Beltz & GelbergForeign Rights Catalogue

Fall 2011

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Dear Colleagues,

we are delighted to present our new catalogue for fall 2012!

There are two titles which especially stand out:

When I Grow up, I’m Going to Be a Seal – a new masterpiece by

Nicolaus Heidelbach with phenomenal illustrations – a mysterious story

about a magical transformation!

Jane Reloaded – Charlotte Kerner’s latest novel with a cutting-edge topic:

paleogenetics!

We hope you will enjoy looking through our catalogue and that you will

fi nd lots of interesting titles. Just let me know in case you have any more

questions or would like to have a reading copy.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,

Kerstin Michaelis

k.michaelis@beltz.de

phone: ++49-6201-6007 327

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Judith Drews, born in 1973, studied illustration and communications design at the HaW art school in Hamburg. She has received numer-ous scholarships and awards for her illustrations. www.judithdrews.de

A picture book featuring words with clear, easily recognizable illus-trations that puts the objects named into everyday situations and tells many tales. Humorous, charming and typical of Judith Drews!

Home is the place that toddlers know best – an exciting world full of things waiting to be discovered like the bathroom, kitchen, hall and best of all, Mommy and Daddy’s bedroom with the big bed! There are fascinating objects everywhere, just waiting to be looked at, touched and given names.Keys, telephone and shoes, washcloth and kitchen timer – ANTON shows where everything belongs and what it is used for. Learning to talk can be so much fun!

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Martin Auer, born in 1951, lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Vienna. He has published several clas-sics with Beltz & Gelberg, including Lieschen Radieschen und der Lämmer-geier (with Axel Scheffl er) and Bimbo und sein Vogel (Bimbo and His Bird)(with Simone Klages).

Lotte Bräuning, born in 1982, lives in Hamburg. She studied at the Art Academy in Stuttgart and at the HAW in Hamburg. Schlafen gehen (Time for Bed) is her debut picture book published in Germany.

Every child needs bedtime story books, and it is even better when they have rhymes and wonderfully poetic pictures where you can

discover so many things – and one thing is for sure – after that, you just have to sleep well!

No matter who it is you meet in this book – the beggar, farmer, Count, Earl, photographer or geographer, the sheppard with his sheep or the

sailor in the port … everyone we meet today is going to bed. Only the two of us are still awake, but we are getting

sleepier and sleepier by the minute. Time for us to go to bed now, too!

It seems like almost everyone in the world is going to bed …

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✹ Bedtime story book where you go to bed happy because you have seen so many things

✹ Established, prize-winning author

✹ Heavenly illustrations and the debut of a promising young illustrator

Martin Auer/Lotte BräuningSchlafen gehenTime for BedFour-colour picture bookHardback, 32 pagesAge 4+

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Nikolaus Heidelbach, born in 1955, lives in Cologne. His picture books and illustrations have won numerous prizes, and for his work as a whole he received the German Youth Literature Prize of the special category. Many of his books for chil-dren have appeared on the Beltz & Gelberg list. Most recently he did the illustrations for Märchen aus aller Welt (Fairy Tales of the World).

Mother, father, child – but who is the seal? A mysterious picture book full of exciting pictures by »Master Heidelbach«. The story of a magical transformation has never been told with such phenomenal illustrations, so gently and yet so real.

Although Mama never goes in the water, she knows all the creatures that can be found under the surface – nine eyes, royal dugongs, squid princes, sea trolls and herring kings. And seals who go on land, peel off their fur and become humans. They protect their fur like a treasure so that they can return to the sea when they have had enough of being human. When the boy suddenly discovers a seal fur under the sofa, he thinks his Papa is a seal. But one morning he wakes up to fi nd that Mama has disappeared …

»I never learnd how to swim – I just always was able to.«

Voices from the press on Queen Gisela»This is Heidelbach’s most complex story so far, he

has become a sophisticated dramaturg – directing the details and letting the most monstrous things happen in

our heads.« DIE ZEIT

»Heidelbach’s illustrations put fantastic stories into scenes. Ingeniously artistic picture book experiences that will fascinate

children and adults alike.« Kindergarten heute

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✹ a superb masterpiece✹ nationally and internationally awarded artist✹ luxurious edition for picture book lovers

Nikolaus HeidelbachWenn ich groß bin, werde ich SeehundWhen I Grow Up, I’m Going to Be a SealFour-colour picture bookHardback, 40 pages Age 4+

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Gerda Raidt, born in 1975, studied graphic design at the Burg Giebichen-stein in Halle as well as illustration at the HGB art academy in Leipzig, where she was a master student under Volker Pfüller. She has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2004 and has already worked on numerous book projects.

Christa Holtei, born in 1953, worked for many years at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. She has worked as a translator and freelance au-thor since 1994. Like no other, she has mastered the art of conveying complex knowledge to children in simple words as one of her amazing talents.

