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GIUSEPPE TORNATORE ACTION! 50 MUST SEE MOVIES BEFORE YOU GROW UP EDITED BY Giuseppe Tornatore HARRY POTTER giuseppe tornatore WRITTEN BY Miralda Colombo E LA PIETRA FILOSOFALE ILLUSTRATED BY GENERE REGIA PAESE ANNO DURATA 1990 Academy Award Winner Andrè Ducci Fantastico Chris UK, 2001 152' Columbus USA for Cinema Paradiso 17 X 24 cm I personaggi principali: Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) 224 pp. Chi non vorrebbe vivere l’avventura di Harry Potter? Chi non vorrebbe stu- diare a Hogwarts, simile a ogni altra scuola, eppure straordinariamente 40.000 words magica? Una lettera, recapitata in decine di copie da altrettanti gufi al nu- mero 4 di Privet Drive, rivoluziona la vita dell’orfano Harry, trasportandolo ACTION! dal polveroso scantinato degli zii, Vernon e Petunia Dursley, alla Scuola HARDCOVER di Magia e Stregoneria di Hogwarts. Nel giorno del suo undicesimo com- pleanno Harry scopre così di essere un mago: i suoi genitori erano stati uccisi dal malvagio Lord Voldemort, mentre lui, ancora neonato, era so- pravvissuto grazie all’amore e al sacrificio della mamma Lily. Accompa- gnato dal mezzo gigante barbuto Rubeus Hagrid, Harry si lascia alle spalle Age: 10+ il mondo dei “babbani” e la noiosissima vita in casa Dursley e, lanciandosi contro il muro del binario 9 ¾, stazione londinese di King’s Cross, parte per Hogwarts. Il primo capitolo di una lunga saga, fra nuovi amici, il buffo Ron e l’intelligente Hermione, lezioni di astrologia e partite a quidditch su scope volanti, con l’eterna rivalità tra Grifondoro e Serpeverde. Ma tutto questo non è che l’inizio... ALREADY SOLD IN: Il giorno in cui, seduta al tavolino di un bar e disoccupata, J.K. Rowling co- Italy minciò a scrivere la storia di un maghetto con una cicatrice a forma di saetta sulla fronte non poteva immaginare che Harry Potter sarebbe diventato tra i personaggi più amati dai ragazzi di tutto il mondo. Una vera magia. CONSIGLIATO DAI 7 ANNI 94 What are the movies to watch to grow up? They excite you, make you laugh and think… those movies that every young person should see to learn everything about cinema and, why not, about life? A book by director Giuseppe Tornatore that tells about 50 unmissable films, from the Harry 50 Must See Movies Potter saga, to experience magical adventures and discover the value of friendship, to the Dead Poets Society, to learn to always embrace our ideas Before You Grow Up no matter what. From the great classics that have marked an era to the most recent blockbusters. For each movie, there is an introductory card with the plot and the reasons why it is worth to watch that movie, followed by a suggestion of other films that have made the director famous, with anecdotes and curiosities. The colorful and evocative illustrations allow the 1 reader to identify and connect even more with the 50 selected stories. KIDS GIUSEPPE TORNATORE, born in Bagheria in 1956, his debut movie was Il camorrista in 1986, but it’s only in 1988 with Cinema Paradiso that he gets international recognition winning an Oscar for the best foreign movie. He was not only the director of the movie, but also the subject writer and the screenplayer. Cinema Paradiso was then followed by many other successfull movies like: A pure formality (1994), The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean (1998), Malèna (2000), Unknown (2006), Baarìa (2009), The Best Offer (2013) e The Correspondence (2016).
