Professor’s Twins in Italy

Book excerpt: Herbert and Suse, affectionately known as “Bubi” and “Mädi”, are the heroes of the five-volume series Professor’s Twins by Else Ury. Their father, Professor Winter, an astronomer, was transferred to Naples and after a year of separation the family reunites under the southern sun in this volume, Professor’s Twins in Italy, the most popular in the series. Bubi and Mädi quickly adapt to their new surroundings, learn the language and attend school separately for the first time. Else Ury was a children's author murdered at Auschwitz in 1943. Her books are German classics. Steven Lehrer translated six volumes of her Nesthäkchen series.