Children can see and feel the answers to these questions and become

time travelers through history on 7 large format plates.

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werksberufe gibt es seit dem Mittelalter. Damals waren die werker in mächtigen Zünften organisiert, die unter ande-uf die Qualität der Ware achteten. Stadträte und Bürger-er wurden aus ihren Reihen gewählt. Heute verwaltet die werkskammer Maurer, Tischler, Schuster, Polsterer oder ede, und das schon seit über 100 Jahren. ede neue Zeit auch neue Dinge braucht, sind immer mehr werke dazugekommen – die heute zum Teil schon wieder wunden sind. Vor 100 Jahren gab es zum Beispiel noch

Seifensieder oder Nagelschmiede oder sogar Stellmacher, die Holzräder für Kutschen bauten. Handwerk war früher fast nur Männersache. Frauen durften lange nur in bestimmten Zünften als Goldspinnerinnen, Seiden-weberinnen oder Garnmacherinnen arbeiten. Heute sind Frauen ganz selbstverständlich in Handwerksberufen beschäftigt. Als Mädchen könnt ihr alles werden: Schornsteinfegerin, Werkzeug-mechanikerin, Anstreicherin oder Tischlerin.

gel oder Wagenräder werden nicht mehr von Hand t. Das übernehmen heute Maschinen. Technik hat die n schon immer begeistert, weil sie die Arbeit erleichtert. man vor 150 Jahren begann, die Elektrizität zu nutzen, e Maschinen immer besser. Die steigende Zahl von benötigte immer mehr Dinge, die in Fabriken herge-en. Dafür beschäftigte ein Fabrikbesitzer Planer, die Reißbrett entwickelten, und Arbeiter, die Maschinen oder am Fließband standen. Vorarbeiter organisierten llierten die Arbeit. es oft nicht mehr so viele Arbeitsplätze in den Indus-n. Vieles wird von Robotern erledigt, die von wenigen über Computer gesteuert werden.

Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass es heute trotz so vieler Möglichkeiten immer noch ein riesiges Problem gibt: Arbeitslosigkeit. Elektronisch gesteuerte Maschinen, Krisen und Waren aus Ländern mit Niedriglöhnen lassen oft schon Jugendliche keine Arbeit finden. Seit über 100 Jahren versucht man mit Gesetzen, für Wohnung und Unterhalt zu sorgen. Heute möchte das „Hartz IV“-Programm helfen. Aber es ist seltsam, dass reiche Industrieländer Kinder-armut kennen.

Der technische Fortschritt und die Erfindung des Computers haben dafür gesorgt, dass es heute viele Arbeitsgebiete gibt, die man sich vor 100 Jahren noch gar nicht vorstellen konnte. Biotechnik oder Informationstechnologie gehören dazu. Wenn ihr irgendwann einen Beruf ergreift, ist es ganz selbstverständlich, dass ihr wisst, wie ihr an eurem Arbeitsplatz mit den not wendigen Computerprogrammen umgehen müsst. Über Internet könnt ihr euch die neuesten Informationen besorgen. Was früher oft wochenlang dauerte, geht heute mit ein paar Handgriffen auf der Tastatur. Manager von großen Unternehmen verhandeln mit Partnern auf der ganzen Welt. Oft haben Firmen Niederlassungen in weit entfernten Ländern, wo niedrigere Löhne bezahlt werden, damit die Waren hier bei uns preis-werter ver kauft werden können. Geschäfte jeder Art sind über den

Vor 100 Jahren erwartete man, dass Frauen zu Hause blieben, den Haushalt führten und die Kinder groß zogen. Reichere Leute konnten sich das leisten. Frauen aus ärmeren Familien arbeiteten als Köchin oder Dienst-mädchen, Krankenschwester, Kindergärtnerin oder Lehrerin. Nur langsam durften sie auch studieren und Richterin oder Ärztin werden. Ab den 1920er Jahren gab es typische „Frauen-berufe“: die Telefonistin, die Anrufe von Hand vermittelte, oder die Sekretärin. Nach 1945 haben die „Trümmerfrauen“ gezeigt, wie hart Frauen arbeiten können. Sie holten aus den Trümmern der im Krieg zerstörten Häuser die brauchbaren Steine, damit man daraus neue Häuser bauen konnte. Wenn ihr heute als Mädchen studieren wollt, ist das nichts Besonderes mehr, aber ihr müsst damit rechnen, dass ihr für die gleiche Arbeit oft immer noch weniger Geld bekommt als die Männer.

A HOUSE, A STREET, A CENTURY

On 4 exciting topic spreads, kids will learn how life has changed and where things are leading in short texts and with series of pictures. Learning can be so amazing and easy to grasp!

A fascinating journey back through 100 years of everyday scenes in images. We see a house and observe its inhabitants, we look down a street and follow the changes through the 20th and 21st centuries.

