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Kosmos
Children‘s Books
2011
Rights Catalogue
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NARRATIVE PROGRAM
Dear colleagues,
dear friends,
Detective Stories
The Three ???
2– 9
Books for Girls
Among Germany’s children’s book publishers, KOSMOS is known as the publisher
The Three !!!
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of successful, strong-selling series. Moreover, our publishing company also ranks
Soccer Club – Girls Only!
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among the national market leaders in illustrated non-fiction.
Horse Stories for Girls
14 – 18
Alegria Septem
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In our latest catalogue, we not only introduce you to our new spring titles but
also provide you with an overview of all our series and individual titles for children and young adults available for rights acquisition.
For young Readers
Das Wilde Pack
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Our classic The Three ???, successful children’s suspense such as The Three ???
Hui Buh
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Kids and The Three !!!, horse stories for girls and exciting series for both boys
Pumuckl
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and girls such as The Wild Pack, in which animals are the protagonists, and last
but not least, the adventures of Hui Buh, the naughty ghost of Burgeck Castle –
NON-FICTION
our series guarantee suspense and great entertainment.
Nature
This spring, we follow the trend and launch our new series 1. FC ohne Jungs
My First Field Guide to Animals and Plants
24 – 25
(Soccer Club – Girls Only) – stories that will fascinate not only young female
Outdoor Activities
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soccer fans. KOSMOS also makes sure that horse enthusiasts get their money’s
worth of entertainment. My Big Book on Learning How to Ride (pp 32, 33) is of
great help to young riders who want to learn everything about horses and riding.
We would be happy to have you browse our printed catalogue or visit our web-
Experiments
Experiments for Beginners‘ and Advanced Level
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Experiments to Perform at Home
29
site www.kosmos.de where you find all titles we offer for license deals. We guarantee that you will discover titles that fit your target group and your frontlist!
Microscopy
For reading copies please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Microscopy for Kids
30 – 31
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Horses & Riding
Best wishes,
My Big Book on Learning how to Ride
32 – 33
The Big Book about Horses
34
All about Ponies
35
Andrea Ahlers
Elke Kienzle
Make Horse Items Yourself
36
Foreign Rights Director
Foreign Rights Manager
Apuni, the Horse Girl
37
My Horse, My Friend
38
Horse Language for Children
38
My First Riding School
39
I Am Learning how to Vault
39
Aquaristics & Fishing
B
Aquaristics for Kids
40
The Rod Fishing Book For Kids
41
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A Success Story!
→ More than 15 million books sold since the
series’ start
→ The Three ??? cult enthralls old and new fans
→ Backstory:
Originally titled The Three Investigators, the series was created
by journalist and author Robert Arthur in the early 1960s and
published by Random House. After Robert Arthur‘s death, the
series was continued by an entire team of authors but drew only
a small fan base, which led to its discontinuation in the United
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States in 1987. It turned out more successful in Germany where
→ Target group
Boys and girls ages 9 to 14.
In addition, there is a base
of adult fans who have read
or listened to The Three ???
during their childhood and
remain loyal to the series.
more than 150 volumes have been published by Kosmos since
€ 7.95
1993. These are based on Arthur‘s concept but have mainly been
128 pages
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
written by German authors.
→ The characters:
The Three ??? Justus Jonas, Bob Andrews und Peter Shaw live in
fictitious Rocky Beach, CA. The three young friends established
a detective club and solve their cases with a great deal of intelligence, humor and instinct. The three investigators are united
by a close friendship and their joint interest in solving criminal
cases.
Rights sold:
Czech, Danish, Finnish,
Slovak, Spanish for Latin
America
→ The adventures:
The stories of the three detectives stand for consistent quality
and educationally invaluable children‘s literature. Their cases
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NARRATIVE PROGRAM → DETECTIVE STORIES
The Three ???
THE THREE ???
Latest releases
Hendrik Buchna
The Three???
The Sign of the Snakes
978-3-440-12491-8
Marco Sonnleitner
The Three ??? and
the Fire Ghost
978-3-440-12492-5
Marco Sonnleitner
The Three ???
Night of Tigers
978-3-440-12334-8
involve criminology topics, seemingly supernatural phenomena and spooky adventures. The Three ??? is safe for children
150 volumes have been
published
approx 50 titles on stock
6 new titles per year
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and does not contain brutality or bloody scenes. There are no
fantastic endings; the claim to reality is adapted to the target
group‘s level of understanding.
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Finally – from their secret
hiding places to the crime
market!
→ The authors
Peter Lerangis has
successfully written more
than 160 books. He wrote
two volumes of The Three ???
series. He lives with his wife
and their two sons in New
York.
→ This season, we present three titles by famous
American authors, which have not yet been
published
→ Brainwash (Peter Lerangis, 1989):
When two of their friends go missing, The Three ??? suspect
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the SynRea sect to have something to do with it. In order to
The authors Megan and
William Stine have written
five The Three ??? books.
Megan works as editor-inchief, photographer and
author of several children‘s
and teen book series. Her
husband is a film producer
and also writes successful
children‘s literature.
bring back the missing persons, the detectives fly to New
Gayle Lynds has written
three The Three ??? books,
which were published
between 1989 and 1990
under her pseudonym
G. H. Stone. She is a bestselling author and wife of
the late The Three ???
author Denis Lynds (William
Arden), who died in 2005.
obviously trying to steal the objects Justus has collected.
