARTING TO DRAW WITH TOM CAT

DRAWING FOR GIRLS - STEP

BY STEP ILLUSTRATIONS

Format 207×290 mm, 64 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 48 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 64 pages, laminated paperback

Format 207×290 mm, 96 pages, laminated paperback

Format 165×240 mm, 128 pages, laminated paperback

AC T I V I T I E S

AC T I V I T I E S

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MAZE FOR CHILDREN

COLOURINGS - PRINCESSES Format 207×290 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

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ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

MAKE YOUR OWN ACTIVITY BOOK.

Learn English with the Little Mole! The illustrated first dictionary board book features 36 English words with a translation and pronunciation.

CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF ACTIVITY PAGES!

Format 130×130 mm, 12 pages, laminated cardboard with rounded corners

INDIVIDUAL PRICES AND CONTRACT TERMS.

Visit www.fragment.cz/en

We offer to you hundreds of separate pages and illustrations for children.

All pages are ready to print.

Just choose your favourite illustrations and set them together. Your ideal activity book is complete!

There are several categories of activities you can choose from: • step-by-step drawing • dot-to-dot drawing • mazes • numbers and counting • find difference • puzzles

AG E 4+

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MOLE AND HIS FRIENDS – ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

AC T I V I T I E S

R O YA LT Y – F R E E I L L U S T R AT I O N S

MOLE AND THE YEAR - ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

An illustrated learning set of English vocabulary with a memory game. Children can play and at the same time learn English.

The Mole is here for children to show them his animal friends or guide them through the whole year, while observing changes in nature.

Format 130×130 mm, 12 pages, laminated cardboard ca board box with a board book and 64-piece 64 piece cardboard cardboar menory game

 Choose from hudrends of separate black or full colour activty pages or pictures.

MOLE AND THE YEAR – ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

MOLE AND HIS FRIENDS – ENGLISH FOR THE YOUNGEST

Help your children enter the world of English. The picture dictionary is designed for children who are just beginning to learn English. The combination of a word with a picture helps to facilitate memorization and therefore this dictionary is suitable for children who cannot yet read. The words are listed alphabetically, they are supplemented by thematic pages and at the end of the book there is an index.

Format 207×275 mm, 128 pages, laminated ateed hardback hardbaack

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For more information, samples and orders contact our Foreign Sales Manager Martina Steklá stekla@fragment.cz

ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY

MY FIRST ILLUSTRATED ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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AG E 6+

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S F O R C H I L D R E N

AG E 6+

Go on a tour of Europe! Fully illustrated atlas guides you across all the European countries. Learn about their capitals, countryside, industry and agriculture. Meet the flora and fauna of various parts of Europe and learn which countries belong to the European Union.

You´ll never get lost neither in Europe nor in Geography with this atlas!

The world of animals is a fantastic display of various forms of acclimatization, offensive and defensive strategies, or ways to find a partner. Do you know how colourful coral prawns are useful to sea fish? Why venomous South American frogs carry their offspring on their backs? How tanrecs hunt using sounds? All of this you will find in this encyclopedia full of vivid photos and surprising facts from the world of animals living all around the world.

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S F O R C H I L D R E N

Format 195×255 mm, 96 pages, laminated hardback

LIFE OF ANIMALS - FACTS AND PIQUANCIES

The animal world can be compared to an Olympic stadium. Everyone tries to be the best of all in order to survive. Skills of some animals are really astonishing. For example, do you kow: - which frog would manage to poison twenty thousand mice?

- which animal lives longer than 150 years?

- which species can carry thousandfold of its own weight?

- which animal can see heat?

All of this and much more can be found in this unique book okk of Animal Olympic records!

CHILDREN´S ILLUSTRATED ATLAS – EUROPE Format 240×305 mm, 64 pages, laminated hardback

This interactive textbook designated especially for 1st to 3rd grades of elementary school introduces the world of children to kids. They learn how the money was created, where it is made, how to use it correctly and deal with it economically.