How did things look back in 1910, how did people live and cook and do the laundry? What did the children play and what did they wear? When did the fi rst toilets appear and when did cars fi nally replace horses as a means of transportation? Which scars did the war leave and how did new houses appear from the rubble in 1945? Why didn’t kids have computers back then? And why can people hardly live without a mobile phone these days?

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Gerda Raidt, Christa HolteiDie StraßeThe StreetEine Bilderreise durch 100 JahreA Journey in Images Through the Past 100 Years Four-colour picture bookHardback, 32 pagesAge 5+

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✹ 7 opulent plates make history come alive✹ 4 topic spreads explain how things fi t together and provide

background information✹ A book that connects generations

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Das LABOR is an artists’ studio in Frank-furt am Main (www.laborproben.de). The following artist participated in this project: Kirsten Fabinski, Christopher Fellehner, Zuni Fellehner, Anke Kuhl, Alexandra Maxeiner, Jörg Mühle, Moni Port, Natascha Vlahovi , Philip Waechter, Claudia Weikert.

The fi rst 2 CHILDREN ARTISTS’ MINI DOODLES in the sales box – amusing and wild pictures for unrestrained doodling. For inside and outside and on the road – in the train, car, plane, at Grandma or Grandpa’s house, at the restaurant...

A selection of the most amusing pictures (plus a new introduction “This is me”) from the two large Children Artists’ books. With horses, tomatoes and knights, a guide to nose-pickings, collection of dust, rabbit kisses, chinheads, aluminum foil aliens, peepnasian, columns of ants, stinky-foot indians, lice alarm and much, much more!

»Give the book as a gift, look for coloured pencils and get ready to be amazed at how creative your kids are!« Leben & Erziehen

Wild, cheeky, mini!

LaborKinder Künstler Kritzel Minis 1 + 2Children, Artists’ Little Mini Doodles 1 + 2Für drinnen · für draußen · für überallFor inside, outside and everywhereCardboard, 48 pagesAge 5 +

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Doodle books are defi nitely cult – the Children Artists’ books by the studio cooperation LABOR are creative, innovative, imaginative, funny and cheeky or simply ideal. And now the third coup has arrived. More fun and action for the best present ever.

After the huge success of the fi rst two cult books, the third CHILDREN ARTISTS’ ADVENTURE BOOK col-lects lots of pictures to complete and invent stories for. With spots and bird poop and collections of pests, treehouse and robbers’ den and many other things to doodle, scribble and collect – with direc-tions on how to be happy!

»A witty piece of art!« Familie & Co

»There are no limits to the imagination in a do-it-yourself book like a playground, where you can do anything you want to with no rules!« ELTERN family

»The perfect match for children’s imaginations« Schweizer Buch

»Once upon a time kids were happy with coloring given shapes. Today that is too tame. Here you will fi nd imaginative and even quite sophisticated challenges for little creative minds. But be care-ful – the seemingly anarchic basic pattern allows secrets to be confi ded to the wonderful book full of ideas.« Stuttgarter Zeitung

Adventurous, amusing and pretty amazing – the third ultimate coup by LABOR

LaborDas Kinder Künstler AbenteuerbuchThe Children Artists’ Adventure BookLoskritzeln, reinmalen, RumspinnenDoodle, colour and let your imagination run wildCardboard, 174 pagesAge 5+

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✹ Danger of becoming addicted to doodling✹ Ages 6 – 66

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Anke M. Leitzgen / Lisa RienermannErforsche deine Welt Explore Your WorldExperimente für KinderExperiments for childrenHardback, 152 pagesAge 6+

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Doing experiments is a lot of fun with this book. Anyone can become a scientist with quick and with easy means to discover nature’s secrets. A book for parents and children!

Children love to ask endless questions through-out the year – Why do plants need light? Why is it cold in the winter even when the sun is shin-ing? What makes the noise in the shell? Finding the answer is childs’ play. »Explore Your World« contains lots of questions, provides detailed answers and explains how things fi t together in easy terms, and showing how to do easy experi-ments and which materials are needed (many of them available in every household). And because there often isn’t much time, the book has quite a few additional »5 minute experiments« for in between. A scientists’ ABC at the end of the book informs scientists who want to know more – clarifying all open questions.

Anke M. Leitzgen is both a journalist and author. She as the chief editor of miss VOGUE and a writer for the SZ-Magazin and ZEIT-Magazin. She has worked writing screen plays and fi lmed documentaries. But her favorite thing to do is to write books for children and youths. www.anke-m-leitzgen.de.

Lisa Rienermann is a graphic designer, photographer and illustrator. She loves to mix categories – when typography and photography hold hands, text turns into images that tell sto-ries… Her work has already been published internationally and received awards as well. www.lisarienermann.com.

Together the two published the non-fi ction children’s book Entdecke deine Stadt (Discover Your City) with Beltz & Gelberg.

