Kosmos Childrens Books Autumn 2015

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Kosmos Children's Books Autumn 2015 Rights Catalogue

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Kosmos Childrens Books Autumn 2015 Rights Catalogue

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contentsPROGRAMME AUTUMN 2015

Dear Colleagues,

dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce an assortment of new titles

from our latest autumn catalogue 2015 for children’s

books and books for young adults.

Sophie and the Witch Next Door is a promising adventure

for all kids who no longer want to be “good”. A magical

situation comedy, lovingly told.

Who doesn’t know the award-winning game Legends of

Andor which has been successfully sold to 12 countries?

We now publish the prequel for this game, a fascinating

novel for the huge communitiy of fans and newcomers!

With A Dark Secret we continue our series of thrillers for

young readers. The combination of love and suspense

goes on.

And all those who still don’t know our successful series

The Three ??? with more than 150 titles published and

millions of copies sold, has now the opportunity to get

familiar with the series reading the fi rst graphic novel

published under this brand The Three ??? and the Three-

Eyed Skull.

In the segment of non-fi ction books we are happy to

present you our Children’s World Atlas with top quality

cartographic maps, many additional information and

extras.

Last but not least I’d like to draw your attention to four

upcoming Nature Field Guides for Children from 5 years

upwards which we offer for an international co-print.

For our backlist, please visit our website www.kosmos.de.

For reading copies, please email [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Elke Kienzle

At the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 14th – 18th, 2015

you will fi nd us in hall 30, stand D 50.

For appointments please contact [email protected]

My Dog, My Cat (8+)

Carving Workshop (8+)

Trilogy: Love Is a Rhinoceros (10+)

Stories with Lilly (8+)

Sophie and the Witch Next Door � 2 (10+)

Andor – The novel forthe game bestseller � 4 (14+)

A dark secret – Thriller � 6 (14+)

The Three ??? and the Three Eyed Skull Graphic Novel � 8 (10+)

Children's World Atlas � 10 (8+)

Nature Field Guides � 12 (5+)NNa((5

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SOPHIE AND THE WITCH NEXT DOOR

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Sibylle WenzelSophie and the Witch Next Doorillustrated by JoëlleTourlonias

€ 9.99256 pagesapprox 25 b/w-Illustrationshardcover, 15 x 21.5 cm978-3-440-13288-3

Sophie's prospects for the summer holiday were more than

boring just now: Her mother thinks that a daughter from a good

family must practice piano, ballet and mathematics on holiday,

as well. But then the strangest things happen ... The new piano

teacher defi nitely has no clue about music and Sophie's dog

Strichpunkt (Semicolon) suddenly acts more than odd! When

Strichpunkt disappears and the crazy neighbours are even

weirder than Sophie would ever have imagined, the most

magical, exciting and crazy summer of all times begins for her.

A completely bewitched summer

→ A magical adventure for all girls who no longer want to be "good"

→ Magical situation comedy, lovingly told

→ First novel by an award-winning script author

→ The authorSibylle Wenzel is a script writer in Berlin for well-known soaps such as Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love), among other fi lms. In 2014 she won the audience Bambi with the series In aller Freundschaft (Amica-bly). Sophie and the Witch Next Door is her fi rst novel for children

→ The illustratorJoëlle Tourlonias studied visual communications at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. She lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Düsseldorf.

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Sibylle WenzelSophie and the Witch Next Doorillustrated by JoëlleTourlonias

€ 9.99256 pagesapprox 25 b/w-Illustrationshardcover, 15 x 21.5 cm978-3-440-13288-3

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→ Entdecken Sie die brisanten Themen des 21. Jahrhunderts – die starken Themen von 21st century thrill!

www.21st-century thrill.com

→ The prequel for the award-winning game "The Legends of Andor"

→ Fascinating novel for the huge community of fans

→ Exclusive and only in the book: Legend map for the game

October 2015

Stefanie SchmittThe Legends of Andor – the Song of the Kingillustrated by Michael Menzel

€ 16.99336 pagesapprox 47 b/w-Illustrationshardcover, 15 x 21.5 cm978-3-440-14558-6

Stefanie Schmitt developed the

story line of The Legends of Andor,

which was the connoisseurs game

of 2013, together with her husband,

game author Michael Menzel.

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Terrible things are happening in the land of Andor. The Gors are attacking

the inhabitants of the Watchful Forest relentlessly and cruelly and plun-

der the archive at the tree of songs. Cavern, the kingdom of the dwarfs,

is also beset by a dark power. Archer Chada sets out all by herself to ask

King Brandur for help. Who or what is behind all these attacks? Will Chada

ever reach Rietburg Castle? And what do the mysterious lines in the long-

forgotten legend mean? A desperate struggle against the evil powers who

endanger the peace of Andor begins for Chada and her companions.

