Henry Winterfeld (Manfred Michael)
Description
Henry Winterfeld, born April 9, 1901, was a German writer and artist famous for his children's and young adult novels. His works were published under the pseudonym Manfred Michael. Being Jewish, he emigrated during World War II to the U.S. in 1940 and lived there until his death.
Books
Caius ist ein Dummkopf
English title: Detectives in Togas. Originally published in Germany in 1953, this is the first of a children's mystery series set in ancient Rome. Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about Caius on the Temple of Minerva (even if it is in Rufus's own handwriting). Rufus is doomed unless his six classmates can find out who is really responsible. Every hour seems to bring a new, confusing clue . . . until the boys finally stumble upon someone who is not what he appears to be.
L'Affaire Caïus
CAÏUS EST UN ÂNE. La phrase inscrite par Rufus sur sa tablette remporte un grand succès en classe. Mais Caïus rougit de colère. Comment Rufus ose-t-il l'insulter, lui, le fils d'un richissime sénateur ? Mais le lendemain, plus personne n'a envie de rire. La même phrase est tracée en lettres rouges sur la façade du temple de Minerve. Or, dans la Rome impériale, le sacrilège est terrible.
Caius geht ein Licht auf
The purchase of a slave for their teacher leads a group of Roman schoolboys into a dangerous intrigue.
Telegramm aus Liliput
Three Australian children, adrift on a rubber raft, are cast ashore in a strange land of tiny people.
Trouble at Timpetill
When the Pirates, a gang of young boys in the small town of Timpetill, become too rowdy, the adults decide to discipline them by leaving the town in the middle of the night.
Caïus et le Gladiateur
En offrant un esclave à leur maître d'école Xantippe, ses élèves ne savent pas qu'ils viennent de commettre une bévue qui risque de leur coûter la vie ... Une enquête policière dans la Rome de Tibère.