York and join the sect in an undercover operation. However,
the recovery mission seems to turn into an unsolvable task.
Peter Lerangis · Gayle Lynds
Megan & H. William Stine
The Three ???
Top Secret Edition
→ High Strung (Megan and William Stine, 1989):
€ 19.95
Justus is trying to win $5,000 at a radio show for which he
3 volumes (128-144 p.)
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
in a decorative slipcase
with magnet
978-3-440-12493-2
has to solve a riddle and find one object every day. All of a
sudden, someone breaks into the junk yard. That person is
NARRATIVE PROGRAM → DETECTIVE STORIES
The Three ???
THE THREE ???
But who is it? Together, The Three ??? start searching for the
thief …
→ House of Horrors (Gayle Lynds, 1986):
Rights also available for
the individual titles
A series of mysterious events takes place at the amusement
park‘s haunted house ride. Horrible screams can be heard
which are definitely not a part of the program. In collaboration with Justus, Peter and Bob, the reader has to solve
the mystery as quickly as possible. But watch out: Make the
wrong choice and everyone will be lost forever! It is possible
they find their way through the haunted house – or not.
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The successful series
for smart kids !
→ A bestseller for more than 10 years!
→ 2.8 million copies sold in German speaking
countries
Since 1999, The Three ??? Kids is targeting an audience
considerably younger than The Three ???‘s fan base. The
stories are more appropriate for younger children and
→ The authors
Boris Pfeiffer does not only
join Ulf Blanck in writing
The Three ??? Kids stories,
he also works on other
children‘s series published
by Kosmos. He has written
40 books and theater plays
so far.
Ulf Blanck has been
involved in this series
from the start: Since 1999,
he has been creating new
adventures for The Three
??? Kids. He also works as
executive director of an
advertising agency and
writes comedy shows for
the radio.
narrated in a less complex manner. Moreover, the 10-year old
detectives are significantly younger than the boys in the
original series. In a playful and mostly unintentional way,
the three main characters get involved in exciting cases,
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using their brains and humor to solve them. Since extraordinary powers are not required, the kids are able to succeed on
€ 7.95
their own. Similar to The Three ???, there is no brutality in
128 pages
approx 30 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 12.5 x 18.5 cm
the stories. Dangerous situations do not cross the line of
what is educationally justifiable.
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NARRATIVE PROGRAM → DETECTIVE STORIES
The Three ???
THE THREE ??? KIDS
Latest releases
ges 8 to
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appeals to both boys and girls. The books
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images and their stories straightforward
especially first graders will like them..
Ulf Blanck
The Hunt for the
Dinosaur Egg
volume 46
978-3-440-11832-0
They also promote reading in generall a
ass
o s
ou
there are no social, political or religious
undertones. The series is designed to
appeal to an international audience.
Rights sold:
Chinese (mainland), Czech,
Japanese, Spanish for Latin
America, Slovak, Turkish
Boris Pfeiffer
False Soccer Friends
volume 47
978-3-440-11833-7
The individual volumes do not build
on each other so that there are no
consecutive story lines.
47 volumes available
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Boris Pfeiffer
The Three ??? Kids and you
The Haunted Roller Coaster
volume 10
→ The Popular Interactive Mystery Amusement
→ One case and 1,000 leads – which of them is
important, which one misleads?
€ 7.95
The series with The Three ??? Kids for deciding yourself: From
144 pages
approx 30 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 12.5 x 18.5 cm
978-3-440-12044-6
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→ The best detective tips and advices on how to
run your own investigations
→ Everyone can be a master detective: Clear
and vivid descriptions and illustrations help
you become one too
the tried and true ingredients – an exciting case and three
Ulf Blanck
The Three ??? Kids
Detective Handbook
€ 9.95
144 pages
approx 70 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 15.8 x 21.3 cm
978-3-440-12487-1
shrewd detectives from Rocky Beach – the reader can assem-
The perfect equipment for those who have always
ble his own story. Because: he or she must decide which plot
wanted to do research and detective work on their own.
strand to follow, and these decisions determine whether and
The Three ??? Kids Detective Handbook turns every child
how the case is solved.
into a master detective: Embedded in a short tale, clear
→ The author
At each important turning point in the mystery‘s action
and vividly described and illustrated, 30 detective tips
→ The author
Boris Pfeiffer does not only
join Ulf Blanck in writing
The Three ??? Kids stories,
he also works on other
children‘s series published
by Kosmos. He has written
40 books and theater plays
so far.
(every 1-3 pages), the reader is confronted with two possible
allow young investigators to discover the world of sleuths
alternatives and the selection decides how and where the
all by themselves. The instructions and master copies serve
story continues. Accordingly many stories and various logical
as the basis for establishing their own detective club.
Ulf Blanck has been involved
in this series from the start:
Since 1999, he has been
creating new adventures for
The Three ??? Kids. He also
works as executive director
of an advertising agency and
writes comedy shows for the
radio.
conclusions are possible. Not all paths lead to a solution in
the case. Many a supposedly hot clue ends in a stinky barrel of
fish, another clue turns Rocky Beach in a Dorado of gangsters
and gamblers.
NARRATIVE PROGRAM
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ DETECTIVE
→ KATEGORIE
STORIES
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THE THREE ??? KIDS AND YOU
10 titles available
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THREEME
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(Almost) No Boys
Allowed!
