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- Media Tip: Who to Follow to Discover German-Language Books with Diversity Representation
- Family Viewing: Video Content to Watch Together
- Elementary Spotlight: Die Ampelchen Series by Anna Böhm
- Elementary Spotlight: Video Content for Ages 6+
- Elementary Spotlight: Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss Series by Ingo Siegner
Category: Elementary Spotlight
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If you have an elementary-aged kid who reads German well, but is maybe not 100% fluent, I’d give the 2025 Ampelchen series by Anna Böhm a try. So far there are three books — Aus den Ampeln, fertig, los! (1), Es kracht! (2), and Kann das weg? (3) that follow the adventures of two fourth-graders, Clärchen and Emre…
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Below I introduce a few of our favorite shows for elementary school aged kids and link to their official YouTube channels. Many children still enjoy the shows I highlighted for preschoolers, so check those out even if your kid is a bit older, as well as this page on where to access German-language video content.…
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Ingo Siegner’s Der Kleine Drache Kokosnuss is possibly the number-one most popular series among early elementary kids (as well as older preschoolers). There are 30+ books in this imaginative adventure series following two boy dragons, Kokosnuss and Oscar, and a girl porcupine, Matilda (Siegner’s website). Kokosnuss and his friends will get almost any child excited…
