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Hey, What’s Happening Here?

text and Illustrations: Barbara Scholz | translation: Razi Najjar

In this humorous story, Professor Zweistein and his dog Albert go in search of the legendary “Tohuwabohu”. On their journey through the jungle, the dog photographs all kinds of curiosities. Children need to find ten mistakes on each spread. In addition to the fun of discovering mistakes, the book invites discussion on what is “normal” and what is not, what is reality and what is nonsense. An invitation to children to have fun making up nonsense themselves. Original book is in German: Verflixt, hier stimmt was nicht.

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Professor Zweistein and his friend Albert travel in search of a rare creature called Tohuwabohu. In their search for him in the desert, in snowy countries, in forests and rivers, they discover a wonderful island, where there are strange and curious things that cannot be explained by reason and ...

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Dear Parents,

Professor Zweistein and his friend Albert travel in search of a rare creature called Tohuwabohu. In their search for him in the desert, in snowy countries, in forests and rivers, they discover a wonderful island, where there are strange and curious things that cannot be explained by reason and logic.

This interactive book invites the child to accompany Professor Zweistein and his friend on their adventure, and to search for these strange objects with them. The book playfully invites the child to employ careful observations, pay attention to small details, and see things with an illogical perspective.

This ability to see things outside their usual context is important for developing the child's intellectual flexibility, helping them in dealing with events, problems and relationships from different angles, and stimulating their creative thinking.

So let's buckle up and set off to a new adventure with our child on the island!

 

Family Activities

  • We can stop on every page and help Albert discover 10 strange and curious things on each page.
  • Professor Zweistein and Albert are two passionate researchers. We can search the drawings for the tools they use in their search.
  • The drawings present a rich world of the creatures in nature. Let's get to know their names and qualities.
  • We may want to open our closet or our parents' closets to search for film camera, such as the one that Albert carries. Our child will surely be delighted to learn about the different cameras throughout the ages.
  • We are often attracted to strange things on the street or in public places, and sometimes in our own homes. We may stand in front of them smiling and hasten to photograph them. It would be fun to prepare a family project over a week, during which we photograph anything we find strange around us, and then share those pictures among us.
  • “Our curious room!” Our child might want to draw their room, hiding 10 strange and illogical things. Will we succeed in discovering them?
  • Enjoy your reading!

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