→ The authors
Henriette Wich studied
German and philosophy
and worked as editor at
various children‘s book
publishers. Thereafter, she
realized her big dream to
write herself. Today, Henriette Wich is the successful author of a number of
children‘s and young adult
books.
→ A series of success: more than 1 million
books sold!
→ The latest topics keep the stories up to
date with its target group
The Three !!! is a classic detective series for girls age 10 and up
and thus a mirror of the series The Three ???. Kim, Franziska
and Marie are three hobby detectives from an unnamed city.
Playfully, the three girls get mixed up in fascinating cases
they solve with intelligence, courage, and humor.
Maja von Vogel studied
German and French and
worked as a children‘s
book editor before she
became a very successful
freelance author and
translator.
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In their cases The Three !!! deal with all criminology topics,
with apparently supernatural phenomena and also with
€ 7.95
spooky stories. To solve their cases they do not require unusu-
128 pages
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
al skills. Dangerous situations do not exceed the boundaries
of educationally justifiable stories. All cases are bloodless
Mira Sol doesn‘t want to
reveal her true name, as
she loves secrets. She lives
in Frankfurt and Madrid.
Latest releases
and free of brutality.
Henriette Wich
Celebrity Wedding!
volume 28
978-3-440-12133-7
The brand The Three !!! is timelessly modern. The stories take
place in the immediate present. The focus is the three girls‘
friendship. They trust each other one hundred percent and
Mira Sol
Panic at the Amusement
Park
volume 29
978-3-440-12135-1
can depend on each other. Team spirit is in demand.
Their world is mostly familiar to the reader. The reader can
quickly orient herself in each volume. Most cases take place
Rights sold:
Czech, Polish, Spanish for
Latin America, Turkish
NARRATIVE OBER-KATEGORIE
PROGRAM → BOOKS
→ KATEGORIE
FOR GIRLS
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in The Three !!!‘s hometown, only during vacations do the
Maja von Vogel
Foul Play at Boarding
School
volume 30
978-3-440-12134-4
three detectives travel – under adult supervision – within
Germany or Europe. The volumes are not based on each other.
30 titles available
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SOCCER CLUB – GIRLS ONLY!
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With your heart in
your hand and passion
in your leg …
→ The authors
Claudia Ondracek used
to work as an editor at a
children‘s book publisher for
five years and has been writing children‘s books herself
since 1998.
Martina Schrey has been a
radio, TV and print media
journalist for twenty years.
Both authors are big soccer
fans.
→ Unrivaled: Books for girls on a hot topic –
women‘s soccer
→ Likable and powerful protagonists gain a
solid position in soccer as a male domain
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The center of this trilogy unique in its subject matter are
€ 7.95
fascinating stories about a girls‘ soccer team. Even though a
128 pages
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
soccer team normally consists of eleven players, the books
focus on four girls and their development.
The friends have to prevail in an environment in which they
have to fight hard for being taken seriously. The stories are
about respect, conquering a presumably male domain, about
loyalty and rivalry. They also tell of everyday life issues
such as friendships, first love, jealousy, stress at school and
domestic conflicts. The protagonists age during the course of
the trilogy and live through different phases of puberty. The
reader gets a chance to grow up together with the girls.
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Right on time for
the 2011 FIFA Women‘s
World Cup!
Claudia Ondracek
Martina Schrey
Free Kick for Paula
volume 1
978-3-440-12644-8
Claudia Ondracek
Martina Schrey
Semra Keeps the Ball
Rolling
volume 2
978-3-440-12645-5
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WITHMAR
HORSE
KENNA
POWER
ME
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Already published
Dagmar Hoßfeld
A Filmstar for Kiki
volume 6
Already published
→ Perfect combination: Hot topic “horses”
meets all-time favorite “life at boarding school”
→ Great stories wrapped in romance
→ Fresh, witty, hip
→ Directly taken from the lives of young girls
€ 7.95
128 pages
hardcover, 13.2 x 20 cm
978-3-440-12049-1
→ The author
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→ First Love, Big Circus: A circus is in town and Pia is really
Kiki absolutely loves TV show star Henning Sandbor – and it
excited, because the horse number, in particular, is suppos-
just so happens that his film crew wants to shoot an episode
ed to be totally awesome. However, all of a sudden strange
of his popular daytime show “Ocean Hospital” at Rosenberg
things happend at the circus, and the performances must
Castle! Kiki has to use this opportunity: She definitely has to
be delayed over and over again. Who or what is behind
get the star‘s attention. At the last minute, however, Bente
this? Then a famous horse number must be cancelled and
unexpectedly steals the show …
Leo wants to fill in. A guaranteed joke, Sophie is afraid!
Even as a child, Dagmar
Hoßfeld spent all her spare
time at stables and horse
shows. Since 1997, she has
been working as a freelance
author and has published a
number of children‘s and
young adult books, among
them many on horse-related
topics.
NARRATIVE OBER-KATEGORIE
PROGRAM → BOOKS
→ KATEGORIE
FOR GIRLS
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LI SSY ‘S F RI EN DS
€ 7.95
128 pages
approx 10 b/w vignettes
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
Marlene Jablonski
First Love, Big Circus
978-3-440-11354-7
Merlene Jablonski
Small Fall With Large
Consequences
978-3-440-11355-4
→ Small Fall With Large Consequences: Pia is desperate!