The explanation, exercises and tasks are based on common situations which children know well from their homes. They are easy to imagine, easy to remember and enjoyable.

This book is designated to primary school kids and those parents, who want their children to deal wit money in the right way.

Develop your child´s logical thinking! Get this SUDOKU collection for him/her!

Once they have started, they will neverr stop. Various variants of the game, from the simplest to the most ost difficult ones, are a great way to spend free time. Perfect „gymnastics „ for every brain.

Format 195×255 mm, 48 pages, laminated hardback

ANIMAL WORLD RECORDS Which traffic sign indicates a pedestrian crossing? What colours are on the traffic sign „give way”? Teach your children to identify traffic signs, do it an amusing and playful form? The colourings of traffic signs are completed with rhymed riddles.

Format 290×205 mm, 16 ppages, g paperback

SUDOKU FOR KIDS

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FINANCIAL LITERAC Y FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Format 205×290 mm, 64 pages, laminated paperback

Format 144×179 mm, 125 pages, laminated paperback

SUDOKU FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LOGICAL GAMES Format 145×205 mm, 128 pages, laminated paperback

OUR KATIE´S TRAFFIC SIGNS

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AG E 6+ Folding a boat, a plane, or a cap is quite easy, but you might have forgotten.

With this activity book, you can refresh your memory and on top of that, learn some more complicated and less known foldings – like a pig, a dog, a water bomb, or a rose.

COOKERY FOR CHILDREN

AG E 5+

Fairy Piggy and her friend and great cook Laskonka have prepared a selection of the most wonderful recipes. Laskonka´s Cookbook is full of simple recipes and animated instructions showing children how to prepare by themselves a healthy breakfast, snacks for school, refreshing lemonades and lots of other goodies.

Format 216×276 mm,, 32 pages, p g , laminated hardback

Format 210×297 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

HANDICRAFTS

CLASSIC PAPER FOLDING

Step-by- step instructions: can you plait an Easter osier stick or a wreath of flowers?

Do you know how to carve a boat from bark or make a kite that will really fly? If not, it is time to try! Do it, try it and learn what every boy and girl should know.

Format 210×297 mm, 32 pages,, laminated paperback

COOKIE´S COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG COOKS

COOKIE´S ´ COOK BOOK - QUICK DELICACIES

Kids love cooking and helping in the kitchen. Our Little Witch guides you through a series of cookbooks for kids, and boys and girls can prepare many delicious recipes from around the world.

The witch will keep an eye on children and make sure they do not get hurt, because the recipes are simple and safe.

CLASSICAL SKILLS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Format 216×275 mm, 64 pages, laminated hardback

Do your kids look forward to Christmas?

Together we can shorten the waiting by preparing decorations and practising traditional customs. We will tell you how to make Christmas gingerbread Vizovice pastry, how to make Advent wreath, name tags for gifts, wrapping paper, Christmas tree decorations or how to decorate a candle with an apple.

Format 210×297 mm, 32 pages, laminated paperback

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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS - DECORATION, CREATING A PLAYFUL, CUSTOMS

COOKBOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

PARTY COOKBOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

WORLD COOKBOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

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AG E 12+

The Heritage Series acquaints readers with prominent people who excelled in their respective fields and their names have deservedly gone down in history. This well-designed series of encyclopaedias contains written portraits of selected important personalities and a number of supplementary illustrations.

F I C T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U LT S

AG E Y. A.

Andrea Kabeláčová Andrea Kabeláčová started writing FanFiction at the age of sixteen, step by step she moved to her own Piss of!, whose first chapter was created in October 2010. Since then she has been writing continuously, but as she says with an amused smile, she hasn´t learned to describe herself in several sentences yet. She was born in Plzeň in February 1992, and still lives in the city with her mother, younger sister and two dogs. In her free time she likes reading, watching TV series and getting into her characters’ heads.

