Pietje Bell gaat vliegen by Chris van Abkoude
Pietje discovers the new world of aviation. A visit to the aerodrome leads to friendships, mischief and, in time, the chance to take to the sky himself.
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Pietje Bell
Pietje Bell is a classic Dutch children's series by Chris van Abkoude, first published in 1914. The books follow Pietje Bell, a cheeky but good-hearted shoemaker's son in Rotterdam who is forever playing pranks and landing in scrapes, yet always means well and stands up for the poor. With his gang, the Zwarte Hand, he turns the streets of the city into one long adventure. The series ran from 1914 to 1936, became a much loved part of Dutch childhood, and was filmed in 2002.
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Pietje Bell is weer aan den gang by Chris van Abkoude
As the title warns, Pietje Bell is at it again, back up to all his old tricks. The pranks return with the same energy and the same good nature behind them.
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Nieuwe avonturen van Pietje Bell by Chris van Abkoude
Pietje is back in his own world, and a fresh round of pranks and escapades soon follows. The familiar streets, friends and grumbling neighbours are all waiting for him.
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Pietje Bell in Amerika by Chris van Abkoude
When the great steamer leaves Rotterdam harbour bound for New York, Pietje crosses the ocean to make his way in America. He travels as a young reporter, sending home accounts of all the scrapes he lands in along the way.
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Pietje Bell's goocheltoeren by Chris van Abkoude
Pietje takes up conjuring and magic tricks, and the sleight of hand leads to a fresh round of pranks, surprises and happy confusion.
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De zonen van Pietje Bell by Chris van Abkoude
Pietje is grown up with a family of his own, and his sons turn out to be chips off the old block who get up to the very same kind of mischief.
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De vlegeljaren van Pietje Bell by Chris van Abkoude
Pietje grows into his rascally older-boy years, his vlegeljaren, with bolder schemes and bigger escapades while keeping the same loyal, fair-minded streak.
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Pietje Bell by Chris van Abkoude
The first book introduces Pietje Bell, the cheeky young son of a Rotterdam shoemaker, his family and his world of endless pranks, and the founding of his boys' gang the Zwarte Hand.
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