✹ Modern work with many photographs✹ Popular topic prepared from a new perspective✹ For parents, educators, teachers, etc.✹ Plus: Five-minute experiments for in-between and

a researcher’s ABC for those who want to know more✹ Research for beginners: quick, simple and exciting!

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The Egyptian Mummie and over 100 further games will leave no time for boredom and make gray afternoons bright. Antje von Stemm provides inviting illustrations to make this book a real hit with the whole family.

176 pages packed full of creative ideas for play – traditional and popular games, creative game variations and many new ideas provide fun and entertainment for any season and occasion.

Games for indoors and outdoors ★ for nasty weather days and summer heat ★ for traveling ★ for killing the time while waiting ★ for many players, just two or all alone ★ for testing strength and romping around ★ for all six senses ★ and of course for birthday parties.

Short, easy game instructions and materials that everyone has at home allow children to immedi-ately start playing – without much preparation by Mommy and Daddy.

Ruth Gellersen, born in 1975, writes children’s books and has already published numerous non-fi ction books for children. She put this collection of new games to the test herself with children and proved what endurance she has.

Antje von Stemm, born in 1970, is an award-winning picture book artist, having received such honors as the German Youth Literature Prize. Her arts and crafts book entitled Extrembasteln (Extreme Arts & Crafts) delighted thousands of children at home and in many workshops.

Ruth Gellersen / Antje von StemmEins, zwei, drei und losgespielt!One, Two, Three – time to play!Das große Familien-SpielebuchThe great family game bookWith many full-colour illustrations by Antje von StemmHardback, 176 pagesAge 5 +

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✹ Will put the whole family in a good mood✹ Over 100 games – traditional, inventive & new ones✹ With many colour illustrations by Antje von Stemm

With the new family game bookTime to play!

With great extras:

Klaus Kordon, born in 1943, lives in Berlin. He is regarded as one of the most renowned authors of children’s and youth literature and his work has received numerous awards. Besides his historic novels, he has also written many picture books and stories of children that have become classics, such as Reise zur Wunderinsel (Trip to the Island of Miracles).

Ina Hattenhauer was born in 1982. She studied at the Bauhaus Univer-sity Weimar and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) in the United States. She works and lives as a freelance illustrator in Weimar.

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An adventurous and humorous tale of Kiko Niko, who becomes a hero through his cour-age and craftiness because the freedom of others is important to him. A wonderfully illustrated book about people and apes, about altruism and solidarity and the most impor-tant thing in life – friendship.

Kiko is different – he’s got white fur – that’s why his mother named him Kiko, »Little Cloud«. Of course his parents love him, but otherwise his only friend is the little ape girl named Rischa. She stands by him when he gets bullied by Hong. When trying to escape from the boa constric-tor, Kiko discovers something – the city of stone towers where the humans live. He leads his clan there when a fi re breaks out in the jungle. Unfor-tunately Kiko is discovered by the world-famous zoologist, Professor Paul Fidibus Stängel, who wants to capture him. After a wild chase, Kiko gets caught in his net. But then things really be-gin to happen! In the end, even Professor Stängel takes his hat off to Kiko out of respect, for »One’s own freedom is wonderful – but to help free oth-ers is even more rewarding!« – a piece of wisdom that not only applies to young apes …

»Kordon gives those who care about how people deal with each other courage to act. And the story is amusing as well.« Salzburger Nachrichten on Paula Kussmaul

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✹ For reading aloud and for young readers age 6+✹ Type is easy to read✹ Heart-warming illustrations and wonderfully

crafted by Ina Hattenhauer

Little Kiko, big hero

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Hilarious and warm-hearted sibling stories about Lotta and her little brother Theo, who show that big sisters often have good ideas, but sometimes they go a bit too far...

Lotta always thinks of something – whether it be kids’ day at the animal shelter, for the writing contest at school or other events. Even when the dog she fi bs about looks a bit like a pony and the story she writes for her home-work sounds a little bit like Theo’s favorite storybook... Lotta’s heart is still in the right place and she has her little brother Theo under control! Daniel Napp has created a story with the talent of a comedian and a modern touch – with wonderfully funny and unusual characters that you just have to love.

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Daniel NappAchtung, hier kommt Lotta!Watch Out, Here Comes Lotta!with illustrations by Daniel NappHardback, 160 pagesAge 7 +

✹ Original edition✹ Daniel Napp is a successful illustrator

and author✹ Strong girl character✹ Warm-hearted, humorous stories about

siblings (big sister/little brother)✹ Short stories for reading aloud and for

young readers

Daniel Napp, born in 1974, studied graphic design in Münster. He already began receiving prizes during his studies. He lives and works as a freelancer in Münster and has illustrated numerous picture books and children’s books. He has been nominated for the illustrator show at the Children’s and Youth Book Fair in Bologna four times already.