UMBERTO GALIMBERTI ING ELL THE BIG BOOK OF EMOTIONS FOR KIDS T- S BES UTHOR A EDITED BY Conceived and developed from the Umberto Galimberti philosopher and psychotherapist WRITTEN BY Anna Vivarelli Umberto Galimberti and written by the ILLUSTRATED BY award-winning author Anna Vivarelli, this Alessandra De Cristofaro book is designed for children but also 17 x 24 cm useful for adults, to learn about emotions 240 pp. 40.000 words and feelings and understand how to deal HARDCOVER with everything we have inside, from joy to Age:YOUNG/ADULT Age: 10+ disappointment. Through the inspiration of myths, literature and moments of everyday ALREADY SOLD IN: life, the author describes the nuances that Italy, Spain, China (simplified different moods have and make us understand Chinese) that they are truly common to everyone, without borders and without age. KIDS The volume is edited by the award-winner Italian philosopher, psychotherapist, teacher and author UMBERTO GALIMBERTI, who, through his writings and essays revolutionized the world of modern philosophy. He has taught for several years Cultural Anthropology at the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
ALESSANDRA SPADA LOVE YOURSELF - BE YOURSELF EDITED BY Alessandra Spada ILLUSTRATED BY Isabella Bersellini 17 x 24 cm 224 pp. HARDCOVER Age: 10+ Hair grows, periods arrive, shapes change, pimples and blackheads appear: puberty is a real tsunami in a girl’s body. Enjoying yourself is difficult, and even more so if you don’t feel in tune with your own body that changes and with the perfect models that society offers us. A book that every girl should have in her drawer, which answers KIDS 100 questions on adolescence and collects many practical tips ready to be used. For every future young woman to have the tools not to fall into the easy traps of role models and to learn to love yourself with all imperfections. The same book is also offered in parallel in the boys’ version, to support crises and emotions and typical sensations of this extraordinary period of growth.
FRANCO CARDINI AND MARINA MONTESANO 30 EVENTS THAT CHANGED WORLD HISTORY FOR YOUNG READERS WRITTEN BY The history of the world told to children through Franco Cardini 30 contextualized historical events. There is a Marina Montesano 17 x 24 cm strong presence of European history, but without 224 pp. neglecting the rest of the world. HARDCOVER The book is therefore configured as an introduction Age: 10+ to global history for children. Where possible, it is preferred to choose events in which transnational or transcultural relations are central, in order to underline the dynamism of global history, made up of intertwining and not of single unrelated events. Although there is an event/date for each of the 30 events, these are selected as opportunities to deal with broader themes in a concise and accessible way. The chronological span is very broad, starting from the Neolithic revolution to reach the contemporary world, and thus embracing the entire history of humanity. KIDS FRANCO CARDINI Historian, writer and journalist, Franco Cardini is a full-time professor of Medieval History at the University of Florence, and collaborates on the cultural pages of various newspapers. Emeritus Professor of the Italian Institute of Human Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, has been dealing with crusades, pilgrimages, relations between Christian Europe and Islam for half a century, spending long periods of study and teaching abroad. He has been a member of the boards of directors of Cinecittà and Rai. MARINA MONTESANO is full-time professor of Medieval History at the University of Messina. She focuses on cultural history in relation to witchcraft, gender, East travelling.
FIORELLA MANNOIA WOMEN IN MUSIC STORIES OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT EDITED BY Music has excluded women from its history Fiorella Mannoia pages for centuries, depriving humanity of WRITTEN BY Roberta Marasco the female gaze on music. It is time to know ILLUSTRATED BY more! Even in recent times, the gender gap Eleonora Antonioni in music is still there. While it is true that 17 x 24 cm women are increasingly included in the music 176 pp. HARDCOVER industry, there is still a long way to go before achieving real gender equality. Age: 10+ Therefore, this illustrated book wants to give voice to the stories of unique women in a ALREADY SOLD IN: Italy world of men: innovative singers, rebellious musicians or passionate performers, from Some of the women the past but above all from today’s music in the book: scene. A selection of women, who can • Nina Simone become inspirational models for other • Bjork women, in a process of empowerment from • Beyoncé imposed cultural and social roles aimed • Patti Smith at achieving gender equality. • Carmen Miranda • Miriam Makeba • Sonita Alizadeh • Lady Gaga • Rihanna KIDS FIORELLA MANNOIA debuts at the Castrocaro Festival in 1968. The turning point for her career is at the 1984 edition of the Sanremo festival, where she presents Come cambiare, anticipating the success of Quello che le donne non dicono (1987), a song expressly written for her by Enrico Ruggeri and which won the critics’ prize. Followed by twenty albums, successful tours and numerous collaborations with some of the most prestigious names in Italian music industry. Her latest album was released in 2020, and it is called Padroni di niente.
