What's the secret of the old marble bust Michael is trying to ship off to a distant relative? Will Manfred and Sabine ever escape the doldrums of everyday life and finally go on vacation? What's a birthday without a cake? Why does Sarah hate superheroes? And what's wrong with Mrs Margolis BMW?This book is designed to provide beginners and intermediate learners with real world conversational German from everyday life: a trip to the doctor's office, a stroll over the farmer's market,...

This is the first episode of the popular Baumgartner & Momsen mystery series for German learners.In an abandoned house at the outskirts of a small town, an unidentified body has been found. Can you help Kommissar Harald Baumgartner and his colleague Katharina Momsen solve this case and improve your vocabulary along the way?----Dies ist die erste Episode der beliebten Baumgartner & Momsen Krimi-Serie für Deutschlerner und DaF-Lerner.In einem verlassenen Haus ...

Ahmed is an Arab scrap dealer in the Holy Land, just like his grandfather who used to cart away the unwanted belongings of foreigners with his old horse wagon, yelling "Alte Sachen", that ancient Yiddish call for clutter.Living in a land that has been conquered, occupied, and battled over for thousands of years, Ahmed's livelihood depends on the immigrants and everything they throw away. He secretly marvels at their foreign ways, until one day he find something that involves him mo...

Learning German can be a lot of fun, but focusing only on grammar and word formation patterns is an almost guaranteed path to frustration. This is not to say that grammar is usless for learning German, it's certainly helpful as a compass, but it's impossible to master conversation and text-comprehension through mere "calculation" of cases and conjugations.Children all over the world are able to learn the most complex languages intuitively simply by listening and repeating. This boo...

This book contains:* includes vocabulary with difficult and important words translated to English* ready for on-demand translation* includes exercises for comprehension training* hand-drawn illustrations by the authorFrom the introduction:In German, detective stories are called Krimis. One of the most famous German Krimis is perhaps the TV-series Tatort which means crime scene and has been running since 1970 on television channels in Austria, Sw...

Following their "Walzer in Wien", Dino and Elisabeth are off to Switzerland to visit extended family and enjoy some fresh mountain air but soon find themselves caught up between high-end expenses and a strange exercise in escape artistry.While reveling in the beauty of Lake Zurich, the old city and the alpine view, Dino grapples with the incomprehensibility of the Swiss dialect and reveals a surprising aspect about his girlfriend's family.Explore Zurich, learn about local cus...

Can Electronic Books and Paper Books Live Together?That's the question underlying this colored picture book by André Klein. Breaking down abstract concepts to a visual level, this book illustrates the current debate around the culture of reading and makes it accessible for both young and old readers. Are ebooks and e-readers posing a serious threat to libraries and bookshops? Are paper books the superior choice for consuming written works? Follow Brian The Book's journey and rethin...

Experience the fourth episode of the Dino lernt Deutsch story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration speed and style of this audiobook is aimed at absolute beginners, with special emphasis on clear pronunciation, so that you can easily pause and repeat words and phrases whenever you please. Intermediate learners are invited to just sit back and immerse themselves in the sounds and sights of Munich. Stroll over the Oktoberfest with Dino,...

Experience the second episode of the Dino lernt Deutsch story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration speed and style of this audiobook is aimed at absolute beginners, with special emphasis on clear pronunciation, so that you can easily pause and repeat words and phrases whenever you please. Intermediate learners are invited to just sit back and immerse themselves in the sounds and sights of Frankfurt. Join Dino on his visit to a quaint ...

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND/ALICE'S ABENTEUER IM WUNDERLAND:This unique book features paragraph by paragraph translations from English to German, allowing the reader to learn German vocabulary and sentence structure while enjoying a classic.This is a fun and affordable way to learn a second language. Previous experience with German is recommended, but ambitious beginners are welcome to give it a try.QUICK SYNOPSIS:"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...

This illustrated story has been designed for bilingual children, German students and others wishing to read a parallel text in English and German. For ease of understanding, the languages are displayed together just one or two sentences at a time.The aim was to make translation as direct as possible but always using everyday language of native speakers.Basil, Rosemary and the Pansy sisters are lively, chatty little plants. They think they know some stuff, but when it comes to...

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND/ALICE'S ABENTEUER IM WUNDERLAND:This unique book features paragraph by paragraph translations from English to German, allowing the reader to learn German vocabulary and sentence structure while enjoying a classic.This is a fun and affordable way to learn a second language. Previous experience with German is recommended, but ambitious beginners are welcome to give it a try.QUICK SYNOPSIS:"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...