Wieland Freund, born in 1969 near Paderborn, is an author and journalist. He was awarded the Bavar-ian Art Promotion Award for his children’s books. He has published many books with Beltz & Gelberg, including Die unwahrscheinliche Reise des Jonas Nichts (The Incredible Journey of Jonas Nothing), Der schwarze Karfunkel (three volumes up to now) as well as two Tur-tle books. He lives in Berlin together with his family.

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Wieland Freund Törtel und die Nummer 3Turtle and Number 3With four-colour illustrations by Kerstin MeyerHardback, 192 pagesAge 8 +

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✹ Approx. 30,000 copies of the fi rst two vol-umes have been sold so far

✹ Current topic: mod-ernization of cities

✹ Meet the familiar characters from vol-ume 1 and 2 again

Friends through thick and thin

Alarm in Müggeldorf: Michelle, the duck, disappears without a trace. Seven ducklings without a mother – this is a case for Turtle and Hokuspokus, the ever-doubting swan!

Turtle and Hokuspokus take care of the young ducklings, yet chaos seems inevitable. Number-ing the little ones doesn’t seem to help, either! Things really get touchy when Number 3 wad-dles off towards the new luxury apartment com-plex. A wild (duckling) chase begins, which not only leads Turtle and Hokuspokus into the noble building, but in the end also even the wild boar Grrmpf. When Iwo, the fat, lazy fox disguises himself as a dog and moves into the building with a crazy old lady, pandemonium breaks out.

»You can feel the wonderful power of story-telling and the linguistic poise on each page.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on »Törtel, die Schildkröte aus dem McGrün« (Turtle From McGreen)

»Clever animals! A wonderful book that is written with humor, telling of courage and friendship.« Die Zeit on »Törtel und der Wolf« (Turtle and the Wolf)

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Martina Wildner, born in1968, lives and works as a freelance author and artist with her family in Berlin. Beltz & Gelberg has publised many of her books, including Jede Menge Sternschnuppen (Lots of Shooting Stars) (Peter-Härtling-Preis) and most recently Six.

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A cursed house, nightmares and a really nice family – Mama, Papa, Hendrik, who tells the tale of this mysterious winter, and Eddi, who collects snails. A wonderful novel by an inventive, wild author who teaches us the meaning of fear.

One could say that it is all just wild imagina-tion, but it is not that easy. Someone is after Hendrik and Eddi, who have moved to a small village in Bavaria with their parents into the house at the little pest church – as if they were trying to get rid of them as fast as possible. Even Mama says, »I think this village life isn’t the right thing for us. And this house as well.« When Eddi starts to sleepwalk and have terrible nightmares, it becomes clear to Hendrik – there is a curse on this house. Together with Ida, Hendrik pursues the mysterious clues that lead them to an unpunished crime of the past. Why are so many children buried in the cemetery? And will the two be able to ban the curse on the haunted house before new victims are claimed?

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✹ Snails, the creeps and fun✹ »Martina Wildner is one of the most talented

youth literature authors today.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Martina WildnerDas schaurige HausThe Haunted Housewith vignettes by Anke KuhlHardback, 208 pagesAge 11 +

Anna Kuschnarowa, born in 1975, studied Egyptol-ogy, prehistoric archaeology and German language and literature in Leipzig, Halle and Bremen. She teaches Egyptian at the Leipzig University, but also works as free-lance author and photographer from time to time.

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Everything starts with Tara. Dazzling, wild, extraordinary Tara, who falls head over heels in love with plain Alissa. Alissa secretly slips into other clothes to be with Tara, starts to play hooky and argue with her parents and – takes drugs. Alissa experiences unknown heights, is enchanted, high and feels invincible. But soon the journey to the stars leads back to reality that is cold and hard. When Tara dies of an overdose of heroin, Alissa’s dream is over. She returns to her parent’s house and has to go to detox. Does she really want to leave her dream world? An overwhelming and dynamic novel that de-scribes the tremendous force of intoxicating love, drugs and growing up.

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Anna KuschnarowaJunk Girl A novelPaperback, 224 pagesAge 14+

✹ Topic: drugs, lesbian love

✹ Tough, obsessed, direct and wonderfully touching in its own way

✹ »Train spotting« meets »Alice in Wonderland«

✹ Original edition

✹ Classroom reading

Charlotte Kerner, born in 1950, lives and works as a freelance journalist and author in Lübeck. Many of her nov-els have appeared on the Beltz & Gelberg list, inlcuding Geboren 1999 (Born in 1999) and Blueprint (winner of the German Youth Literature Prize). She has also published nu-merous biographies, anthologies and successful non-fi ction books, most recently Die nächste GENeration / Science + Fiction (The Next GENEration / Science + Fiction), which was nominated for the Germany Youth Literature Prize.