During a riding accident, she broke her leg and riding on
Marengo has been cancelled for the time being – possibly
Rights sold: Czech
forever! Then, on top of it, Pia‘s mother flips out. She wants
to forbid her to ride at all. Pia doesn‘t know what to do.
Should she move in with her father and really leave her
friends and Marengo behind?
Already published → → →
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The New Girl
978-3-440-12101-6
Adventure for One
978-3-440-12102-3
Halloween at the Castle A Foal for Rebecca
978-3-440-12122-1
978-3-440-12047-7
Rosenberg Rivals
978-3-440-12048-4
9 volumes available
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AGPON
EN R YE N
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AMEDMAR
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ME
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€ 7.95
128 pages
approx 20 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 13.2 x 20 cm
978-3-440-12585-4
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→ Entertaining mix of detective novel and
horse story
→ The exciting cases will also appeal to boys
→ A series about the adventures of Kira
and pony Buttermilk
→ Realistic horse stories for young pony
enthusiasts
NARRATIVE OBER-KATEGORIE
PROGRAM → BOOKS
→ KATEGORIE
FOR GIRLS
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T H E P ON Y DET E CTIVE S
€ 7.95
128 pages
approx 15 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
978-3-440-12557-1
The center of the story form two boys and two girls who
Latest release
Petra Wiese
The Pony Detectives
Conspiracy on the Set
volume 9
A man shows up at the stable claiming he is allowed to bor-
ment to reading are the questions at the end of each chap-
row Buttermilk. Kira does not trust him, but now of all times,
ter, which involve the reader in the action. The answer
Willy and Anke are nowhere to be found! As soon as the pro-
helps to solve the case. The questions can be solved by
blem has been solved, Kira is faced with another one: Kira‘s
using a special decoder, which is included with the book.
brother Tim is really annoying the girls once again. Luckily,
Boris Pfeiffer
Kira Can Do It
volume 3
they have their ponies, which they can just take and go on a
→ The author
→ The author
trail ride with. But even then, it is hard for the girls to have
Petra Wiese grew up on a
small farm. Today she works
and lives as author and translator in Berlin.
some peace and quiet … Being courageous and smart, Kira
The author and director
Boris Pfeiffer writes
children‘s books, theater
plays, and novels for kids
and young people. He has
published more than 40
books. He writes regularly
for the cult series The
Three ??? Kids and his titles
are very popular amongst
the fans of the series.
9 volumes available → → →
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Latest release
solve puzzling cases regarding horses. A particular entice-
and Buttermilk master difficult times. The series consists of
three volumes. Each volume contains two stories.
Racehorse Stolen
978-3-440-10844-4
Treasure Hunt with
Obstacles
978-3-440-10845-1
Hunting the Extorsionist
978-3-440-11584-7
Fake Horse Lover
978-3-440-11585-5
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A Pony Named
Buttermilk
978-3-440-12354-6
An AwesomeTeam
978-3-440-12465-9
← ← ← Already published
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Already published
Astrid Vollenbruch
The Magic Unicorn
€ 9.95
192 pages
hardcover, 13.8 x 22 cm
978-3-440-11718-7
Already published
→ The mix that‘s popular with girls
→ Well-written fantasy along with a story about
horses and friendship
→ First historical adventure series for strong girls
→ Thrill and entertainment, plus imparting
of historical knowledge
The magic unicorn fantasy stories are stories of a black
The focus is a group of 12-15-year-old girls as heroines and
unicorn, the two friends Sonja and Melanie and the “tracker”,
identification figures. As students in a strict convent school
a man with evil intentions. The stories play in two worlds:
they live a deprived existence according to 17th century social
our world and the mystic fantasy world of Parva. Sonja and
conventions. This life, though, ends abruptly when they
Norbert Klugmann
Alegria Septem
€ 14.95
320 pages
hardcover with dust
jacket, 13.8 x 22 cm
978-3-440-10964-9
Melanie end up in Parva and they have to surpass themselves
discover a treasure by accident. While fleeing from the greedy
→ The author
to fulfil their tasks and get back home. Nightfrost, the herald
nuns, the girls encounter an abandoned, shabby castle. The
→ The author
Astrid Vollenbruch was
born in 1964 in Aachen.
After graduating from high
school, she studied English
and Celtic Studies in Bonn.
Since 2004 she has been
writing for the cult series
The Three ???. The fans of
the series love her thrilling
stories.
of the Goddess Aruna, is provided with magic forces. One of
girls decide to stay and the castle with its surrounding estate
his forces is to create the misty bridge: the portal between
becomes the series‘ central location. The girls struggle against
the two worlds.
inner and outer resistance and learn to succeed in their rough,
Norbert Klugmann studied
psychology and sociology
and lives as a journalist,
writer and screen writer
in Hamburg. He has so far
published about 50 novels,
most of them mystery
stories.
Already published → → →
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male-dominated environment.
Across the Foggy
Bridge
978-3-440-10846-8
The White Sisters
978-3-440-10847-5
The Broken City
978-3-440-11055-3
The People in the
Crystal
978-3-440-11356-1
Birds of Fire
978-3-440-11500-8
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Dove and Eagle
978-3-440-10965-6
The Bequest
978-3-440-10966-3
NARRATIVE OBER-KATEGORIE
PROGRAM → BOOKS
→ KATEGORIE
FOR GIRLS
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THE MAGIC UNICORN
Round of Love
978-3-440-11540-4
← ← ← Already published
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THE WILD PACK
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Comic, dynamic simply worth reading
→ The authors
André Marx writes, among
others, for the series The
Three ???. He is a master
at implementing thrill
and suspense with much
linguistic play.
