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Children's & YAOctober 2019The Immortal Rhinoceros
by Dorothea Flechsig
Orphan Florin has grown up in the city, where he lives with a kind old lady called Elvira Schirra. He’s never been to school or joined any sports clubs. Nobody knows he exists. He doesn’t have a birth certificate or a passport, let alone health insurance, and he doesn’t even have a surname. When Elvira disappears unnoticed – just as he himself came into the world unnoticed – twelve-year-old Florin roams the city alone. But this doesn’t go unnoticed for long. Finally he escapes to the countryside and is taken in by a real family. He goes to school and starts making friends. But then something incredible happens during an extraordinary meteor shower. Ever since that day, Florin and his friends have been keeping a big secret. It is not until Florin is an old man lying on his deathbed that he tells his extraordinary life story and reveals his secret to an old people’s nurse called Mila. He asks her to take care of an ancient rhinoceros. But is his story true? An exciting novel for young people, with a sprinkling of magic, about the power of deeply held desires, the power of love, and the difficult path to self-discovery. Some meetings are only brief, but make a deep impression that lasts a lifetime. These are the moments of true magic. Extraordinary people never live ordinary lives.
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Children's & YAOctober 2018Kahlbutz the Knight
A Visitor from the Past
by Dorothea Flechsig
For decades, the mummy of the knight Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz has attracted many tourists to the village of Kampehl. After discovering old, hitherto unknown documents about Kahlbutz the Knight, the author has finally been able to put his whole story down in writing. - Strange stories unfold. No rational person would believe what actually happened in the little village of Kampehl, were it not for the fact that the children experienced these things and saw them with their own eyes. Kahlbutz the Knight, who committed a terrible crime over 300 years ago, suddenly comes back to life! - Nils is always being picked on, even though he has never done anything to deserve it. The two bullies Sven and Toni have decided to give him a scare. They steal the mummy of Kahlbutz the Knight from the vault of the village church and tie it to a lamppost on the bridge. They know that Nils will be crossing the bridge that evening. As twilight falls, a storm is brewing and thunder rolls threateningly over the village. Nils does show up, but things do not work out quite the way that Sven and Toni have planned. Knightly adventures ensue, and Nils makes an unusual friend who becomes his protector. As a mummy, Kahlbutz the Knight lay cursed in the vault of Kampehl village church for 313 years and did not decompose. He finally gets a second chance when the boys of the village play their cheeky prank, and wakes up! In order to break the curse, he must do good deeds and atone for his crime. With the help of his new friends, the children of the village, Kahlbutz becomes a real knight, learns the meaning of true friendship, is released from the curse and finally gets to crumble into dust. Packed with excitement and humour, this novel expresses the ideas that it is good to help others, that you should not judge by appearances, and that everyone deserves a second chance. It teaches about knightly virtues and ancient language, and updates a true story. Two worlds collide, yet certain issues seem to be timeless. When it comes to questions of right and wrong, cooperation and respect, the children and the ancient knight put their hearts into finding universal solutions to these age-old problems.
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Picture booksApril 2014Chacha Casha
The little chameleon
by Dorothea Flechsig
Chacha-Casha, the little chameleon is scared and always makes sure that nobody can see him. This is why the other chameleons view him as a coward. But when his friends are in danger, Chacha-Casha uses his talent and becomes the hero of the whole garden. - The story about the friendship between the shy chameleon and a little boy is didactically thought out to guide children to recognise their own strengths. The hardcover edition is lovingly illustrated in colour. On each page there are special details to discover. Also an Audio-book and a picturebook-App available: Title song, rich musical illustration, intricate and atmospheric sound design. Recordings in German, English and French. Perfect for children of 3 years and over, later also ideal. Attractive games and animation on each page, child-friendly navigation.