Charlotte KernerJane ReloadedA novelHardback, about 200 pagesAge 13 +

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✹ Cutting-edge topic of paleogenetics (decoding the Neanderthal genome 2010)

✹ Fascinating mix of fact and fi ction✹ Love story and strong character readers identify with

She is young, ambitious and burning with desire to research the origin of humankind. He is an artifi cially induced creature from the past and future alike. But evolution is not over yet …

Tanja Jane Clark, scion of a famous palaeontologist dynasty, meets 18-year-old Jamie in Laos. Jamie is one of the carefully guarded secrets of science – he is a Homo erectus, a genetic recreation of early man who lived on earth 400,000 years ago. Tanja Jane wants to do research on him – and becomes more and more fascinated by this very foreign, yet familiar homonid. Full of enthusiasm, the young researcher agrees to a daring experiment…

Where do we come from? People probably research the origin of humankind so persistently and with new methods again and again in hopes of discov-ering the answer to another even greater question - Where are we headed – in 1,000 or 1,000,000 years? Charlotte Kerner answers with a thrilling novel about the future, which has already started.

On »Blueprint« (winner of the German Youth Literature Award 2000)»A successful and highly critical contribution to the controversial discussion about cloning humans.« Girl

»A fascinating piece of literature.« Süddeutsche Zeitung

»A highly current, volatile topic told in a sensi-tive, convincing and thrilling manner.« Bücher / Livres

The phenomena of evil

Alois Prinz, born in 1958, studied literature and philosophy and lives in Kirchheim. He has published many biographies with Beltz & Gelberg, including those on Hannah Arendt (Protestant book award), Hermann Hesse, Ulrike Meinhof (German Youth Literature Prize), Franz Kafka and the Apostle Paul.

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His name is regarded as a synonym of the scrupolous demagoge and manipulator of mil-lions. Alois Prinz uses some partially unknown documents to emphatically portrait Joseph Goeb-bel’s life – a man who became the merciless »De-luder of the People«.

He was called the spiritual pioneer of National Social-ism – Joseph Goebbels, or »little Hitler« based on his absolute loyalty to the »Führer«. As the propoganda minister in the Third Reich, he incited the population to persecute Jews and lead a war of aggression. When the Reich lay in ashes, he still fueled the belief in the fi nal victory and in a »Wunderwaffe« (magic weap-on). The »total war« that he infl amed with his speech at the Berlin Sportpalast in 1943 ended for him in Hitler’s bunker, where he permitted his wife Magda to poison herself and their six children, so that they would not have to live in a »world without Hitler«.

»Seeing Joseph Goebbels simply as a diabolical agitator who cast an evil spell on a whole country would be too easy. I am interested in why he was able to fascinate so many people, using the aid of modern media to make millions of people into faithful followers of National Socialism. For above all, it is about recognizing him in time again, in case he returns, for example in the form of (ex-treme right-wing) populism.« Alois Prinz

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Alois PrinzDer BrandstifterThe ArsonistDie Lebensgeschichte des Joseph GoebbelsThe life story of Joseph GoebbelsHardback with protective jacket, 320 pagesAge 14+

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✹ An impressing biography, full of facts and knowl-edge, also appropriate for younger readers

✹ Taking a closer look at the culprit from a historical perspective

Martin Auer/Manuela OltenDas ganz, ganz kleine Schwein mit dem ganz, ganz großen Hunger32 S., ab 3, a 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79367-6

Helga BanschEin schräger Vogel32 S., ab 4, a 12,50 DISBN 978-3-407-79356-0

Jutta BauerDas königliche Malbuch64 S., ab 4, a 5,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79424-6

Jutta BauerDie Königin der Farben64 S., ab 5, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79221-1

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Jutta Bauer/Kirsten BoieJuli und das Monster32 S., ab 3, a 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79414-7

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Jutta Bauer/Kirsten BoieKein Tag für Juli32 S., ab 3, a 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79409-3

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Marliese Arold/Annet RudolphPrimel32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77301-2

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Judith DrewsAnton turnt herum16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79421-5

Judith DrewsAnton findet was16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79428-4

Judith DrewsAnton ist krank16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79427-7

Judith DrewsAnton muss mal16 S., ab 11/2, E 5,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79420-8

Lilo FrommDas Apfelsinenmännchen32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1091-6

Wolfram Hänel/Annet RudolphEin Huhn haut ab32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1068-8

Nikolaus HeidelbachEin Buch für Bruno32 S., ab 5, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79359-1

Judith DrewsAntons ganze Welt96 S., ab 11/2, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79399-7

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Doro Göbel/Peter KnorrDer Ausflug16 S., ab 3, a 12,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79400-0

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Doro Göbel/Peter KnorrIm Zirkus16 S., ab 3, a 12,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79429-1

Jutta BauerSchreimutter36 S., ab 3, a 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79264-8

Nikolaus HeidelbachWas machen die Mädchen?56 S., ab 5, a 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79371-3

Helme HeineDie Schöpfung Musik von Reinhard Seifried64 S., ab 4, E 24,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79346-1

