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Contemporary Easy Readers in German

AUF HEISSER SPUR: New Level A Contemporary Easy Reader Series
(600 word vocabulary)

An exciting mystery adventure series of two American teenagers who on their travels through Germany as exchange students, encounter unexpected adventure. This series provides cultural highlights, as well as local idioms. It contain illustrations, comprehension questions at the end of each chapter, and a complete vocabulary list. Over 80% of the words are typically found in 1st year textbooks and reflect most commonly used words in German. These readers are perfectly suited for your beginning students.

Classic Easy Readers in German

This series of easy readers is excellent for students in the beginning and intermediate stages of learning German. Besides being interesting and fun to read, these readers have an international flavor and vocabulary notes on each page . The series, which is divided into four vocabulary level groups, has been popular in classrooms for many years.

GROUP A (Vocabulary of 600 Words) $11.95 each

GROUP B (Vocabulary of 1200 Words) $13.25 each

GROUP C (Vocabulary 1800 Words) $13.25 each


THRILLER/SUSPENSE


New to CBC! New to CBC! New to CBC!

This new series of suspenseful adventures designed for beginning to intermediate students of German helps them develop vocabulary, writing and listening skills. The accompanying books contain the story, review questions and a vocabulary list. The teacher's guide offers exercises and crossword puzzles.

Beginning Level - 2nd year high school
GEHEIME MISSION (by H.J. Köning)


Beginning/Intermediate Level - 2nd/3rd year high school
GEFÄHRLICHE WEGE (by E. de Harven)


Intermediate Level - 3rd year high school
DIE SPUR FÜHRT NACH BAYERN (by H.J.König)

DAS MYSTERIÖSE KONZERT (by H.J.König)

TEEN READERS

Beginning to Intermediate


LANGENSCHEIDT TEEN READERS
Award-winning, popular novels that adolescents love have been selected and adapted to challenge the intermediate and advanced students. Each adapted novel is accompanied by a Teacher's Guide with reproducible worksheets and teaching suggestions. Both are in German. You can choose from the following selections: Each Text or Teacher's Guide is $10.95


BITTERSCHOKOLADE

(Miriam Pressler)


DIE ILSE IST WEG

(Christine Nöstlinger)


YILDIZ HEISST STERN

(Isolde Heyne)



Mystery Easy Readers Series

Wonderful for advanced beginners through intermediate students of German. This series follows the case-by-case adventures of Helmut Müller, a private investigator. The stories are fast moving, with simple language and contemporary settings, which will definitely keep your students interested. Included are exercises to help decode the text and cultural notes.

LEVEL 1 - $8.95 Each



LEVEL 2 - $8.95 Each


LEVEL 3 - $8.95 Each



Collection Lesen und Üben


This series has taken fascinating original classics and adapted them to short, manageable reading for beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Each book contains helpful footnotes, and every chapters reading is accentuated with grammar and vocabulary exercises. A CD is available for each book to assist students in listening and comprehension skills. Great for the individual student or the class.
All in German. Softcover, 80-124 pp.


Anfänger 1 (Beginner's Level)

Der Blonde Eckbert

Erich Ist Verschwunden

Der Fluch der Mumie

Der Gestiefelte Kater Das Tapfere Schneiderlein

Die Nachbarn

Die Nibelungen (Achim Seiffarth)

Der Runenberg

  • CID8061 - Book & CD $20.50
    ISBN:9788877548061


Anfänger 2 (Intermediate Level)

Albert Einstein

  • CID4851- Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788877548061

Effie Briest (Theodore Fontane)

  • CID2047 - Book & CD $22.95
    ISBN:9788877542045

Das Haus an den Klippen

  • CID6301 - Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788877546302

Kaspar Hauser

  • CID9912 - Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788877549914

Mord im Grand Hotel

  • CID3375 - Book & CD $20.50
    ISBN:9788853003379

Peter Schlemihls Wundersame Geschichte

  • CID1747 - Book & CD $21.95
    ISBN:9788853001740

Die Rache des Computers

  • CID2748 - Book & CD $20.50
    ISBN:9788877547620

Simplicicius Simplicissimus

  • CID150X - Book & CD $22.95
    ISBN:9788853001504

Tor ohne Grenzen

  • CID5920 - Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788853005922

Veronikas Geheimnis

  • CID3065 - Book & CD $21.95
    ISBN:9788853003065

Die Verwandlung

  • CID8088 - Book & CD $21.95
    ISBN:9788877548085


Fortgeschrittene 1( Advanced Level)

Das Öde Haus (E.T.A. Hoffman)

  • CID7928 - Book & CD $20.50
    ISBN:9788877547927

Der Sandmann (E.T.A. Hoffmann)

  • CID2055 - Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788877547910

Der Schimmelreiter

  • CID3391 - Book & CD $19.95
    ISBN:9788853003393

Die schwarze Spinne

  • CID407X - Book & CD $21.50
    ISBN:9788853004079

Selected Readers

KR121 - DER KLEINE PRINZ. $12.25
A.St. Exupery, softbound, 73pp. ISBN:9783792000274
A beautiful translation of the original version of the classic book "The Little Prince". It includes all the original illustrations and is presented in the same style as the original French edition. An enchanting reader in any language!

