Your Search Results

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA

        A Case for Kwiatkowski (28). The Nose of the Goddess

        by Jürgen Banscherus/Ralf Butschkow

        Private detective Kwiatkowski never fails to solve a case! A trip to Athens? Kwiatkowski can hardly believe his luck when Olga, an old friend, sends him an invitation. But no sooner has he arrived in Greece than he finds himself caught up in a very tricky case: a greenhorn detective named Hercules needs his help to expose the handiwork of two unscrupulous fraudsters. It is a matter of honour that even during his holidays Kwiatkowski must use his superskills. Soon the two detectives are on the move among the ancient temple walls in their search to solve the mystery of the goddess Athene’s nose…

      • Trusted Partner
      • Trusted Partner
      • Trusted Partner
        June 2016

        Short Story Collection: The Man Who Lost His Past Love

        by A Yi

        Latest collection of short stories by A Yi written during 2012-2015. Eight profound stories about the reality of people from bottom of the society. A Yi is like a magician who touches the urban life, past and present and the vision of ordinary people, and presents modern society’s pain of desire. The illiterate old woman came to the city and lived with her granddaughter together, but they hated each other gradually and died in two days successively; the villagers chased a mysterious old man and showed the extraordinary creativity of brutality after getting the optional disposal right; the prominent writer suffered a lot due to the talented rookie and could not face the judgment of fate since then

      • Trusted Partner
      • Trusted Partner
        January 2023

        Dog Huzai of Circus

        by Mu Ling

        Under the influence of his foster mother, Tiger Cub became a popular "child star" in the circus. Then the circus was disbanded, and Tiger Cub followed his new owner, a boy who was just as childish and playful as he was, into the mountains. The circus was disbanded, and the tiger cubs followed their new owner, a boy who was just as childish and playful as they were, to the mountains. Because of the experience of performing with beasts and small animals, it is so kind that it is a bit confused, and even does not distinguish between friend and foe; it knows how to help the injured and weak beasts, but it also repeatedly breaks into the territory of the carnivorous beasts, which brings a lot of trouble and danger to itself. Hunger, however, finally forced it out of the innocent "fairy tale world" to become a self-reliant mountain dog, and accidentally acquired a somewhat dangerous alien hunting companion.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        January 2020

        Let's Make Friends

        by Anastasia Merenkova (Author), Kateryna Razin’kova (Illustrator)

        This is the story of a little wolf. One day, the wolf's mother gave two candies to the little cub, one for him and one for a new friend, that he had yet to find. But he did not understand why he needed to find friends to share candies with. After all, he did not like to share, and he loved sweets very much! In the end, no one wants to be friends with a selfish animal, so how can our wolf cub even find one? Maybe he has to learn that happiness does not only mean candies?   From 3 to 5 years, 606 words. Rightsholders: hanna.bulhakova@ranok-school.com

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        August 2022

        Das geheime Leben der Tiere (Savanne, Band 1) - Nuru und Lela - Das Wunder der Wildnis

        by Kira Gembri

        The Secret Life of Animals - Nuru and Lela: Wonder of the Wild (SAVANNAH, Vol. 1) „THE SECRET LIFE OF ANIMALS” is the new realistic children's book series for readers aged 8 and up, divided into different subseries, sorted by the Earth's habitats. Each series features exciting fiction about animals and their environment, with each of the four volumes in each sub-series focusing on a different animal in a certain environment (Ocean, Forest, Savannah). Each book can be read independently.What happens in SAVANNAH, Vol. 1:Roars sound in the savannah - lion king Akida defends the huge territory on the riverbank. It is the dry season in the savannah, prey animals are scarce, and the river pack is plagued by hunger. But soon the Great Migration will take place in the savannah. Lion Cub Nuru sneaks off to look for this miracle - just like the hyena girl Lela. Lions and hyenas are enemies to the death, and Nuru and Lela challenge each other and fight when they meet - but the enmity fades a little more with each encounter. One day, the two observe two foreign lions in their territory. Panic breaks out: The strangers could challenge King Akida to a fight, and a change of ruler could end terribly for Nuru and the other cubs. • Fictionalized adventure stories from animals' point of view• ‘Popular Entertaining Storytelling’ meets Animal Documentaries, the successful non-fiction trend translated into narrative • Each habitat is realized by a renowned duo of author and illustrator: wonderfully beautiful narrative voices meet touching black-and-white illustrations

      • Trusted Partner
        January 2023

        Wolf Walk Thousands of Miles

        by Mu Ling

        This volume consists of three middle-grade stories, "Wolf Walk Thousands of Miles" "A Short Biography of Rooster 'Fighting Tiger'" and "The Ice Fox". "Wolf Walk Thousands of Miles" tells the story of a small pack of wolves rescued by human beings and released into the mountains. Under the guidance of their parents, the wolves grow up in the "greenhouse", gradually adapting to the crisis-ridden wilderness, and live happily. When the hunting dog escapes its owner and returns to the mountains, it destroys the peace and quiet there. A cub is killed, and the male wolf, desperate to protect his son, is killed by a poacher's forgotten hunting gear. Without their tough leader, the "tame" wolves are in an unprecedented predicament. They meander for thousands of miles, and through grueling trials and tribulations, quickly grow into self-reliant hunters and defenders of the mountains and forests. A short biography of the cockerel. "Fighting Tiger" is about the extraordinary adventures of a chicken. Through the whimsical "training" of two urban and rural schoolchildren, this small rooster, which had once circled a tiger in a zoo, nearly became the "black horse" in the "cockfighting" competition. The Ice Fox used to be a hunting dog. After the hunting ban, the village has become a folkloric tourist area, and the ice fox, which used to be favored by the hunters, has been given a cold shoulder. Unwilling to be lonely, it even attacked the pets brought by the tourists, and broke into trouble again and again. Lonely hound finally recovered its nature in nature, found friends, and recovered the happiness belonging to a family dog.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        May 2017 - May 2018

        Genniao

        by Cao Wenxuan

        A girl falls into the valley from the cliff where she collects flowers. She appears in the dream of a young boy named Genniao. Genniao flies into the sky in search of his dream. The author describes wonderful scenes such as deserts, grasslands, mountains and valleys, villages, and small towns. The lad grows up between the reality and the fantasy, and is determined to make the dream as a horse to ride him through adolescence. He savors the taste of happiness in the midst of pain, and experiences trances, confusion, hesitation, consciousness, and eagerness, taking his courage to carry on.

