Eveline Hasler

Swiss best seller and modern classic based on the true story of the last woman convicted of witchcraft in Europe. Independent and self-confident, Anna G ldin is not what is expected of a servant of her time, and the resentment that her audacity arouses in the upper class of the canton of Glarus ends up being her undoing: when the girl in her care begins spitting out needles, the local authority, judge and party, decides that she is a witch and is sentenced to die. In this modern classic of Swiss literature, Eveline Hasler examines how a conviction for witchcraft, historically known as "the judicial murder of Anna G ldin", could have taken place in the heart of Europe during the height of the Enlightenment. A novel that reveals the terror policies of a society obsessed with maintaining control and power at the expense of minorities. A historical testimony of violence against women.

Kindness makes the world go around. Morris and Boris are brothers who look like twins--even down to the small humps on their backs. Morris is kind and helpful to everyone he meets. Boris is impatient and unkind. When Boris refuses to take his turn to go check on their hut in the woods, Morris volunteers to go rather than have an argument. The forest is enchanted: eyes peek out of every bush and rustling can be heard in the leaves. Morris takes care not to disturb or destroy animals and plants. Respecting nature with every step, he makes friends with tendrils, toadstools, and the forest itself. In the dark of the night, the tree spirits and forest witch give him something that he will never forget--they make his hump go away. When Boris sees his transformed brother he runs up the mountain. But instead of having reverence for the creatures around him, Boris tramples carelessly through the forest. Before long, the beings of the magic wood come forth. How will the mushrooms and the tender plant elves react? And what will the forest witch give him? Boris wonders why he has not been treated the same as his kind brother, but when Boris' own dog recoils in fear from his hand, he realizes he must change his ways. Eveline Hasler and K thi Bhend's classic tale--based on a legend from the Ticino region of Switzerland--is lovingly reprinted and ready for a new generation to enjoy. "Bhend creates complex, wonderfully animistic landscapes, filled with both accurately rendered natural details, and hidden faces and forms woven into the underbrush."--Kirkus Reviews

Das ist die lustige Geschichte von einem Buchstaben fressenden Rabenvogel, der so klug wie die Eule und so klug wie die Schulkinder werden will. So fliegt er jeden Morgen in der großen Pause in das Schulzimmer und pickt aus den Heften der Kinder Buchstaben heraus... Große Druckschrift für Erstleser