Helme HeineJohnny Mausers Tagebuch32 S., ab 4, E 9,90 D **ISBN 978-3-407-77065-3

Helme HeineMullewapp32 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D **ISBN 978-3-407-77029-5

Helme HeineKatzentatzentanz12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77035-6

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Nikolaus HeidelbachDie dreizehnte Fee32 S., ab 5, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79289-1

Nikolaus HeidelbachKönigin Gisela40 S., ab 5, E 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79906-7

Nikolaus HeidelbachWas machen die Jungs?56 S., ab 5, a 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79370-6

Helme HeineDie Farben12 S., ab 3, E 4,95 D *ISBN 978-3-407-77036-3

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Helme HeineFreunde32 S., ab 4, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77024-0

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Helme HeineDer Hühnerhof12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D *ISBN 978-3-407-77037-0

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Helme HeineDas schönste Ei der Welt32 S., ab 4, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79885-5

Helme HeineDer Superhase32 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79886-2

JanoschDas Auto hier heißt Ferdinand12 S., ab 2, E 6,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79316-4

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JanoschGuten Tag kleines Schwein48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79936-4

JanoschGuten Tag kleines Schweinchen48 S., ab 4, E 12,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79907-4

JanoschKomm, wir finden einen Schatz48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79932-6

Helme HeineDer Hase mit der roten Nase12 S., ab 2, E 4,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77006-6

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JanoschAch, so schön ist Panama288 S., ab 4, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79964-7

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JanoschJanosch's Tierische Parade208 S., ab 5, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79979-1

JanoschRiesenparty für den Tiger48 S., ab 4, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79935-7

Ernst JandlFünfter sein36 S., ab 5, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79401-7

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Irina Korschunow/Józef WilkonJussuf will ein Tiger sein32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1115-9

Pieter Kunstreich/Evelyn HardeyHalt die Schnute! – sagte Erdmute32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1083-1

Labor AteliergemeinschaftKinder Künstler Mitmachbuch176 S., ab 6, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79974-6

Labor AteliergemeinschaftKinder Künstler Kritzelbuch176 S., ab 5, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79396-6

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JanoschLöwenzahn und Seidenpfote32 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79376-8

JanoschOh, wie schön ist Panama48 S., ab 5, E 13,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-80533-1

JanoschRiesenparty für den Tiger48 S., ab 4, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79355-3

Ali MitgutschDer Kraxenflori29 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1106-7

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Christine Nöstlinger Leon Pirat und der Goldschatz40 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79383-6

Britta NonnastMicha und ein Haus voller Träume144 S., ab 5, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79981-4

Christine NöstlingerEiner32 S., ab 6, E 14,95 DISBN 978-3-407-79386-7

Erwin MoserDer karierte Uhu48 S., ab 4, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1005-3

Ali MitgutschMeine Seeräuberinsel32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1082-4

Erwin MoserDas Findelkind48 S., ab 4, a 6,95 D ISBN 978-3-7898-1004-6

Nele Moost/Pieter KunstreichWenn die Ziege schwimmen lernt32 S., ab 4, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-77300-5

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Philip WaechterDer Krakeeler32 S., ab 4, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79407-9

Katrin WiehleProfessor Pfeffers tierisches Abenteuer32 S., ab 3, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79423-9

Philip WaechterSehr berühmt64 S., ab 4, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79905-0

Philip Waechterich64 S., E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79873-2

Philip WaechterSohntage56 S., für alle, E 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79369-0

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Sergej ProkofjewPeter und der Wolf56 S., ab 5, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79318-8

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Katja AlvesBeste Freundin dringend gesucht!176 S., ab 9, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79967-8

Milena BaischAnton taucht ab112 S., ab 9, a 9,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79966-1

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Peter HärtlingPaul das Hauskind184 S., ab 11, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79977-7

Wieland FreundTörtel, die Schildkröte aus dem McGrün192 S., ab 8, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79963-0

Wieland FreundFalsches Spiel in Silver City160 S., ab 10, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79985-2

Wieland FreundTörtel und der Wolf192 S., ab 8, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79975-3

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Barbara Gelberg (Hrsg.)Starke Freunde480 S., ab 6, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79965-4

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Nikolaus Heidelbach/ Hans-Joachim Gelberg (Hrsg.)Märchen aus aller Welt384 S., E 39,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79973-9

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Kristina DunkerDrache Max macht Rabatz96 S., ab 6, a 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79960-9

Beate DöllingSommerglück und Idiotenpech160 S., ab 9, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79955-5

Hans Christian Andersen MärchenBilder von Nikolaus Heidelbach376 S., E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79927-2

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Märchen der Brüder GrimmBilder von Nikolaus Heidelbach384 S., ab 4, E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79926-5

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Franz Hohler/Jürg SchubigerAller Anfang128 S., für alle, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79914-2