KNO1701 - GRIMMS MÄRCHEN $34.50
Hardcover, 400 pp. ISBN:9783426661178
100 color illustrations by Ruth Koser-Michaels. A beautifully illustrated selection of some of the best known Brothers Grimm fairy tales. An alphabetical index at the end of the book helps you locate characters or titles. This is an ideal book for your German students where they will be able to read these popular tales in the original language.

HU1022 - DEUTSCHE MÄRCHEN UND SAGEN $26.50
R. Griesbach, 88pp. ISBN:9783190010226
Illustrated. An abridged collection of the most important German fairytales. They have been especially re-written using a basic vocabulary in order to enable the beginning student to read and enjoy them.

MGH0752 - DEUTSCHE SAGEN UND LEGENDEN $43.35
H. Kernecker, H. F. 152 pp. ISBN:9780844220758
Collection of Legends from the German-speaking World for Intermediate students. This illustrated collection of delightful tales from the German-speaking world encourages students interest in culture while building their language skills. Language Notes in German, English

BER57879 - SO VIELE TAGE WIE DAS JAHR HAT $36.95
Hardcover, 287 pp. ISBN:9783570057872
A delightful selection of 365 illustrated poems for children, as well as adults, collected and edited by James Krüss. Both classical and contemporary poems follow each month of the year and are arranged in order of the seasons.

NTC2593 - VON HELDEN UND SCHELMEN $24.95
K. Reiter, Softcover, 88pp, ISBN:9780844222592
Introduce your intermediate student to Wilhelm Tell, Baron von Münchausen, Till Eulenspiegel, Doktor Faust, Die Lorelei and Der Rattenfänger in this simplified anthology. Background information furnish the origin and influence of each story.

NT2526 - DAS MAX UND MORITZ BUCH $24.95
Wilhelm Busch. Softbound. 93 pp. ISBN:9780844222523
This edition of Max und Moritz has been especially designed for English speakers who wish to increase their vocabulary and improve their reading skills in German. Vocabulary notes, included at the back of the book, offer easy references for difficult or unusual words and expressions. Exercises have been provided after each chapter of the book.


DTV7800 - DAMALS WAR ES FRIEDRICH $13.50
Richer, H P. Softcover 169 pp. ISBN:9783423078009
An excellent novel that recounts the story of two young boys who grow up together as best friends in school and whose lives are intertwined. Friedrich is Jewish and as the Nazi Reich takes hold of Germany, the boys' friendship changes. The story shifts from the innocence of children's lives to the dark side of reality.




TRANSLATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS

For Beginning Readers:

NÖSTLINGER, CHRISTINE

  • DTV70511 - Konrad oder das Kind aus der Konservenbüchse (Konrad the factory-made Boy) $15.95 ISBN:9783423705110

SHELDON, DYAN

  • DTV70564 - Mein Bruder, der Superheld (My brother the Super Hero)$12.25 ISBN:9783423705646


For Intermediate Readers:

BARRON, THOMAS

  • DTV571X - Merlin. Wie alles began (Merlin, How everything Started) $24.25 ISBN:9783423705714

GROSCHE, ERWIN

  • DTV70501 - Das Schönste überhaupt (The Prettiest overall) $12.25 ISBN:9783423705011

HATRY, MICHAEL

  • DTV78142 - Tina, Charlie, Che und Ich (Tina, Charlie, Che and I) $17.50 ISBN:9783423781428

HENEGHAN, JAMES

  • DTV78138 - Wish me luck $16.95 ISBN:9783423781381

MITCHELL, JANE

  • DTV78120 - Im Tunnel Sterne suchen (Searching for Stars in the Tunnel) $18.25 ISBN:9783423781206

OBRIST, JÜRG

  • DTV70506 - Klarer Fall? 40 Minikrimis zum Mitraten (Clear Case? 40 Crimes to Solve) $16.95 ISBN:9783423705066

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