Format 216×280 mm, 64 pages, laminated hardback

DISCOVERERS OF THE LAWS OF NATURE

A D U LT B O O K S

E D U C AT I V E B O O K S

H E R I TA G E S E R I E S

Mia is a seventeen year old girl who is struggling through life on her own. She hardly ever becomes close friends with someone and her vocabulary can be pretty rough. When she leaves her unbearable mother she starts living in a deserted house together with a band of boys whose lives are similar to hers. When a new guy joins them she is not very happy about it. There are arguments on daily bases but as time goes the situation starts to change…

FAMOUS PHYSICIANS

Format 135×203 mm, 392 pages, paperback

PISS OFF!

Lucie Fidlerová Lucie Fidlerová was born in Brno in 1999 , but since she was 2 years old she has lives in Kladno with her parents, a yyounger sister and a lot of pets. She started to write as soon as she learned the alphabet in school, and began to glue two-p two-page page d writing more actively when she le earnt paper books, thinking that one day they would become bestsellers! She started learnt ame a passionate blogger, but how to type capitals on the computer keyboard. When she was twelve, she became o publish her own book. despite her growing success in this field she realized that one day she wanted to

FAMOUS NAVIGATORS

FAMOUS MILITARY COMMANDERS

AUTOCRATS AND DICTATORS

WORLD-FAMOUS MUSIC COMPOSERS Hidden in the mountains and far from civilisation, there is a mysterious and beautiful place – the Dragon Rocks. A kingdom where people, elves, dwarves and dragons live together…

Gabriel was born exactly at midnight on Friday, the 13th. It predestined him to become a warlock - someone able to treat people, use magic and summon dragons, someone who might become the King of Dragon Rocks. However, the beautiful Melissa, who has got used to being Queen, does not like this idea and she certainly does not intend to give up her position!

How far is she willing to go? Strange deaths, intrigues and magic are beginning to threaten the once quiet and idyllic location. Gabriel and his friend Nely embark on a great adventure. Will they reveal just who is pulling the strings? It will not be easy, and not everyone is who they seem to be.

Gabriel, Nely and perhaps the entire Dragon Rocks are in danger …

Format 145×210 mm, 312 pages, laminated hardback

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WORLD PLAYWRIGHTS

WOMEN OF DESTINY

RUSSIAN RULERS

RUSSIAN RULERS (in Russian language)

BORN AT MIDNIGHT – DRAGON SIGN

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AG E Y. Y AA.

Michaela Burdová

F I C T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U LT S

AG E Y. A.

THE SON OF HELL Let us travel to Velwetie, a mysterious world inhabited by the Dark-wolves - immortal beings which frighten people and consider them nothing but prey.

Michaela Burdová was born in 1989 and comes from Sestrouň near Sedlčany. She started her writing when she was sixteen and so far she has written nine books for children and young people. Her best-selling debut work is the trilogy The Message of the Unicorns. This trilogy has also enjoyed international success. In addition to writing, she also paints. In the book series The Son of Hell her illustrations appeared for the first time, on the endpapers.

Format 152×228 mm, laminated hardback

A D U LT B O O K S

A D U LT B O O K S

F I C T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U LT S

THE CALL OF THE SIREN CAN THE TRUE LOVE OVERCOME CENTURIES, DEADLY HATRET AND ANCIENT CURSE? Larissa is a siren. For hundreds of years the sea has been ordering her to kill men. And she does so. However she is longing for escape from this witched circle. She is determined to do anything for that. Thanks to her beauty she makes black wizard Liam make in love with her. He offers her a deal: if she marries him he will help her cut her ties with the merciless sea. Larissa agrees.

However, Derren comes to her way. He is the first man ever who is can resist her beauty. His detachment starts to attract Larrisa who cannot defend herself from her feelings. Will she be able to choose the right one?

Will she even be able to scarify her immortality to her love?