The novel for the game bestseller

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The Legends of AndorArt.-Nr. 69174 ← ← ← Already availableThe he LegeLLege dnds f Aof A dndorArt.-Nr. 69174

more than 250,000 copies sold worldwide

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→ Thrill and romance – a thriller that gets under your skin

→ A setting that arouses yearning: Summer at the lake, a cool wakeboarding community

→ Special: Topic schizophrenia

September 2015

Karen-Susan FesselWhat Rests in the Shadows

€ 12.99176 pageshardcover, 13.5 x 21.5 cm978-3-440-14449-7

WHAT RESTS IN THE SHADOWS

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← ← ← Already availableYou Don't Die In My Heart€ 12.99 / 978-3-440-14480-0

Finally summer holidays! Wakeboarding and camp fi res at the lake –

just the right thing for Marla after the stress with her jealous ex-

boyfriend. And when the good-looking Keno shows up, too, the summer

seems perfect. But suddenly strange things happen in the holiday set-

tlement: Tyres are punctured, a voodoo doll hangs in front of Marla's

house and Keno's younger brother behaves ever more strangely. Might

Marla's jealous ex be behind the attacks? Or the people from the lake,

who are not at all happy that Marla is now with Keno? By the time

Marla learns the secret, it's almost too late ...

Karen Susan Fessel is a freelance

writer, journalist, editor and

lecturer for writing seminars. She

has won numerous awards for her

novels.

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A Different Love€ 9.99 / 978-3-440-13346-0

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Premiere: „The three ???“ as a graphic novel!

Horror fi lm director James Kushing wakes up one morning

with a mysterious tattoo on his arm: a three-eyed skull! What

does the tattoo have to do with the fi lm Kushing never

fi nished? And what secret is behind the stolen emerald that

years ago disappeared without a trace from fi lm set? Justus,

Peter and Bob plunge into the case and little by little discover

the truth behind the puzzle ...

→ Dynamic drawing style, cool look

→ A brand-new case in a brand-new outfi t

→ Even reluctant readers cannot resist

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Ivar Leon Menger is, among other occupations, a fi lm director and author of radio plays. His fi lms and radio plays have received numerous international awards.

John Beckmann has written for, among others, the mystery series Darkside Park and Porterville as freelance author.

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Christopher Tauber draws comics and lives in Frank-furt/Main. When he isn't busy staging The Three ???,he works on books, magazines, comics and art projects.

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John Beckmann Ivar Leon MengerThe Three ??? andthe Three-Eyed Skullillustrated by Christopher Tauber

€ 14.99128 pages2c all-throughsoftcover with fl aps17 x 24 cm978-3-440-14123-6

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ATLAS

Far-away lands – close up

→ Interactive: with large world and Europe map, as well as stickers for marking

→ For play: Country quartets game with more than 200 cards

Open it up and start on a fascinating journey around the globe

in many images! Gorgeous maps fi re the imagination. In-

teresting comprehensive topics, such as the European parlia-

ment, the wonders of the world or volcanic activity, are also

shown and explained. Five fold-out overview pages introduce

each continent's most important animals and plants, and offer

oddities, records and distinctive features.

October 2015

Angelika Sust Heike HerrmannChildren's World Atlas

€ 24.9996 pagesapprox 300 colour photos, 400 Illustrations; 1 Poster, fl ag stickers,country quartets gamehardcover, 26 x 32.8 cm978-3-440-14821-1

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Heike Herrmann has a graduate degree in biology and is a nature educator. In addition to working as a non-fi ction book editor and author, she offers teacher training about experiencing nature with children.

Angelika Sust studied che-mistry and German studies. Today she is a freelance author and has already de-signed and revised atlases.

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to take outCOUNTRY

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& FLAGSTICKERS

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MY FIRST MINI

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Even the littlest ones are fascinated by animals and plants in

their surroundings. These four guides convey pleasure in local

animals and plants by using large-format illustrations that form

the centre of each page. Based on the detailed drawings, the

different species can be easily recognized.

A strong pictorial language is important for this young target

group. The pictures are accompanied by brief captions and a

short informative text. To encourage active engagement, stickers

and explorer pages complement the product.

Four colouring pages at the end of each title invite children to

colour the animals and plants according to their own taste.

First Field Guides

→ Kosmos fi eld guides for the littlest ones

→ Identify fi rst animals and plants yourself

→ Birds, Insects, Animals and Plants of the Wood, Pets

February 2016

€ 9.99 each34 pages, 12 of them a third-pages8 colouring pages4 pages with stickers to take off and place in the book4c all throughhardcover, gloss laminated, 19 x 16.5 cmConcealed wire-o-binding

Bärbel OftringAndrea KöhrsenMy First BirdsIllustrated by Steffen Walentowitz978-3-440-14624-8

Bärbel OftringMy First Animals and Plants of the WoodIllustrated by Steffen Walentowitz978-3-440-15035-1

Bärbel OftringMy First InsectsIllustrated by Julie Sodré978-3-440-15034-4

Bärbel OftringMy First PetsIllustrated by Stefan Lohr978-3-440-15036-8

preliminarycovers

Co-print schedule:

Files out: October 12th, 2015Files in: November 16th, 2015

Delivery: March 25th, 2016

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