LAIKA WRITTEN BY Roberto Imparato ILLUSTRATED BY Olga Meyzinger 17 x 24 cm 176 pp. HARDCOVER Age: 8+ In a big, chaotic city, little Laika dreams of changing her comfortable but boring city dog life. She accidentally reads an advertisement in the newspaper, aimed at aspiring astronaut dogs. Laika gets to the space agency by taxi, where she successfully passes the interview, and she will KIDS leave for the universe. Between curious encounters with strange creatures (talking teapots planets, waltz dancing and much more) and breathtaking views, the dog Laika teaches us an important lesson: believing in yourself and dreaming big can bring to experience unforgettable adventures. In the year of the sixtieth anniversary of the first historic flight of a human in space, we’d like to tell the story of another famous space trip.
THE BIG BOOK OF ADVENTURE ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR YOUNG EXPLORERS ILLUSTRATED BY Strength Points: Alessandra Santelli • Useful information to deal with emergencies 19 x 26,4 cm 192 pp. of all kinds HARDCOVER • Space to record experiences and thoughts • Fun quizzes and games to be done alone Age: 8+ or with friends KIDS Building a shelter in the woods, orienting yourself without a compass, finding and drinking water, fishing without a rod, saving yourself from a raging river, getting out of a dark cave. Would you know how to do it? A real manual for young explorers who love nature, and are ready to live unforgettable adventures!
SCIENCE MAPS WRITTEN BY Alessandra Zanazzi ILLUSTRATED BY Tommaso Vidus Rosin 27 x 37 cm 96 pp. 19.000 words HARDCOVER Age: 10+ Strength Points: • Innovative approach to science through the use of maps • Cleared and detailed What is our brain made of? Do we do the illustrations math the same way? What is a black hole? • Easy and funny scientific How has our planet changed? Understanding texts the complex world around us is not easy. KIDS Contents The astrophysicist and science communication 1. Physics and Astrophysics expert Alessandra Zanazzi guides readers 2. Biology through an exciting and original journey into 3. Chemistry the various fields of science. From physics 4. Mathematics and astrophysics to natural sciences, passing 5. Geology and through biology, chemistry, mathematics, paleontology geology and paleontology, we will discover ATLAS SERIES 6. Natural science the brightest scientists and the most fascinating discoveries that have changed the world, and we will better understand how some phenomena we see every day actually work. The illustrations are by Tommaso Vidus Rosin, ALESSANDRA ZANAZZI is an astrophysicist. She worked for 15 years at the first who has already illustrated the best-selling Italian interactive science museum, where she was responsible for the planetarium Future Atlas, Space Maps, The Game, and astronomy activities, as well as for numerous European science communication projects. Since 2009 she has been a teacher at the Planetarium of Florence, and has Looking for Atlantis and Natural Phenomena. collaborated with the Starlab traveling planetarium and the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (Florence). Alessandra is part of the Googol Association aimed easily explaining science to children and curious people of all ages.
RAW MATERIALS ATLAS WRITTEN BY Alessandro Giraudo 27 x 37 cm/23 x 32 cm 80/88 pp. HARDCOVER Age: 8+ Did you know that pineapple was so expensive that the rich rented it for the holidays? Or that the vapors of mercury drove the hatters to madness? And why did the Dutch surrender Manhattan, which later became New York, to the British? Raw materials have many fascinating stories to tell us. Cocoa, milk, sugar, gold, silver, silk, oil, iron, diamonds... Their history is also the history of the world and of humanity, but seen through the scents, the stench, the flavors, the colors and their extraordinary trips. The book collects 40 raw materials explained in a captivating way through many fun facts, their history, their geographical origin and interesting insights to discover also how much they are worth, KIDS where they are bought and sold, and which will be the most important in the future. An illustrated volume to better understand the value of raw materials, which we very often take for granted or even throw away as soon as we no longer need them. ATLAS SERIES ALESSANDRO GIRAUDO is an economist with an international acadmeic background. He has worked in Turin, Milan, New York, Geneva, Zurich, Amsterdam and Paris, where he was Chief Economist for the Tradition group. He teaches International Finance and Economic History of Finance in one of the Grandes Ecoles in Paris. He is the author of several books, including the successful volumes Extraordinary Stories of Raw Materials and Other Extraordinary Stories of Raw Materials.