      • Trusted Partner
        Fiction
        September 2017

        A Vision of Battlements

        by Anthony Burgess

        by Andrew Biswell, Paul Wake

        A Vision of Battlements is the first novel by the writer and composer Anthony Burgess, who was born in Manchester in 1917. Set in Gibraltar during the Second World War, the book follows the fortunes of Richard Ennis, an army sergeant and incipient composer who dreams of composing great music and building a new cultural world after the end of the war. Following the example of his literary hero, James Joyce, Burgess takes the structure of his book from Virgil's Aeneid. The result is, like Joyce's Ulysses, a comic rewriting of a classical epic, whose critique of the Army and the postwar settlement is sharp and assured. The Irwell Edition is the first publication of Burgess's forgotten masterpiece since 1965. This new edition includes an introduction and notes by Andrew Biswell, author of a prize-winning biography of Anthony Burgess.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2021

        Layers

        by Poznanski, U.

        Can You Believe Your Eyes?   Dorian has been living on the streets since running away from home, and has always managed to fend for himself pretty well. But when he wakes up one morning beside a dead homeless man who has evidently been murdered, Dorian panics – he can’t remember anything of what happened the previous night. Is he responsible for the man’s murder? Then a stranger appears with an unexpected offer of help, and Dorian seizes the opportunity with both hands – this is his chance to hide from the police. The stranger works with young people in need, and he takes Dorian to a villa where he is given food, new clothes and even schooling.But Dorian soon learns that you get nothing for free in this life. In return for being looked after at the villa, Dorian is expected to distribute mysterious free gifts – gifts which are very carefully sealed. And when an unexpected turn of events results in him keeping one of the gifts, he finds himself being hunted by merciless pursuers.   After the international YA-bestseller Erebos, Saeculum and The Eleria-Trilogy Ursula Poznanski now presents her new thriller: Layers   Awarded with the Hans-Jörg-Martin Prize 2016 for the best YA-Thriller! More information also available under: www.layers-buch.de

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2009

        Broken Heart

        by Alexander Asatiani

        Cracked Heart tells the entire life story of a heart-shaped jewel box that becomes more and more precious for the reader, the older it gets. Even though it breaks and loses some of its external beauty, it gains a different kind of aesthetic when it’s put back together.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2016

        Bell Tower and Drum Tower

        by Liu Xinwu

        A story within one day – from 5 a. m. to 5 p. m. A vivid picture of secular life in Beijing. Winner of Mao Dun Literature Prize. Everything begins in an archaic quadrangle dwelling in Beijing, where Xue Jiyue’s mother gets up early to prepare for the son’s wedding banquet.Other characters show up one after another. After narrating their behaviors during the day, the author goes back and tells about their past, with a special concern about the influences from vicissitudes of time, especially how the Cultural Revolution changed those individuals’ courses of life.The Bell Tower and Drum Tower stand there still, witnessing all of those earthshaking changes.

      • Rookie Inspector 2

        by Esra Avgören

        Fatma and Ali are involved in a brawl at school and Ali gets really sad because of this. Fatma consoles Ali as a good friend. This incident is being forgotten soon at school because everyone starts thinking about the week of domestic goods. But Fatma sees the week of domestic goods is deviating from its purpose. And she shares her feelings with Ali about this problem. Ali has had a great idea. They want to create a brochure about the hunger in the world and they will distribute them at school. Two friends get started working on it quickly. Meanwhile something unexpected happens. The food exhibition which is prepared for the domestic goods week was messed up by some people. The principal summons Ali and Fatma about this and he thinks they did this. Ali wants permission to prove that they did not do this. Fatma and Ali inspect the spoiling incident that happened in the exhibition. And they find who is guilty and tell the manager with details

      • Fiction

        The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (New 2019 Hardcover)

        Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist 2017

        by Sonny Liew

        'The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan’s original illustrations, paintings and sketches, this is a groundbreaking work and labour of love aimed at recapturing the portrait of an artist, whose deep passion for comics and country is given a fitting tribute by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew.

      • Fiction
        November 2011

        Code Blood

        by Kurt Kamm

        Colt Lewis, a rookie fire paramedic, is obsessed with finding the severed foot of his first victim after she dies in his arms. His search takes him into the connected lives of a graduate research student, with the rarest blood in the world and the vampire fetishist who is stalking her. Within the corridors of high-stakes medical research laboratories, the shadow world of body parts dealers, and the underground Goth clubs of Los Angeles, Lewis uncovers a tangled maze of needles, drugs and maniacal ritual, all of which lead to death. But whose death? An unusual and fast-paced LA Noir thriller.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2017

        Cubs

        by Berta Hiriart, Illustrated by Adriana Quezada

        A book about the birth of different mammals, in which each animal is the protagonist of the adventure of being born: whales, dromedaries, platypuses, giraffes, shrews and other cubs are seen very closely, in their own habitat.

      Subscribe to our

      newsletter