Emil and the Detectives

Informationen zum Autor Erich Kästner was born in Dresden in 1899, the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917, and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel, Emil and the Three Twins , appeared in 1933, but soon afterwards his books were labelled "contrary to the German spirit" and burned in public by the Nazis. He was interviewed by the Gestapo several times, but remained in Berlin until 1945, when he fled the city to avoid the Soviet assault. After the war he continued to write and remained committed to anti-war movements until his death in 1974. Klappentext Erich K¿ner was born in Dresden in 1899! the son of a saddle maker and a maidservant. He was drafted into the army in 1917! and his experiences there were to influence his later pacifism. He published Emil and the Detectives in 1928 to great success. A sequel! Emil and the Three Twins ! appeared in 1933! but soon afterwards his books were labelled "contrary to the German spirit" and burned in public by the Nazis. He was interviewed by the Gestapo several times! but remained in Berlin until 1945! when he fled the city to avoid the Soviet assault. After the war he continued to write and remained committed to anti-war movements until his death in 1974. Zusammenfassung If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure .

Report

First published in 1929, this is an exciting story about a boy who loses some money and, along with a group of new friends, manages to corner the thief. Michael Rosen S Magazine, Sunday Express

Product details

• Authors: Erich Kaestner, Erich Kastner, Erich Kästner
• Assisted by: Walter Trier (Illustration), Eileen Hall (Translation)
• Publisher: Red Fox
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.04.2001
• EAN: 9780099413127
• ISBN: 978-0-09-941312-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Series: RED FOX; RED FOX CLASSICS; Emil Tischbein; Emil Tischbein; RED FOX CLASSICS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; empfohlenes Alter: ab 10 Jahre, empfohlenes Alter: ab 9 Jahre, Kinder/Jugendliche: Action- und Abenteuergeschichten, Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Englisch, Englisch / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Deutsche Belletristik / Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur, Abenteuer / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur