As Benno, George, Jan and Jutta go on a secret sailing trip to find a hidden treasure on one of the many unoccupied islands in the River Elbe, they get involved in more and more adventurous events. With a special task and numerous maps, they get across some shady crooks. On top of it all, they ...

See you later, losers!

Southern France, end-of-year school trip for Class 10. The fact that Fynn, Cem and Helge are sitting in one canoe, and Thalia and Judith are in another is nothing except annoying coincidence. They have managed to successfully avoid each other for the past ...

How much would you need to eat if you used as much energy as a hummingbird? Are animals right-handed or left-handed? A duck's quack doesn't produce an echo, and nobody knows why. Can fish drown, and can monkeys fall out of trees in the jungle?The animal world produces unbelievable records and ...

It all begins with a raffle. Little Zuppi wins the first prize - a piglet. Daddy makes a grim face, and the landlord, Mr Buselmeier, is even less pleased. "Out!", he screams, and throws out the entire family, including the pig. They move to a house next to a football field. Daddy becomes ...

Along with her best friend Julius, Nelly Pütz wants to become an officer preventing the mistreatment of animals, and when that happens, the very first thing she will do is arrest the unfriendly owner of Shark, the sweetest dog in the world!But then the children are eyewitnesses when an actual ...

What should you pack in your suitcase? What is on your vacation playlist? Write it down! How was the weather? What was your very favorite moment? Jot it down! How did the people look? The traffic signs? Make a sketch! There's room here for everything: photos, tickets, and postcards. Addresses of ...

Adventure on the high seas

Eight-year-old August is happily bobbing on an inflatable rubber crocodile in the middle of the sea. He wishes he had some ice cream, but instead he meets Juli, who is nonchalantly paddling around on her float. The float is her home, and it is well ...

A holiday adventure story about first love

It's day one of the holiday in France-the first day at the beach. When ten-year-old Max sets eyes on Marie, a French girl his own age, it's like he's been struck by lightning. From that point on, she's all he can think about, from her dark ...

There is now a perfect notebook for all budding detectives and fans of the beloved girl detective Penny Pepper! Besides ample space for notes on investigative observations, as well as lists of suspects and motives, readers will enjoy numerous puzzles, and the best expressions and illustrations ...

How exciting! Zoe and her two best chums, Finn and Henry, have been invited to help out with the production of a children's film - along with Norbert the mammoth and Stanley the sloth. The sweetest llama baby in the world appears on the film set, but nobody wants the little creature! They just ...

The Nordic myths have been retold with great frequency, but never before by the gods and heroes themselves! Readers will experience first-hand how Odin lost his left eye and how Thor stole back his hammer from the thieving giant Thrym. Besides that, you will receive useful tips on the raising of ...

Enough already, for Gods' sake! For almost 3000 years people have been telling each other god knows what about the heroes and gods of Greek mythology. It really is high time the truth was brought to light. Here, the Olympians and Heroes take the matter into their own hands-from Achilles to Zeus.