Ursula Dubosarsky Bücher

Um die Liebe seiner Ehefrau zu testen, erfindet der Opernsänger Elkanah ein Engagement in Philadelphia, das die Familie zum Umzug zwingen würde. Während sich der Rest der Familie damit abfindet, hat die Lüge unerwartete Konsequenzen für den sensiblen Samuel, der Australien nicht verlassen möchte. In seiner Not wendet er sich an seinen Großvater Elias. Da dieser als Jude aus Nazideutschland geflohen ist, ist für ihn die Vorstellung einer „Deportation“ furchtbar. Außerdem verbindet ihn eine besondere Beziehung zu seinem Enkel. Elias fasst kurzerhand den Entschluss, Samuel zu entführen und ihn so bei sich zu behalten – eine Entscheidung, die für Samuel beinahe das Todesurteil bedeutet …

Eine Klasse mit elf Mädchen irgendwo an der australischen Küste. Die Lehrerin, Miss Renshaw, möchte ihren Schülerinnen etwas über den Tod beibringen, denn gerade am Morgen hat die letzte Hinrichtung in der Geschichte Australiens stattgefunden. Miss Renshaw nimmt den Mädchen das Versprechen ab, niemandem von dieser Unterrichtsstunde zu erzählen. Nicht jetzt, niemals. Die Schülerinnen ahnen nicht, wie schwierig es sein wird, dieses Versprechen zu halten.

In this engaging sequel, the guinea pig detective teams up with his cousin Coco Carlomagno to tackle a puzzling mystery in Buenos Aires. Chief of Police Coco notices a mysterious light flickering from his office in the Obelisco and suspects it may hold a hidden message. With his cousin Alberta's sharp intellect, they embark on a quest to decode the enigmatic signal and uncover the truth behind the looming lamplight, blending adventure and clever problem-solving in a delightful setting.

Set against the backdrop of a chaotic Buenos Aires zoo, the story follows Chief of Police Coco as she navigates an urgent crisis: the disappearance of a rare mongoose. Amidst the confusion of misplaced animals, including rabbits in the Tigers' enclosure and hippos in Panda's Palace, Coco faces the challenges of maintaining order and solving the mystery. The narrative blends humor and adventure as she works to restore peace in the zoo.

Perplexing puzzles, mind-boggling mazes and cracking codes feature in this series of stories about a pair of guinea-pig detectives - Coco Carlomagno, the easily-startled Chief of Police, and his more sensible cousin, Alberta.

Becky wants only fairy bread at her birthday party. But there’s so much left over, and she can’t just throw it away. So Becky thinks of some very unusual ways to deal with it!

Buenos Aires' Chief of Police, Coco Carlomagno, is sure his office high in the Obelisco is haunted. There's only one guinea pig Coco can turn to, to help him in his hour of need: his logic-loving cousin Alberta. Can Alberta help him unravel the mysteries of the perplexing pineapple?

A girl who transforms into a dog, a magic puppet show with the power to change lives and a story about the mysteries of the imagination from Ursula Dubosarsky, the Australian Children's Laureate.

Three sisters growing up in post-World War II Sydney, Australia, deal with their mentally unstable father, their possibly unfaithful mother, and the defecting Russian spy who lives next door.

In this fifth adventure, Coco Carlomagno and his cousin Alberta take on the case of La Bella Cucharita, a renowned opera singer facing a crisis before her comeback performance. Mysterious notes threaten to disrupt her return, leaving her anxious and uncertain. With their detective skills and logical reasoning, the guinea pig duo embarks on a mission to uncover the sender of these unsettling messages, aiming to save the day and restore calm before the highly anticipated show.