PIETRO ICHINO JOBS 101 TOP CAREERS OF THE FUTURE EDITED BY The world of work changes quickly: jobs disappear and Pietro Ichino people reinvent themselves, change and transform. WRITTEN BY Gilda Ciaruffoli New technologies, social, demographic, political, ILLUSTRATED BY environmental and cultural changes have a significant Giulio Castagnaro impact on the job market and its evolution. Above all, in 17 x 24 cm the course of life they can have many jobs and different 224 pp. 15.000 words careers. This book speaks about 101 jobs that will be HARDCOVER born in the near future. What are the jobs that do not yet exist and will be created in the future? How can the Age: YOUNG ADULTS youngest educate themselves? What will be important ALREADY SOLD IN: to know and what skills will be needed? 101 illustrations, China (simplified Chinese), both infographics and drawings, will guide the young Korea reader to find out more about each profession, the ideal skills to carry out that particular job and a hypothesis of a training path that can help them in the possible choice of studies. YOUNG ADULTS Strength Points: • Current topic • Useful for getting an overview of what’s going on in the world • Full of original ideas
REBELS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD WITH THEIR VERSES WRITTEN BY 30 women of all times who have enchanted Maria Grazia Calandrone the world with their verses: they wrote about ILLUSTRATED BY Marta Signori love and death, they challenged dictatorships 15,5 x 23,3 cm and dictators (inside and outside their homes). 208 pp. There are many literary works to discover HARDCOVER (and rediscover) following the path traced by Age: YOUNG ADULTS a modern female poet, Maria Grazia Calandrone. Through her words, we dive into the lives of Emily ALREADY SOLD IN: Dickinson, Sappho, Marina Cvetaeva and many Italy more, accompanied by a selection of their most significant verses. YOUNG ADULTS MARIA GRAZIA CALANDRONE is a poet, playwright, journalist, performer, teacher and writer based in Rome. She presents cultural programs on RAI Radio 3 and she contributes literary criticism to many newspapers like Poesia, il Manifesto, Corriere della Sera and 7. She also leads poetry workshops in schools, prisons, and mental health units. Her poetry has been translated into over twenty languages. In 2021 she was selected for the Premio Strega 2021, the most important Italian literary prize.
MICHELE SERRA THE OLD MAN AND THE DOG. STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP ARD G AW ING S E LLIN N T- WRITTEN BY WIN RATOR BES UTHOR ST A Michele Serra ILLU ILLUSTRATED BY Michele Serra Alessandro Sanna 17 x 24 cm 128 pp. 15.000 words HARDCOVER “Ciao nonno.” “Ciao bimba.” The Old Man Finita la videochiamata, il vecchio rimase seduto per Age: 10+ un po’ sul bordo del letto. Sentiva ancora la voce di Lu- cilla squillare nella stanza. Le quattro lettere di Osso, quel suono secco ancora palpitava nell’aria, eppure era- no già passati almeno due o tre minuti da quando Lucil- la aveva strillato: ALREADY SOLD IN: and the Dog “Osso!”. Alcuni momenti, che sono brevi come un lampo, la- sciano il segno più di un mese intero. Sono momenti per- Italy, Turkey, Vietnam fetti, momenti magici, sono il riassunto di migliaia di minuti, di parole, di gesti. Il volto acceso di Lucilla che grida “Osso!” è stato, per il vecchio, come un piccolo bang, un fuoco d’artificio, uno stadio che esplode per un gol. Ci ripensa e sorride, lo sente e lo vede ancora, quel lampo. “Osso,” ripete il nonno “Osso, Osso…” Poi si alza, torna in cucina, vede se c’è ancora un po’ Story of a Friendship di caffè da riscaldare. Guarda fuori dalla finestra, non c’è traccia del cane, solo un paio di merli fanno baccano ai piedi di un cespuglio. Il vecchio pensa che la situazio- ne è seria: adesso non è più un cane qualunque, adesso è proprio quel cane, adesso è Osso. Per i cani avere un nome o non averlo è del tutto indifferente, ma per gli uomini dare un nome alle cose significa considerarle im- portanti. Sono nei guai, pensò il vecchio. Oggi è mercoledì. Sa- bato, quando arriva Lucilla, se Osso non ci sarà lei pen- 36 A short novel by Michele Serra, dedicated to children and accompanied by stunning illustrations. It is the story of an old man who lives on the border Illustrated by between the civilized world, and the mysterious kingdom of the wild life. The Alessandro Sanna story begins with the sudden appearance of a dog outside the old man’s house and ends when the man, after several weeks, finally manages to touch him. The main plot proceeds alongside the dreams of the old man and the dog, and occasionally crossing the relationship between the old man and his KIDS niece, Lucilla, who nicknamed the dog “Bone”. MICHELE SERRA ERRANTE was born in Rome in 1954, but he grew up in Milan. He started writing when he was 20 years old and if you asked him, he wouldn’t know what else to do to pay the bills. He writes for the Italian newspapers la Repubblica and L’Espresso. He was a screenwriter for television and a playwright. Serra funded and was editor in chief of the satirical weekly Cuore, and has published many books with Feltrinelli: Il nuovo che avanza (1989), Poetastro (1993), Il ragazzo mucca (1997), Canzoni politiche (2000), Cerimonie (2002), Gli sdraiati (2013), Ognuno potrebbe (2015), Il grande libro delle Amache (2017), La sinistra e altre parole strane (2017) e Le cose che bruciano (2019).