Janosch Das große Buch der Kinderreime194 S., ab 5, E 15,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79882-4

Helme Heine Toto der Schatzsucher80 S., ab 5, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79432-1

Sybille Hein Das Streiche Strolche Quatsch Buch144 S., ab 7, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79980-7

JanoschDer kleine Tiger braucht ein Fahrrad48 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79891-6

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JanoschTiger und Bär im Straßenverkehr48 S., ab 5, E 13,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79890-9

JanoschWenn der Hase baden geht160 S., ab 6, E 17,– D ISBN 978-3-407-79650-9

Simone KlagesTaschis erster Schultag200 S., ab 6, E 9,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79920-3

Klaus KordonBrüder wie Freunde440 S., ab 11, E 15,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-79941-8

Salah NaouraMatti und Sami und die größten Fehler des Universums114 S., ab 9, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79438-8-3

Ingo SiegnerEliot und Isabella und das Geheimnis des Leuchtturms128 S., ab 6, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-79982-1

Klaus KordonJinbal von den Inseln128 S., ab 8, E 14,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-79870-1

Klaus KordonAuf der Sonnenseite304 S., ab 14, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81059-5

Gabi KreslehnerUnd der Himmel rot144 S., ab 14, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81080-9

Klaus KordonIm Spinnennetz560 S., ab 12, E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81071-7

Stephan KnöselEchte Cowboys240 S., ab 13, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81067-0

Mirjam PresslerGolem stiller Bruder376 S., ab 14, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81021-2

Mirjam PresslerEin Buch für Hanna352 S., ab 14, E 17,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81079-3

Mirjam PresslerNovemberkatzen432 S., ab 12, E 15,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-79970-8

Mirjam PresslerShylocks Tochter272 S., ab 14, E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81027-4

Mirjam PresslerShylocks Tochter176 S., ab 14, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81072-4

Annette JohnDeadline 24376 S., ab 12, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81081-6

Katja Brandis/Hans-Peter ZiemekRuf der Tiefe416 S., ab 13, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81082-3

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Charlotte KernerDie nächste Generation256 S., E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75346-5

Henning BoëtiusGeschichte der Elektrizität224 S., ab 13, E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-75326-7

Axel BrüggemannWie Krach zu Musik wird224 S., ab 12, E 17,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75353-3

Ulrich EberlZukunft 2050240 S., ab 14, E 17,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75352-6

Jürgen BraterWarum haben wir Sand in den Augen und Schmetterlinge im Bauch248 S., ab 12, E 17,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75354-0

Wem gehört die Antarktis?160 S., ab 9, E 12,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81061-8

Manfred Mai Deutsche Geschichte 200 S., ab 12, E 18,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-75348-9

Anke M. Leitzgen/Lisa RienermannEntdecke deine Stadt 152 S., ab 10, E 14,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75351-9

Johnny WilkensWie man einem Außerirdischen begegnet, ein Floß baut und in der Wildnis überlebt272 S., ab 7, E 19,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-25489-4

Manfred Mai Geschichte der deutschen Literatur 200 S., ab 12, E 7,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75323-6

LIVE DABEIKühne Abenteurer und furchtlose Entdecker176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75342-7

LIVE DABEIDie Welt des Mittelalters176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75344-1

LIVE DABEISagenhafte Helden176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81063-2

LIVE DABEIBerühmte Kriminalfälle176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75350-2

LIVE DABEIGeniale Denker und clevere Tüftler176 S., ab 10, E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-75329-8

Katja BehrensAlles Sehen kommt von der Seele (Helen Keller)188 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80889-9

Katja Behrens»Alles aus Liebe, sonst geht die Welt unter«(Sechs Romantikerinnen)228 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80971-1

Charlotte KernerSeidenraupe, Dschungelblüte(Maria Sybilla Merian)164 S., E 9,90 D* *ISBN 978-3-407-80816-5

Maren GottschalkKöniginnen(Fünf Herrscherinnen)236 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-81019-9

Monika PelzDen Blick auf das Herz der Welt(Johann Wolfgang Goethe)224 S., E 18,– D ISBN 978-3-407-81044-1

Maren GottschalkJenseits von Bullerbü(Astrid Lindgren)216 S., E 16,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80970-4

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Charlotte KernerDie Fantastischen 6304 S., ab 14, E 18,00 D ISBN 978-3-407-81070-0

Maren GottschalkDie Farben meiner Seele(Frida Kahlo)224 S., E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81060-1

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Alois Prinz »Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne« (Hermann Hesse)404 S., E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80874-5

Alois Prinz Rebellische Söhne 256 S., E 16,95 D ISBN 978-3-407-81076-2

Mirjam PresslerIch sehne mich so(Anne Frank)224 S., E 18,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80854-7

Alois PrinzAuf der Schwelle zum Glück(Franz Kafka)392 S., E 19,90 D ISBN 978-3-407-80953-7

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