Veronika Straass
Veronika Straaß (* 1957 in Upper Bavaria ) is a German biologist , writer and translator .
Life
After studying biology , she worked on wildlife aid projects in South Africa , mostly on behalf of the Wildlife Biological Society in Munich. Since 1987 she has worked as a science journalist , non-fiction author , editor and translator from English and French.
She wrote several monographs , non-fiction books and specialist articles for magazines such as natur + kosmos , PM Magazin and Geo Saison . She has been living with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld west of Munich since the late 1980s .
The identification book songbirds , published in 2005 by BLV Verlag , has been translated into Dutch, French and Czech. She was editor for the environmental youth magazine TU WAS! For around three years, until December 2018 . responsible.
Publications (selection)
- Rules of the game of nature. Tactics, tricks and sophistication . BLV, Munich 1990, ISBN 978-3-405-14087-8
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: Live like a dog. About love and knowledge of animals (= Rororo-Rotfuchs , 598). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-499-20598-9
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: My cat (= Rororo-Rotfuchs , 697). Counselor. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1993, ISBN 978-3-499-20697-9
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: The myth of the bird. History - legends - 40 bird portraits . BLV, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-405-16108-8
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: The Horse Myth. Stories and legends from ancient times to today . BLV, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-405-16721-9
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: The Myth of the Mountains. Gods, peaks and stories . blv, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-405-16890-2
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: Songbirds . Determination book. BLV, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-405-16867-4
- Discover nature with children. 88 ideas for fun and games all year round . ( Leaf memory, beehive, treasure hunt, ant guard, snail derby, berry ballet, chestnut rally, burdock ball ). BLV, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8354-0225-6 → second edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-8354-0696-4
- with Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: quick change artist. The insect's secret success story . Illustrated book. Dölling and Galitz Verlag, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-86218-087-5
- As a translator
- Michael Dorris : Don't tell him about the mountains. Indian children without hope? Knesebeck, Munich 1994, ISBN 978-3-926901-68-2
- Paddy Ryan (photo), Peter Atkinson (photo): Snorkel guide coral reef. Identification book for the coral reefs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific . (How to snorkel properly and what to see). BLV Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 978-3-405-14855-3
- Alvin M. Josephy : 500 nations. The Illustrated History of the Indians of North America . Frederking & Thaler, Munich 1996, ISBN 978-3-89405-356-7
- Nadine Wanono (text), Michel Renaudeau (photo): The Dogon . Dances, masks, rituals . Illustrated book. Knesebeck, Munich 1998, ISBN 978-3-89660-036-3
- Anna Quindlen : pure babies . Knesebeck Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 978-3896600387
- Laurent de Brunhoff: With Babar in the museum . Knesebeck Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3896602138
- Philip Plisson : The sea . Illustrated book. Weltbild, Augsburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8289-1793-4
- Andrew Jackson: The Book of Life. A trip to the oldest in the world . Piper, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-27329-9
- Laurent de Brunhoff: Yoga with Babar . Knesebeck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3896602121
- Laurent de Brunhoff: With Babar on a strange planet . Knesebeck, Munich 2014, ISBN 3-89660-242-X
- As an editor
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Experience nature all year round. Discover, observe, understand . BLV, Munich 1997, ISBN 978-3-405-15089-1 → third edition 2000, ISBN 978-3-405-15893-4
- The big BLV nature book. Animals and plants. Discover, observe, experience . BLV, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8354-0048-1
- As editor
- Felix Finkbeiner : tree for tree. Now we children are saving the world . Oekom Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-86581-208-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Veronika Straaß in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Veronika Straaß at perlentaucher.de
- Works by and about Veronika Straaß in the German Digital Library
- Veronika Straaß at Hase und Igel Verlag
Individual evidence
- ^ Authors - Claus-Peter Lieckfeld. Vedra Verlag in Munich, accessed on April 9, 2019 .
- ↑ About the author. BLV Verlag, accessed on April 12, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Straass, Veronika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Straass, Veronika (different spelling); Straaß-Lieckfeld, Veronika (later name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist, writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Upper Bavaria |