FRANCESCA CAVALLO PARALYMPIANS ING S ELL THE FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK SERIES ABOUT T- BES UTHOR A THE GREATEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETES OF OUR TIME BY THE CO-AUTHOR OF “GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS” WRITTEN BY Francesca Cavallo ILLUSTRATED BY Luis San Vicente, Kezna Dalz, Valentina Toro, Maliha Abidi 21 X 29,7 cm 40 pp. HARDCOVER ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE Age: 5+ 4 unique champions. 4 extraordinary stories. 1. FASTEST WOMAN ON 2. THE LONG JUMP Fastest Woman on Earth tells the unbelievable story of Tatyana EARTH McFadden, and how she went from an orphanage in Russia to winning 17 Paralympic medals, despite suffering from spina bifida. The Long Jump will take you from Burundi to France to discover the story of record-breaking athlete Jean-Baptiste Alaize. On Guard! will inspire you through the story of Italian fencer Beatrice Vio, who became a world champion and a fashion icon. In The Archer, you will learn about the life of Zahra Nemati, one of the greatest Iranian athletes of all times. Once a taekwondo champion, she became a successful Paralympic archer. Strength Points: KIDS • Inspiring stories of hope and possibility • Inclusive and representation values • Short text and captivating illustrations 3. ON GUARD! 4. THE ARCHER FRANCESCA CAVALLO is an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur and activist. She co-created the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book series and podcast and was the recipient of the Publisher’s Weekly StarWatch Award in 2018. In 2019, she parted ways with Rebel Girls, which she had co-founded, to start Undercats, Inc. Francesca’s work has been translated into more than 50 languages, and her books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
CARLO AND RENZO PIANO 1 202 VENS RA ITE LIST LOOKING FOR ATLANTIS H W INA F WRITTEN BY The long journey of grandfather Renzo Carlo and Renzo Piano and his granddaughter Elsa starts from ILLUSTRATED BY Tommaso Vidus Rosin the Port of Genoa on a late summer day. 19 x 24 cm They are guided by an ancestral desire: 168 pp. to set sail and travel looking for Atlantis, 15.000 words HARDCOVER the perfect city that is dreamt by every architect, the regulatory idea that moves Age: 10+ his creativity. So, Renzo Piano and his granddaughter ALREADY SOLD IN: Austria, China, Croatia, Elsa stop over at the places where the Czech Republic, Germany, grandfather has pursued perfection Italy, Switzerland throughout his life, building his works around the world. It will certainly be an adventure, as the job of the architect is. Thus, this building was born and it looks like an alien spaceship landed right in the heart of the city. There is a large square where acrobats and conjuring musicians show surrounded by the audience. At the moment, a girl makes huge soap bubbles, using a wired tool made by two sticks joined by a rope. They are beautiful and as they rise to the sky, they produce the colours of the rainbow. There are a lot of people cheering her on. The Beaubourg is in front of my eyes: a giant parallelepiped 42 meters high, long 166 meters and 60 meters wide, supported by a brightly coloured steel structure and glass walls. 