Format 115×183 mm, 280 pages, hardback

THE CURSE

THE MISSION OF THE UNICORNS

IN THE POWER OF THE DEMONS 272 pages

THE CRYSTALS OF POWER

Unicorns are the epitome of Good and as long as they stick together Evil has no chance. But after one of them disappears the Good is threatened. The Black Wizard wants to gain control over the land of Lilandgarie. He sends hideous creatures from the darkness and tries to find the lost unicorn so that he could destroy the Good once and for all and free the most powerful demon. That is why elves are coming back to Lilandgarie – they want to save the Good and to restore the equilibrium of the world.

Format 152×228 mm, laminated hardback

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BLOOD OF WOLF 256 pages

Welcome to Mianthilia, the magic land of elves! The battle between Good and Evil is about to begin. The White and Dark Elves fight over the seven Crystals of Power, the owner of which can gain control over the world. However, according to a prophecy, only Neilin, an ordinary country girl, can get them. Neilin has no idea about her mission though. A Dark Elf called Izgraël tries to capture Neilin but Arwin, a White Elf warrior, protects her. How will the fight between two mighty forces end? Will Neilin find the powerful Crystals?

Format 152×228 mm, laminated hardback

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GOOD (BOOK #1]

THE TREACHEROUS MOUNTAINS OF DRAGOR (BOOK#2)

THE RESCUE OF LILANDGARIE (BOOK #3)

THE BETRAYAL OF THE DARK ELF (BOOK #1)

THE WRATH OF THE MASTER OF FIRE (BOOK #2)

THE TOWER OF DESTRUCTION (BOOK #3)

THE MINOTAUR (BOOK #4)

288 pages

336 pages

392 pages

296 pages

280 pages

248 pages

296 pages

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AG E Y. A.

Kristina Hlaváčková

A D U LT B O O K S

A D U LT B O O K S

F I C T I O N F O R Y O U N G A D U LT S

F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S Kateřina Petrusová

Kristina Hlaváčková was born in 1979 in Prague, but spent part of her childhood with her family in Nigeria.

She started writing very early, but it was some time before she began writing seriously. In high school she won a scholarship to the U.S., where she found her way to one of her life’s loves - ceramics. Now she is working as a translator with the ČVUT and returned to study at Charles University. In the past she translated series subtitles for MTV and texts for a prestigious Chinese architectural magazine.

Kateřina Petrusová was born in 1982 in Pardubice. She wrote her first two short stories at the age of fourteen.

Her next stories came about three years later, when she took part in writing competitions. Following that, her writing was again kept on hold until she met with a group of equally enthusiastic novice authors. Then there was no holding her back and soon her first novel and (subsequently) best seller entitled Dangerous Love appeared.

Sometimes, a single moment is enough to turn your life upside down. Margaret, the Creative Director in a small advertising company, knows something of this when a weekend in South Bohemia changes her whole life. What happens to this professional city woman who usually has her head screwed on? A couple of pleasant moments alongside a redneck cannot change her view of the world. Or can it?

DRAGON EYES Learning how to dance, sew and be pretty? It’s of no interest to Princess Elena. She wants to fight alongside her brothers and experience great adventures. Before she knows it, her dream starts to become reality.

Her fateful meeting with a red dragon Ašrak changes the little princess´s life. She must leave her home and go to the elves in a magical forest, where her principle task is to learn to control and hide the magic that runs in her veins. But this is not a normal school for young ladies … Can Elena face all the changes and the pitfalls of fate that await her? With the help of a young dragon Charlika and a quirky friend Michael she will not be alone. But will this be enough, not just for her, but also for the future of the whole world?

Format 145×205 mm, 120 pages, laminated hardback

HEAD IN THE SKY

Format 145×210 mm, 392 pages, laminated hardback

WITCH SHE An editor in a women´s magazine, an expert in cooking. She loves new recipes, brushes old ones, she is never fed up with good food and food is the focal point of her universe. She calls herself a gastrosexual. Sport is just necessary evil to prevent her from becoming fat. Her name is Clara.

