In the garden or all alone on a tiny island?

Hide, start a band or think about everything and nothing?

A picture book shows how differently you can spend the day.

– What were the basics of police work again?

In Inspector Gordon's latest case, a baby squirrel assists investigators in their search for libertines.

– Who says a young woman in Edinburgh in 1817 can't study surgery?

A youth book tells an emancipation story, a crime story and a love story at the same time.

– Who lives in a cave?

A non-fiction book conveys curious, worth knowing and amazing things from the underground.

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In this episode of the books podcast we once again present four books for young readers.

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"And today?" by Julie Morstad was translated by Kathrin Bögelsack, was published by Bohem Press, has 56 pages and costs 19 euros.

"Inspector Gordon - The Very Last Case" by Ulf Nilsson was illustrated by Gitte Spee and translated by Ole Könnecke, was published by Moritz Verlag, has 144 pages and costs 12.95 euros.

The book is suitable for young readers from the age of seven.

“Anatomy – Eine Liebesgeschichte” by Dana Schwartz is recommended for readers aged 14 and over, was translated by Cornelia Röser, was published by Loewe Verlag, has 384 pages and costs 16.95 euros.

“In the Underground – Discover Hidden Worlds” by the author Annette Maas and the illustrator Horst Hellmeier is recommended for readers from the age of eight, was published in the Ars Edition, has 96 pages and costs 16.99 euros.

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