15,000 tons of steel were used to build it, more than double that used for the Eiffel Tower, and 11,000 square meters of glass. You could think a large glass area like Piazza De Ferrari which, if you don’t know, is the main square of Genoa. Beaubourg gets five floors, each of them is as large as two football pitches. At the top, there is a terrace from which you can see all Paris. You can get on the terrace by taking the escalator, closed in a transparent tube, which rises diagonally in a zigzag along the facade. And do you know the reason for all those pipes? It’s not just for an aesthetic reason, KIDS my grandfather has explained it to me. In order to create free and flexible internal places, we centrifuged everything outside the building, those parts that normally cannot be moved: structures, lifts, escalators, systems. And why the colours? The colours of the external pipes are different according to their function: blue for air conditioning, yellow for the electrical system, green for the hydraulic system, red for escalators and elevators. RENZO PIANO (Genoa, 1937) is considered one of the most influential, prolific and active architects on an international level. He builds cities around the world. In this book, as well as in the adult version written together with Carlo, an adventurous journey is told. He loves the sea and has taught his son to love it. 104 105
LUCIANO DE CRESCENZO HISTORY’S GREATEST PHILOSOPHERS: FROM PLATO TO KANT, 50 MASTERS OF THOUGHT WRITTEN BY Luciano De Crescenzo ARD ING ILLUSTRATED BY AW ING S ELL N T- Paolo D’Altan WIN RATOR BES UTHOR ST A 17 x 24 cm ILLU 256 pp. 40.000 words HARDCOVER Age: YOUNG ADULTS ALREADY SOLD IN: Italy A fundamental volume that for years has been helping readers to face the eternal problems of man re-proposed in an illustrated version. The new book presents a selection of 50 philosophers told by the irresistible words of Luciano De Crescenzo. No one would be able to accompany the public within the great themes of thought with the sympathy of the Italian engineer-philosopher, who in these pages guides us through history by telling the life of famous thinkers, explaining the content of their most important ideas and making use of the art of anecdote and irony. YOUNG ADULTS LUCIANO DE CRESCENZO, a former engineer, was a very successful author. He started out as a writer in 1977 and published more than 40 books, translated into 21 languages. He has always combined his activity as a writer with that of populariser, managing to introduce even the most inexperienced reader to the problems raised by philosophy.
ALESSANDRO BARICCO THE GAME T LLIN -SE R G S THE DIGITAL WORLD BE UTHO A WRITTEN BY Alessandro Baricco and Sara Beltrame ILLUSTRATED BY Tommaso Vidus Rosin 19 x 24 cm 128 pp. 12.000 words HARDCOVER Age: 10+ THE GAME THE DIGITAL WORLD ALREADY SOLD IN: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Latin and Central America, Macedonia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands The Game is a territory that we live in every day which we access every time we use our smartphone, download some new apps, play with PlayStation. Picture adaptation of the essay “The Game” by Alessandro Baricco, this book will help us to answer some questions about this meta-space that we are living: how was our world before the existence of the Game? How, when and who generated it? Why was it created? How can we explore KIDS ALESSANDRO BARICCO is one of the most popular Italian it? But above all: how to play? writers. His novels have been translated all over the world and became bestsellers. He’s also a performer and director, and he co-founded a creative school for young writers, the Holden School.