→ Sweeping, lovingly illustrated stories about
dreams, friendship and solidarity
→ Likeable animal protagonists and crazy
adventures – reading pleasure guaranteed
The Wild Pack, a gang of animals, lives hidden in deserted
underground railway tunnels and caves under a city. Led by
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Hamlet, a wolf that escaped from the zoo, the animals have
The author and director
Boris Pfeiffer writes regularly for the cult series The
Three ??? Kids. He works
for the Gripstheater in
Berlin and is the author of
successful TV series scripts.
one single goal: They want to regain their freedom. To achieve this, the gang has to recollect their individual strengths
€ 7.95
and skills and work as a team. On the way they have incredi-
128 pages
approx 15 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
978-3-440-12153-5
ble adventures.
NARRATIVE PROGRAM → FOR YOUNG READERS
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Hamlet, the wolf, escapes from the zoo and joins The Wild
Latest release
Pack. But instead of a gang of confident, free animals he is
faced with a fearful and shabby lot. Hamlet, however, ma-
André Marx · Boris Pfeiffer
The Wild Pack
Saves a Friend
volume 10
nages to rekindle their self-confidence. The animals conquer
their fears, free Hamlet‘s friend, the gorilla Barnabas, from
the zoo and from then on play one trick after another on
humans.
Rights sold:
French, Czech, Spanish for
Latin America
10 volumes available
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The Wild Pack
978-3-440-11037-9
The Wild Pack
Makes a Plan
978-3-440-11038-6
The Wild Pack
and the Secret River
978-3-440-11254-0
The Wild Pack
Lets it Fly
978-3-440-11255-7
The Wild Pack
in the Trap
978-3-440-11530-5
The Wild Pack in
the Forbidden Forest
978-3-440-11577-0
The Wild Pack on
a Secret Mission
978-3-440-11583-1
The Wild Pack in the
Realm of the Shadows
978-3-440-11582-4
The Wild Pack
at Full Speed
978-3-440-12125-2
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G EN R E ODER MAR KENNA
PUMUCKL
ME
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March 2011
€ 7.95
128 pages
approx 15 b/w-illustrations
hardcover, 13.5 x 20 cm
978-3-440-12120-7
Latest release
Ulrike Rogler
The Magic Spooky Shoes
volume 5
→ The authors
In collaboration with fellow
author Simone Veenstra,
Ulrike Rogler has published
several books under the
pseudonym Scriptease.
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NARRATIVE PROGRAM
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ FOR YOUNG
→ KATEGORIE
READERS
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HUI BUH
Already published
→ The classic radio drama now available in
book-form
→ Eerily beautiful stories, full of wit and vitality
→ A real classic of German children‘s literature
Ellis Kaut
Master Eder and
his Pumuckl
volume 1
Pumuckl is a nice and sometimes naughty goblin who used
to live with a cabinet maker named Franz Eder. Mr. Eder has
€ 9.90
At Burgeck Castle, Hui Buh is the only officially recognized
had to live through quite some trouble because Pumuckl
ghost with a rusty rattling chain. Once upon a time, Hui Buh
always was up to do some mischief.
used to be a knight by the name of Balduin. One day, howe-
The history of Pumuckl is going back to the early 1960 when
ver, he was caught cheating at a game of cards and cursed
the Bavarian Broadcasting started a radio series on the
by one of the other angry players. Thenceforth, he had to
notorious goblin Pumuckl. The author of the Pumuckl stories
spend his days as a ghost haunting the castle between mid-
is Ellis Kaut, who became famous for having invented that
night and one o‘clock.
naughty little creature. Pumuckl is one of the most popu-
While Balduin the knight shows parallels to clumsy Don Qui-
lar characters of children‘s entertainment in Germany and
xote, Hui Buh pays homage to Oscar Wilde‘s ill-fated Canter-
several generations have now grown up with the cheeky but
ville Ghost, who encounters similar misfortunes.
funny little goblin.
150 pages
hardcover, 21 x 16.5 cm
978-3-880-10217-0
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Spanish for Latin America
Already published → → →
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The Cursed Secret
Passage
978-3-440-12116-0
Abduction to the
World of Ghosts
978-3-440-12117-7
The Mysterious Book
of Ghosts
978-3-440-12118-4
The Shadow of the
Ghost Hunter
978-3-440-12119-1
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Pumuckl Again!
978-3-440-10224-8
Haunting Pumuckl
978-3-440-10225-5
Pumuckl and the
Ghost of the Castle
978-3-440-10240-8
Pumuckl Hunting
Witches
978-3-440-10249-1
← ← ← 11 volumes available
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NATURE FIELD GUIDE
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NON-FICTION → NATURE
a n d up
My first field guide
to animals and plants
→ Children‘s great big book on nature
→ Featuring 200 animals and plants
Arranged by habitat, this practical and well-structured
book describes more than 200 of the most important native
animals and plants. “Join the fun!”-boxes inspire children to
try new things and engage in little arts and crafts projects.
