School of Magical Animals - Volume 17: Soaring High (German Premiere)

with: Martin Tietjen (moderator)
in cooperation with Seiteneinsteiger e. V. and Thalia

Every child knows the School of Magical Animals - and so do their parents! Now this hugely successful series comes to Harbour Front Literaturfestival. A programme for the whole family.

Welcome to the School of Magical Animals!
Children experience fantastic adventures, solve tricky everyday problems - and get help from very special friends: their talking magical animals. Together they grow beyond themselves, learning to be brave and there for one another.

At the end of September, the 17th volume of this bestselling series will be released. At Harbour Front Literaturfestival, "Soaring High!" will be presented live for the first time. And it promises to be thrilling, because: the magical secret is in danger!

Miss Cornfield's class has their hands full. The children and their magical animals compete in the contest "Phenomena of Earth". Their plan: build the biggest volcano ever created in a school! In the midst of the chaos, Mika arrives in the classroom - the niece of Headmaster Siegmann. Mika cares only about the animals. "Help!", cries the magical bat Eugenia. Is their secret still safe?

Margit Auer is one of Germany's most popular and successful children's book authors. She has already written more than 40 books, achieving international breakthrough with the bestselling series "School of Magical Animals". The adventures have been translated into more than 25 languages, and "School of Magical Animals" is Germany's best-selling children's book series. For boys and girls from age 8.