Princess Elena comes back home after eight years. Her life is complicated by a nuisance dance teacher and her mother who is determined to complete her royal upbringing. A little period of peace starts to be disturbed by attacks of insidious flying lizards and other enemies. A war is just about to begin. The army of Berbers, black riders with covered faces, is getting ready for a battle. Elena wants to join them but a war is not suitable for girls. Or is it?

The carousel of dangers, intrigues and treason starts turning and Elena heads toward her predetermined destiny. Will she resist the pressure and make the right decision? Will she help the peoples of Keral reach the long wanted peace or will she be tempted by power and brings them a disaster?

HE A lover of adrenaline sports. He climbs mountains in summer and frozen waterfalls in winter. Sport is part of his life, he cannot exist without it. His abdominal, back and gluteal muscles, as well all his other muscles, look accordingly to his lifestyle. He can eat a pan of sweet buns at a go and it leaves no consequences on his body. His name is Matthew.

Can such different worlds coexist together? One bee sting and consequent allergic reaction proved they can. They were put together by an accident and their story can begin.

Another great book by Kateřina Petrusová, a book which is as tasty as a praline. It has everything you like about her books: odd characters, great dialogues, unexpected twists, fun, romance and drama.

Format 145×210 mm, 424 pages, hardback

Format 145×205 mm, 160 pages, hardback

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THE BLACK RIDER

A PAN OF SWEET BUNS

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N O N - F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S

Ivan Hladík

Ladislav Špaček He is an author of song lyrics, writer and editor. He has been writing lyrics since 1996. He also writes film and TV scenarios. In 2009 he published the book “The Second Look”, which is a thriller, its sequel was published in 2013 (under pen name Ian Dachs). As a journalist he writes above all about films and film music.

Czech writer, journalist and TV host, a teacher by original profession. He used to teach at the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University, from 1990 to 1992 he was an editor and host in the Czechoslovak Television. After 1992 he was the spokesperson of President Václav Havel for almost 11 years. He is the author and protagonist of TV series The Etiquette and has written a number of books on etiquette. He works as a consultant in the field of communication and etiquette, hold lectures for top managers of companies and institutions and for politicians.

When clowns begin to appear it does not mean that the circus came to the town…

An insidious murderer is crawling along the streets of New York and lurking. His motives are unclear, his signature is horrifying. He paints clown faces on the faces of brutally murdered victims. How many more victims will there be before detective Michael Crow and psychologist Anna Shaw .

The victims and Anne share the common past. Is the murderer someone who she knows well? Can she be the next „”clown””?

She starts investigation but nothing is as simple as it looks. His opponent´s compulsive mind is inventive…

Format 128×196 mm, 256 pages, hardback

DETECTIVE MICHAEL CROW - THE CLOWNS

Zdeněk Svěrák Zdeněk Svěrák is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular personalities in Czech culture.

His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are the Academy Award winning movie Kolya (Kolja) and the Academy Award nominee The Elementary School (Obecná Škola), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman. Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English Umbrella) which is helping paralysed people.

This collection of humorous and playful short stories will make you laugh and cry at the same time. Zdeněk Svěrák with his gentle and intelligent humour will be your ideal companion. You will be able to identify easily with the heroes of Svěrák´s short stories because his inspiration is life itself and the situations his heroes have to go through are essentially common.

Published in 2008, Svěrák´ s SHORT STORIES immediately became a national sensation, selling more then 55,000 copies in first three months and reaching 110,000 copies sold after three years on the market. In October 2011, his second book of stories, named simply NEW SHORT STORIES, repeated this success with sales of 56,251 copies in ten weeks! Both books are currently being translated into Hungarian, Italian and Polish.