Under the heading “Did you know …?”, children will find sur-
Already published
prising and extraordinary facts. City and village, meadows,
fields and water, beach and coastline – this field guide provides children with firsthand experience on the fascinating
€ 6.95 each
world of our native animals and plants!
64 pages
approx 120 illustrations
softcover with plastic jacket
€ 9.95
256 pages
approx 250 color illustrations and 200 photos
softcover with plastic
jacket, 13.2 x 19.3 cm
978-3-440-12560-1
→ The authors
Anita van Saan is a biologist
and an enthusiastic author
of nature books for kids.
Holger Haag is also a biologist and has been interested
in the world of animals and
plants since his earliest
youth.
Anita van Saan
Holger Haag
Ursula Stichmann-Marny
My First Field Guide to
Animals and Plants
Rights upon request
My First Animals
978-3-440-11393-6
My First Wild Flowers
978-3-440-10500-9
My First Birds
978-3-440-09560-7
My First Trees
978-3-440-11392-9
Ursula Stichmann-Marny
is a botanist and author of
several titles published by
Kosmos.
7 titles available → → →
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My First Horses
978-3-440-11977-8
My First Beach
978-3-440-12203-7
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FO R T HE W HOL E FA M ILY
G EN R FOR
E ODER
THE MAR
WHOLE
KENNA
FAMILY
ME
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OBER-KATEGORIE
NON-FICTION
→ KATEGORIE
→ NATURE
a n d up
March 2011
Already published
→ Children experiencing nature
→ Including inventive tips and simple ideas
to be applied easily
→ 111 nature ideas for the whole year
→ Simple tips for getting out, discovering
and making things yourself
Let‘s go outside! No matter if it rains or snows, there is always
111 ideas for fun in nature in Spring, Summer, Fall and Win-
something to discover and see right in front of your doorstep:
ter. 111 easy suggestions with much impact – found quickly,
playing pine cone hockey, crafting a flower clock or building
understood quickly and implemented lickety-split. That‘s
a miniature pond. Nature offers an almost unlimited supply
how nature in front of your door becomes an adventure!
of possibilities to discover the world around us in an imagin-
For example, when observing bird migration, or when build-
ative and playful way. Packed with pictures and images, this
ing a house for bumblebees – when and why birds migrate,
→ The authors
book discloses Mother Nature‘s secrets to all her little curious
or which house bumblebees would prefer to move into,
→ The author
Claudia Toll works as a journalist and guidebook and travel
guide author specializing in
children’s non-fiction.
friends and offers a huge amount of arts and crafts ideas and
becomes understandable here in a playful manner. KOSMOS
suggestions for exciting adventures – no matter if alone, with
and NABU have drawn from their rich stock of experience
friends or the entire family.
and jointly developed each tip.
Bärbel Oftring is a biologist
and has led nature exploration workshops in elementary and middle schools for
many years. In doing so, it is
important to her that children
engage with nature as an
adventure and that they can
make their own discoveries in
the process.
Claudia Toll · Ilka Sokolowski
Let‘s Go Outside!
€ 14.95
128 pages
approx 50 illustrations
over 300 photos
hardcover, 22 x 27 cm
978-3-440-12416-1
Ilka Sokolowski used to earn
a living as editor of children’s
and teen literature. She
is currently working as a
freelance author specializing
in children’s non-fiction and
narrative children’s and teen
fiction.
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Bärbel Oftring
Just Go Outside!
€ 14.95
96 pages
approx 186 illustrations
and photos
softcover, 22 x 14.7 cm
978-3-440-12342-3
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EXP ERI MENT S
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EX PER
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IM ENTS
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OBER-KATEGORIE
NON-FICTION → EXPERIMENTS
→ KATEGORIE
a n d up
Already published
€ 12.95
112 pages
approx 250 illustrations
hardcover, 19.8 x 27.5 cm
Hemann Krekeler
Kosmos Experiments for
Beginners
978-3-440- 10767-6
Hemann Krekeler
Kosmos Experiments
Advanced Level
978-3-440- 11183-3
Already published
→ Laws of nature easy to understand:
experiments around everyday phenomena
→ With graphic step-by-step intructions
→ Just start and be successful!
→ With detailed explanations
Ramona Leiß
Kosmos Experiments to
Perform at Home
Kosmos knows this best: exciting and surprising experiments
€ 9.95
Original ideas for first experiments with material that can be
that are fun and succeed easily. Whether on your own,
found in any househould or garden, for instance sand, salt or
with your parents, or with friends: Ramona Leiß guides you
effervescent powder.
through the magic world of experimentation with funny
144 pages
approx 70 illustrations
hardcover, 19.8 x 25 cm
978-3-440-12386-7
In the advanced level volume little researchers learn more
stories: with a few simple items everyone has at home you
about natural laws – from acoustics and optics, weight and
can prepare cool experiments and discover many exciting
balance to drive and movement. Kids learn how sound is pro-
things.
duced, why some things float and others sink, etc. A treasure
of astonishing experiments which makes children keen on
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science.
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M I C ROSC OP Y
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OSCOME
PY
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OBER-KATEGORIE
NON-FICTION → →
MICROSCOPY
KATEGORIE
a n d up
Already published
Annerose Bommer
Microscopy
€ 9.95
48 pages
249 illustrations
hardcover, 20.8 x 25.9 cm
978-3-440- 12370-6
Already published
→ How does a microscope work?
→ What are protozoa, minerals, plants and
animals made up of?
