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Book review:’Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard’

In Indonesian, from 12yo.

Thor’s hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a habit of misplacing his weapon – which happens to be the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn’t just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. Magnus Chase and his friends must find it, fast. If they don’t, the mortal worlds will be defenceless against an onslaught of giants, and the Nine Worlds will burn. But the only person who can help them is the gods’ worst enemy, Loki – and the price he wants is very high.

Great adventure book to motivate young readers to read in Indonesian.

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Book review:’Mijn eerste 100 woorden’

From 0yo, in Dutch.

Cute small format board book, perfect for little hands. Teach you child his first 100 words in Dutch. Words are organised under themes and illustrated with real life photographs.

Children will love the diversity of the images and the colourful backgrounds

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Book review: ‘The Tortoise and the gift’

In English, from 4yo.

One hot, dry summer in Zambia, the rain stops falling. Soon, the animals are very hungry and thirsty. How can they recover? They have heard of a wonderful tree that can produce fruit, but it will only do so if it is asked by name – and no one can remember what it is called! The animals agree to send a messenger to the wise mountain to find out the name of the tree and bring it back. One by one, the animals set out, but remembering the name is not as easy as they had imagined…

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Book review: ‘De hut groep 4’

In Dutch, from 6yo.

Group 4 has a cabin in the bushes. They are having a good time but then there is a thunderstorm. They run quickly home and Lot comes home soaked. But where is Koen? His father goes looking for him, but sees him nowhere. What could be wrong?

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Illustrated Chinese Classic Tales: The legend of white snake

In Chinese, from 8yo.

The white snake was simply known as the “White Lady”.

The original story was a story of good and evil, with the Buddhist monk Fahai setting out to save Xu Xian’s soul from the white snake spirit, who was depicted as an evil demon. Over the centuries, however, the legend has evolved from a horror tale to a romance story, with Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian being genuinely in love with each other even though their relationship is forbidden by the laws of nature.

This book is part of a collection of classic Chinese folk tales.

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