Format 145×205 mm, laminated hardback

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A D U LT B O O K S

A D U LT B O O K S

F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S

This is neither a chronicle of my childhood nor of my family. I wanted it to be a work of fiction. The authors of such literature not only remember what they saw or heard but also make things up and fantasise, so that their stories are worth reading.

In this book I am telling the story of a little boy, moved from a big city to the country and how it affected his soul. It is both me and not me.

The book is a mosaic in which some stones are real and some are just fake. However, you should not be able to tell which is which.

ZDENĚK SVĚRÁK – SHORT STORIES

ZDENĚK SVĚRÁK – NEW SHORT STORIES

BAREFOOT ACROSS THE FIELD

112 pages,

120 pages

96 pages

A handbook for sales representatives, financial advisors, real estate agents, private bankers and all the others who want to be successful in their jobs How to be successful? It is not difficult, however, it is necessary to be ready.

Knowing how to behave, how to talk to the client and what to be careful of will do. o.

• How to get clients and how to keep them?

• Why do we lose and how can we prevent it?

• How to communicate to the client correctly?

• What are the client´s basic communication needs?

• How to conduct a business appointment?

• How to dress correctly and what environment to choose?

• The rules of social behaviour and dining.

• … and a lot of other interesting topics Meet your success! Master the basic rules tested by years of practice and move your ur professional skills to a higher level!

LADISLAV ŠPAČEK A SUCCESSFUL SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Format 166×235 mm, 216 pages, flexibound

CREATING STUFF Braiding - an all new technique of making original textile jewellery! You don´t need cittle more than your skills to enrich your jewellery box with more than two dozen new original pieces of earrings, bracelets, diadems, rings, necklaces or hair clips. The book also brings you new inspiration for your own ideas!

Learn a simple technique of sewing together soutaches (a special kind of haberdashery braids) and sewing in various types of beads to create your original products. SWAROWSKI ELEMENTS used in the book and recommended by the author, will add to the beauty, precision and elegance of your work.

Beading – a new process of producing original stitched jewellery with beads.

It is time to use our imagination and dextrous hands and enrich our jewellery box with new and original additions. Learn the basic techniques of bead stitches, how to choose the right beads and how to create really interesting and imaginative patterns.

Two dozen detailed instructions on how to make earrings, bracelets and necklaces, which can serve as inspiration for your own ideas.

Format 166×235 mm, 80 pages, laminated paperback

Format 166×235 mm, 80 pages, laminated paperback

BRAIDING – CREATE YOUR OWN TEXTILE JEWELS

BEADING

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F O R E I G N L A N G UAG E S

A D U LT B O O K S

N O N - F I C T I O N F O R A D U LT S

TEACH YOURSELF

The guidebook that you will enjoy!

Provence - One of The Most Beautiful Regions of France.

Set off journey around the countryside filled with the scent of lavender, thyme and the sea.

The southern sun, nice people, beautiful nature and rich history are waiting for you!

This unusual guidebook will get Provence deep into your heart. You will get information which you do not find in common guidebooks. There are a lot of interesting facts from the fields of history, culture, sport or lives of famous people. The guidebook which you will enjoy!

Teach yourself foreign languages through a popular method combining learning with fun. Master a wide vocabulary and learn how to use grammar correctly with the help of the audio/MP3 CD with the book.

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international bestsellers: in continuous print throughout several European countries since 2003 more than 300,000 copies sold around Europe

Format 148×210 mm, 128 pages, paperback Format 148×210 mm, laminated paperback

ENGLISH FOR SENIORS / BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

TEACH YOURSELF ENGLISH BEGINNERS + INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS

Format 163×240 mm, 156 pages, laminated paperback

Format 163×240 mm, 376 pages + 1 MP3 CD, laminated paperback

WANDERING AROUND PROVENCE

Join us on our journey to explore Sicily an unusual way. The author has been visiting this Italian island repeatedly since 2000 and summarised all her impressions, notes and experiences into short witty essays. She spends her time in a little town in the south, which is very far from popular tourist destinations. What are the customs, traditions and character of the racy locals? Is mafia still a topic? What specialties are there on this island? The foreword was written

by Jaroslav Dušek, who visits the island regularly and thus he is the ideal patron of the book.