→ What can it help you discover?
→ Practice-oriented, compact and easily under
standable – ideal for beginners
→ Additional: Microphotography with the digital
camera for home use
Join us on our fascinating journey into the world of little
This book offers the ideal, problem-free entry into the world
wonders! Take a look through a microscope and discover
of hobby microscope users. Thanks to clear and well arrang-
the tiny little beings living in a drop of pond water and how
ed step-by-step explanations, successful specimens can be
€ 16.95
192 pages
approx 200 illustrations
hardcover, 16.7 x 21.9 cm
978-3-440-11340-0
beautiful sugar crystals actually are. This book tells you how
prepared and fascinating dyes achieved. Each step is shown
→ The author
microscopes work and what you need in order to examine
in a picture. Simply and understandably, the access to these
→ The author
Annerose Bommer has been
using a microscope since
she was ten. Her interest in
all things microscopic led
her to studying biology and
graduate in microscopy. She
is currently working as a
freelance author.
samples. In easy step-by-step instructions, you learn how to
dazzling small worlds is developed in 25 chapters.
Dr. Bruno P. Kremer is a
biologist, college professor
and valued Kosmos author.
Microscopy is his passion
and he can skillfully impart
his vast amount of knowledge.
make your own samples. Set out on exciting expeditions.
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Spanish for Latin America,
French, Dutch
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Bruno Kremer
Examination under the
Microscope Made Easy
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MY B
BIG
I G BOOK ON LEARNING HOW TO RIDE
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NON-FICTION → HORSES & RIDING
a n d up
The standard work
for kids learning how
to ride
→ In a child-friendly way, young riding professionals explain how to get started in step-by-step
instructions
→ Including professional advice by Olympic
medalist Ingrid Klimke and her daughter Greta
The latest standard reference book explains all matters
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March 2011
Ute Ochsenbauer
My Big Book on Learning
How to Ride
→ The authors
riding: correct caretaking, perfect preparation, equine
€ 19.95
Well-known guidebook
author Ute Ochsenbauer
currently works as a riding
instructor and Tellington
TTouch Practitioner.
behavior and communication with horses. Step by step,
144 pages
approx 500 photos
20 illustrations
hardcover, 22.3 x 27.5 cm
978-3-440-12600-4
Ingrid Klimke is a successful Fourth Level eventer
and dressage rider. In 2008,
she won Olympic team
gold in eventing.
advice complement the easy-to-understand main text. In
young horse enthusiasts follow a group of children that is
learning how to ride. Brilliant photos, instructions for
various exercises on the ground and valuable practical
little feature boxes, children relate their own experiences
while Olympic medalist Ingrid Klimke adds her own advice
on these topics.
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THE BIG BOOK ABOUT HORSES
G EN R E ODER
ALLMAR
ABOUT
KENNA
PONIES
ME
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NON-FICTION
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ HORSES
→ KATEGORIE
& RIDING
a n d up
Already published
Christiane Gohl
The Big Kosmos Book
About Horses
Already published
→ Riding lesson, reference book and reading
pleasure all in one
→ 320 pages of horse knowledge
→ Breeds, keeping and care, riding and driving
→ Finally a book for pony lovers
€ 9.95
320 pages
more than 600 photos
hardcover, 19.8 x 27.5 cm
978-3-440-10872-7
→ The author
They are small, smart and extremely versatile. Ponies are not
€ 9.95
144 pages
150 photos
hardcover, 19.8 x 27.5 cm
978-3-440-11562-6
This easy-to-understand and practical horse book shows the
only popular with children, but also with adults, and they are
entire breadth of riding, from the basics to special ways of
as thick as thieves with their riders. Whether under the saddle
riding from all over the world. It introduces the most import-
or in front of the carriage, during a trail ride or in a tourna-
ant horse breeds and explains what‘s important when dealing
ment: The little ones always give it their all. But they certainly
with horses. Reports about experiences, stories and reports
make demands and have quirks that differentiate them from
from the riding sport, as well as tests and quiz questions,
their larger cousins. In this book, the pony rider finally gets
complement the volume.
solid information about pony breeds and their aptitude, as
→ The author
well as peculiarities when riding, about keeping, education
Gabriele Metz has been
riding ponies for more than
30 years and in this book,
which was written in collaboration with various pony
breeding associations, she
incorporates all her passion
and experience.
Christiane Gohl is a wellknown Kosmos author and
has for many years owned
horses herself.
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Gabriele Metz
All About Ponies
and training of ponies.
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MAKE HORSE ITEMS YOURSELF
G EN R EAPUNI,
ODERTHE
MAR
HORSE
KENNA
GIRL
ME
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a n d up
NON-FICTION
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ HORSES
→ KATEGORIE
& RIDING
a n d up
Already published
Christiane Gohl
Hildegard Tollkötter-Büttner
Make Horse Items Yourself
Already published
→ With new crafts ideas for creative heads
→ New: ideas for horsehair jewelry
→ Native American riding, the horse lover‘s in-topic
→ Accomplished mix of factual information and
atmospheric story
€ 12.95
€ 12.95
Any child can braid – at least with three skeins. But how does
144 pages
172 photos
softcover, 15.8 x 21.3 cm
978-3-440-11502-2
this work with four, six or even twelve skeins? From small
Apuni, a Crow Native American girl, lives an ordinary teenager‘s
bracelets made from the horse partner's long hair to the
life. But there is nothing more important in her life than her horse
leading line of the 'do-it-yourself' variety – even unpracticed
Itchia. Each day, the two experience new adventures. This book
crafts beginners will find ideas in this book which are easy
accompanies Apuni and Itchia to the mustangs on the plains du-
to implement and with which they can offer riders and horse
ring a nice vacation day. They play catch at the river and prepare
lovers homemade joy.
for the traditional Crow Native American festival, the Pow Wow.
