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Amundsen through the Northwest Passage
Children's Books2014 · 64 pp · Age 6+

Amundsen through the Northwest Passage

Bjørn Ousland

The Northwest Passage, the mythical sea route north of the American mainland, has attracted explorers looking for a shortcut to Eastern treasures for centuries. Here ships have disappeared without a trace and hundreds of men have lost their lives to the ice. In 1903, Roald Amundsen and a crew of six men ventured into these waters on the herring boat Gjøa. The Gjøa voyage was to last several years and offer danger, excitement and friendship with Inuits which would later characterise Amundsen as a polar explorer. He also brought new knowledge and breakthrough discoveries back to Norway. Amundsen gjennom Norvestpassasjen also solves the mystery of the Franklin expedition, during which 129 men disappeared in the areas where Amundsen spent the winter before completing his voyage successfully. This is the fourth book in Bjørn Ousland’s polar series. The Norwegian Ministry of Culture's Special Prize for Children and Youth 2014 was awarded to Bjørn Ousland for his polar series.

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Film an Animal!
Children's Books2014 · Age 6+

Film an Animal!

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Do you enjoy making films? Do you want to have some fun with your friends? Film an animal! Film an Animal! is made up a little like a doll's theatre. You control the animal's movements across the stage, whilst providing the voices and filming all at once. You can film with your mobile phone, a camera or a video camcorder. Film an Animal! comes as a handbook and equipped with plenty of figures, props, backgrounds and control sticks that you can use to move the figures. In the handbook you get to know all the different animals – Scare the Hare, the Lens Lice, Mincy Mink, Mrs Beaver, Lady Quack-Quack, the Poodle Rockers – and last but not least, Rumpstanger! The book is bursting with hints and tips and includes a manuscript in picture form providing lots of ideas for films you can create. After a while, you can even come up with your own ideas with your friends. It won't take long for you to pick it up! Roll cameras!

The Adder
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Adder

Bjørn Arild Ersland

Without a sound, the snake twists and turns and heads off on the hunt. It hears nothing, but feels with its body and detects scent With the help of its tongue on the search for food. Mice and baby birds are the best meals a snake can imagine. The snake strikes quick as a flash. It sprays poison from its fangs, sending it straight into the animal. Mice are dead within 3 minutes. Occasionally snakes bite things they don't want to eat. A foot or a paw, for example. It does this to protect itself, but this type of biting is something snakes would rather avoid. In this factual picture book, you can learn more about one of our most feared creatures. Are you sure adders are something to be scared of? Never before have you come this close to an adder! ‘An informative and educational book for those who are afraid of snakes – and all those besides. The book is split into two parts: the story of the viper through a year of its life and a facts section about vipers and other snakes found in Norway.’NRK.NO ‘A sympathetic portrait of the viper from the viper’s point of view, complete with its urges and voracious appetite. The book takes its theme and target audience seriously; this is a playful portrayal in both text and illustrations. […] This is exciting reading for both children and adults. If you’re brave enough, that is.’DAGSAVISEN ‘The illustrations in this book are drawn using tasteful, stylistic expression… Illustrations and text combine to make something exciting, with cute and gentle vipers on one page, and the story about the animal following its viper instincts on the other. The viper is portrayed as less strange and frightening, even though it is still tough, different and a little dangerous. … The story of the viper does not end with this book, it continues on in the reader’s newly inspired curiosity and out in the countryside. … As a book of facts, Hoggormen offers a successful mix of stylistically simple illustrations, elements of literary fiction and facts. We are given a close-up of a viper which does not seem intimidating or scary. Instead, the book encourages the reader to enjoy and get involved in the exploits of the little snake. In this way, the book teaches us that the viper has its place in the world.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

Chess
Children's Books2014 · 176 pp · Age 6+

Chess

Ellisiv Reppen

Are you ready to become a chess champion? Chess is the world's most popular board game and is played by several hundred million people of all ages. In this book you can learn how the pieces can be moved and the smartest moves to make at the different stages of the game. Both those who've never touched a chess piece and those who already know the basics can learn something from this book. Containing smart tips from some of the best chess players in the world, this book can help you to become a chess champion! Classical pedagogy aplenty “This is a magnificent book in large format on great quality paper. […] The pedagogy is impressive. Sjakk. Slik blir du helt konge really caters for players of all levels. […] In a traditionally male-dominated sport, it’s good to see women represented in both Flu Hartberg’s illustrations and in tips from famous chess players. […] These challenges make Sjakk. Slik blir helt konge a handy book to have even if you don’t have anyone to play with.”BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO A champion book“It was a good idea to get such a talented and distinctive comic book artist as Hartberg involved with this project. His work is clear and clever, whether he is illustrating anecdotes from the story and the situation on the chessboard or creating caricatures of characters from chess history. […] Sjakk. Slik blir du helt konge is an excellent first textbook on the basic rules of the game and its almost insolvable mysteries.”DAGBLADET

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The Sámi
Children's Books2012 · 88 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Sámi

Sigbjørn Skåden

Who are the Sámi people? How do they live? What does it mean to be Sámi? Most people in Norway know a little about the Sámi people. Perhaps you know that they have reindeer, or that they speak a different language. Maybe you know that the Sámi people have their own parliament in Kárášjoga. This book will teach you a little more about the Sámi people, and just what it means to be Sámi today.

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Cool Things You Can Make Yourself
Children's Books2012 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Cool Things You Can Make Yourself

Anna Fiske

This is the third book of fun things that can be made from bits and pieces you have at home. Written by Anna Fiske, who has proven to be an almost inexhaustible source of ideas, there are ideas for readers both big and small using simple everyday items – pine cone figures, pop-up cards, peanut people and a chestnut aeroplane. The book is illustrated with colourful and informative photographs and drawings, leaving no room for anyone to feel bored! This book is wonderful for using both at home and in schools and nurseries.

The World’s First Balloon Flight
Children's Books2012 · Age 6 - 12

The World’s First Balloon Flight

Lena Lindahl

One evening in November 1782, the Frenchman Joseph Montgolfier has an idea after having seen a small paper bag sent whirling into the air by the warm air in the fireplace. If a small bag can take off with warm air, surely a big bag could do the same, couldn't it? Perhaps a bag big enough to carry people? Together with his brother Étienne, he gets to work with trials and experiments. The Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris soon comes to hear of this. They will not have two simple sons of a paper factory owner taking the credit for something they have been trying to do themselves in vain for several years, and a race is soon on. A race that will include Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, as well as a duck, a cockerel and a sheep. ‘… a book which teenagers and adults can enjoy as well, both funny and educational at the same time. Rui Tenreiro's drawings balance nicely between light humor and factual accuracy, and thus match the text perfectly.’Tønsberg Blad ‘… An impressive element of the book is the array of beautiful comic book style illustrations by Rui Tenreiro… The illustrations support the text and help to simplify the more complicated elements.’Barnebokkritikk.no ‘The story itself is exciting and told in an amusing style, and the book's large format allows the wonderful illustrations, in all their brightly coloured glory, to really shine through. There is so much to talk about here – this book works marvellously when read aloud.’Oppland Arbeiderblad