Format 165×235 mm, 104 pages, hardback

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I HAVE MET SICILY

TEACH YOURSELF FRENCH

TEACH YOURSELF SPANISH

TEACH YOURSELF ITALIAN

TEACH-YOURSELF ENGLISH - WORKBOOK

Format 147×209 mm, 224 pages + 1 MP3 CD, laminated paperback

TEACH YOURSELF ENGLISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS

232 pages + 1 MP3 CD

224 pages + 1 MP3 CD

256 pages + 1 MP3 CD

96 pages

TEACH YOURSELF ENGLISH NEW EDITION 2011

TEACH YOURSELF GERMAN NEW EDITION 2012

TEACH YOURSELF RUSSIAN NEW EDITION 2012

TEACH-YOURSELF FRENCH

240 pages + 1 MP3 CD

216 pages + 1 MP3 CD

224 pages + 1 MP3 CD

224 pages + 1 MP3 CD

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F O R E I G N L A N G UAG E S

F O R E I G N L A N G UAG E S

P R A C T I S E Y O U R L A N G UA G E

P R A C T I S E Y O U R L A N G UA G E This series provides an easy and quick way to learn some last minute phrases in English, Italian, Spanish, or Greek. Are you planning your vacation but do not know how to order a coffee in a foreign language? Keep calm and use our books! In these books, you will find a number of useful phrases and just the right vocabulary for the most common situations so that you will feel more self-confident on your travels. Make yourself understood at the airport, in a taxi or in a hotel. Your vacation can begin!

Format 100×145 mm, 96 pages, laminated paperback

LATIN - GRAMMAR OVERVIEW Format 431×280 mm, 2 pages

WIR ÜBEN Ü DEUTSCHE GRAMMATIK

PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH – THEMATIC VOCABULARY

ENGLISH – SENTENCES AND PHRASES FOR EVERYDAY USE

Format 168×240 mm, 352 pages, paperback

Format 168×240 mm, 352 pages, paperback

Format 100×165 mm, 256 pages, laminated paperback

Basic English grammar – brief and clear. Struggling with how to get your head around correct plural form or how to use adjectives? In this book you will find quick answers and learn how to do it correctly. Grammar is done in clear tables that will help you to remember it and make you more confident in your English.

This a great help for those who have English as a real hobby. A clear dictionary of English proverbs contains both the literary translations and Czech equivalents, which is often quite different from the literary translations.

LAST MINUTE ENGLISH

Format 145×207 mm, 168 pages, paperback

LAST MINUTE ITALIAN

LAST MINUTE SPANISH

LAST MINUTE GREECE

Supplementary textbooks for secondary school students with simple and clear tables and schemes.

Format 140×210 mm, 24 pages, laminated paperback

Format 165×235 mm, laminated paperback

LANGUAGE OVERVIEWS – BRIEF OVERVIEW (COMPLETE) GRAMMAR

THE MOST COMMON ENGLISH PROVERBS

Practise English or German 5 minutes a day.

False beginners and pre-intermediate students can easily improve their language skills and learn new, useful vocabulary.

Rip off a page every day and read a short story, solve a crossword, or fill in an exercise. Then simply turn the page over and check your answers. Improve your language skills day by day!

Format 115×165 mm, 320 pages, laminated paperback

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ENGLISH 5 MINUTES A DAY

GERMAN 5 MINUTES A DAY

ENGLISH – GRAMMAR

ENGLISH – CONVERSATION AND TOPICS

GERMAN – GRAMMAR

GERMAN – CONVERSATION AND TOPICS

152 pages

192 pages

108 pages

120 pages

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