→ The author
Inspiring photos and text let the reader participate in horse girl
The text and photo journalist
Gabriele Kärcher studies and
photographs horses. She currently lives in Montana and is
a photographer of America‘s
wild mustangs and the Crow
Native Americans.
→ The authors
Christiane Gohl is a wellknown Kosmos author and
has for many years owned
horses herself.
Apuni‘s world.
Hildegard TollkoetterBuettner runs a small stud
farm with her family and
enjoys creating useful and
beautiful items for the daily
life with horses.
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Gabriele Kärcher
Apuni, the Horse Girl
48 pages
approx 100 photos
hardcover, 22.3 x 27.5cm
978-3-440-12405-5
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HORSES & RIDING
G EN R E ODER
HORSES
MAR KENNA
& RIDING
ME
ab
7?
a n d up
NON-FICTION
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ HORSES
→ KATEGORIE
& RIDING
a n d up
Already published
Bibi Degn
My Horse, My Friend
Tellington Training for
Children
€ 12.95
32 pages
approx 67 illustrations
hardcover, 22.3 x 27.3 cm
978-3-440-12060-6
Rights sold: English
M. und A. Eschbach
Horse Language for
Children
→ The right basis for fearless handling of horses
→ The first riding school - for a great start
→ My Horse, My Friend: If you don‘t just want to learn to ride,
→ My First Riding School: Step by step this book explains
but also want to win over your horse as a friend, you‘ll find
everything boys and girls need to know when they want to
everything you need to know in this book. The readers accom-
start horse-riding: from equipment to the first lessons and
pany Maike on her way to a wonderful friendship with the
the correct horse care. Short and informative texts as well
Arabian horse Joram. In the process they learn how to greet a
as atmospheric photos invite the reader to enter the wonder-
48 pages
134 illustrations
hardcover, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
978-440-12548-9
horse, how to touch it, what TTouch is, how to bridle and clean
ful world of horse-riding. Judith Kern runs a riding farm.
Rights sold: Dutch, Russian
a horse. Short informative text explains what‘s important
She is a riding teacher for children. Her many years exper-
in friendly dealings with a horse. Bibi Degn completed the
iences with her pupils find expression in this book.
TTEAM teacher training and has led Germany‘s TTEAM Guild
→ I Am Learning how to Vault: This book shows how the first
since 1996.
steps of this fascinating sport. The reader accompanies a
€ 9.95
→ Horse Language for Children: Horses communicate with
practice lesson and learns everything worth knowing, from
32 pages
approx 100 illustrations
hardcover, 22.3 x 27.3 cm
978-3-440-11013-3
their behavior and body language. How this language works
the correct equipment, to warming up before training, the
and how you can talk to your horse is explained in this book.
exercises on the wooden horse and on the real horse, up to
With informative texts and with compelling photos the
taking care of the horse after the lesson. In brief, informative
authors explain how any child can learn horse whispering –
texts with selected photos, the author explains what‘s impor-
communication with the horse.
tant when vaulting.
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Judith Kern
My First Riding School
€ 9.95
Janine Oswald
I Am Learning how to Vault
€ 9.95
32 pages
80 illustrations
hardcover, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
978-3-440-11814-6
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AQUARISTICS FOR KIDS
THEGROD
EN RFISHING
E ODER BOOK
MAR KENNA
FOR KIDS
ME
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NON-FICTION
OBER-KATEGORIE
→ AQUARISTICS
→ KATEGORIE
& FISHING
a n d up
March 2011
Ben Boden
Aquaristics for Kids
€ 12.95
80 pages
approx 150 color photos
hardcover, 17.3 x 24.3 cm
978-3-440-12230-3
Already published
→ Unique guidebook on aquaristics especially
designed for kids
→ Tips and exciting information on all matters
aquarium
→ Everything children want to know about
rod fishing
→ With posters for on-the-go
Thomas Gretler
The Rod Fishing Book
for Kids
€ 12.95
More and more children and teenagers are taking up rod fish-
After visiting a public aquarium, children often express the
ing. Unfortunately, there is little literature suitable for these
desire to have their own underwater world. In order to help
rod fishing beginners. Small wonder that this book – available
them get started, this book provides the most important
in a new edition – has already become a real classic. In a casu-
80 pages
106 photos
hardcover, 17.6 x 24.5 cm
978-3-440-12307-2
information on all things related to aquariums, easy to
al, well-explained way the author describes everything kids
→ The author
understand and in a fascinating design. Your kids will turn
need to know about rod fishing. If you have read this book, you
→ The author
To him, it‘s all about fish:
Passionate aquarist and
fisherman Ben Boden knows
exactly what young aquarists are interested in.
into little natural scientists: They can observe their fish,
can compete with the “old hands” on the water.
Thomas Gretler is a biologist, journalist and a
passionate fisherman.
breed simple species themselves and keep rearranging their
own little ecosystem over and over again.
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