Foreign Rights Catalogue E.A. Seemann Henschel Spring 2024

Vol. 1: On the Hunt for the Raddest Pizza of
the Bronze Age. The Secret of the Nebra Sky
Disk
For more than 3,000 years, the golden sky disc
was buried in the forest ground. In 1999, it is
discovered by two daring treasure hunters and
quickly changes owners before disappearing.
Find out how, after a thrilling treasure hunt, the
stolen piece finally ends up in a museum and
what the world’s oldest depiction of the sky
reveals about past cultures.
Vol. 2: Caws from Prehistoric Times.
The Secret of the Archaeopteryx
Everyone knows about the prehistoric
archaeopteryx, the famous feathered dinosaurbird.
But how many people know about the
thrilling circumstances of its discovery? Once the
petrified skeleton with the eye-catching plumage
is taken from the Bavarian quarry of Solnhofen,
everyone tries to get their hands on it. Only
through obscure detours are scientists finally
able to secure it.
Vol. 3: Wild Vikings in Sight. The Secret of
Hedeby
Hedeby was one of the most important Viking
settlements in northern Germany from the 8 th
to the 11 th century. The first major city in the
North of Europe was a lively trading centre and
home to many diverse people. Artefacts
originating from all over the world were
discovered here. Young readers learn how this
ancient site was mysteriously lost and
completely forgotten for 800 years, how it has
been rediscovered by archaeologists, and
what exciting tales their finds tell of the Viking
Age today.
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