UMBERTO GALIMBERTI WHY? STORIES AND THOUGHTS OF 100 PHILOSOPHERS FOR SMART KIDS EDITED BY G S E LLIN Umberto Galimberti, T- WRITTEN BY BES UTHOR A Irene Merlini and Maria Luisa Petruccelli ILLUSTRATED BY V.A. 17 x 24 cm PER UN BUCO NEL CALZINO! 224 pp. Jean Paul Sartre 32.000 words H ai presente quando fai qualcosa di sbagliato e ti vergogni? La tua faccia diventa rossa e abbassi la testa, o ti pietrifichi e vorresti scom- parire. Magari inciampi, proprio mentre stai correndo per calciare un HARDCOVER rigore. O una tua amica ti sorprende a sbirciare dove non dovresti. Per il filo- sofo Sartre la vergogna ha qualcosa di molto particolare. Se sei solo nella tua stanza e stai facendo qualcosa che non si dovrebbe, come infilarti le dita nel naso, di certo non ti vergogni. O se ti metti un calzino bucato non ti importa, perché pensi che dentro la scarpa nessuno lo noterà. Age: 8+ Sartre diceva che le cose cambiano improvvisamente se qualcuno piomba nella tua stanza e ti trova con le dita nel naso, o se nello spogliatoio tutti vedo- no il tuo calzino bucato. Non si prova vergogna quando si è soli, ma la si prova attraverso lo sguardo degli altri. E questo succede per un motivo preciso, e cioè perché persone e oggetti sono due cose molto diverse. Se qualcuno ti scopre, per lui diventi solo “quella col calzino bucato” o “quello che si infila il ALREADY SOLD IN: dito nel naso”, e a te questa cosa non va proprio giù. Nessuno può giudicare chi sei da un solo sguardo: non sei mica una sedia o China (simplified Chinese), un tavolo, che basta guardarli per capire come sono fatti. Tu sei la somma del- le cose che hai fatto nella tua vita, che stai facendo e che farai. È vero, quello che è successo è successo, capita a tutti, ma per fortuna non sarà mai una Estonia, France, Greece, brutta figura a decidere di te, di quello che sei come persona. Italy, Lithuania, Mexico and Latin America, Filosofo e scrittore, nacque a Parigi nel 1905. Tra i maggiori esponenti dell’esi- stenzialismo, Sartre sosteneva la responsabilità e la libertà di scelta di ognuno, e diceva che bisogna sempre prendere parte a ciò che succede nel mondo. Portugal, Romania, Spain Sfida Sartre Mettiti allo specchio e - Ssst! - infilati le dita nel naso. Ti vergogni oppure no? 6 KIDS “100” SERIES Philosophers and thinkers from everywhere and all historical times: 100 stories which recount great ideas, explained in a easy and “pop” way, to make children (and their parents) curious and aware. From Socrates to Popper, from Ipazia to Sartre, each philosopher will be followed by their portrait, a biographical note and a little trivia game for children to get involved. The perfect book to take the first steps (or walk them again) in this big wisdom universe. Various artists portraied the protagonists of this volume: different artists styles and identities to give a new portrait of world’s most important philosophers and thinkers. The volume is edited by the award-winner Italian philosopher, teacher and author Umberto Galimberti, who, through his writings and essays revolutionized the world of modern philosophy. He has taught Cultural Anthropology at the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
READY? SPORT STORIES OF 100 CHAMPIONS FOR DYNAMIC KIDS YEAH 100 YOUNG REVOLUTIONAIRES WHO ARE TRYING TO SAVE OUR WORLD WRITTEN BY WRITTEN BY Giorgio Cabello Gilda Ciaruffoli ILLUSTRATED BY ILLUSTRATED BY V.A. V.A. 17 x 24 cm 17 x 24 cm 208 pp. 224 pp. 30.000 words 32.000 words HARDCOVER HARDCOVER Age: 8+ Age: 8+ ALREADY SOLD IN: ALREADY SOLD IN: Czech Republic, France, Italy Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland KIDS Legends, myths and champions: this book recounts 100 Revolutionaries, fighters and young people: these are the extraordinary stories of men and women who rightly entered features of the characters whose lives and gestures are told the Sports Hall of Fame, not only for their achievements in this book. They are guys who spent their childhood and “100” SERIES but also for their originality, for their great personality and youth fighting for a good cause: they are not only environmental determination to overcome their limits. From Muhammad activists, but also extraordinary young brains who invented Ali to Serena Williams, from Abebe Bikila to All Blacks, medical methods and tools and youngsters who fought for 100 portraits to discover curiosities and less known facts the rights of the weakest and minorities. of sportsmen and sportswomen biographies from different They are famous boys and girls who are working (or worked period of time and different parts of the world. in the past) to make our world a better place. Each story is associated with a portrait: 100 evocative and colourful images, enriched with elements that clearly recall the characters’ revolutions; it’s a book that will inspire both children and adults.
ROBERTO PIUMINI ARD AW ING N WIN RATOR FRIENDS I’D LOVE TO HAVE ILLU ST WRITTEN BY Roberto Piumini ILLUSTRATED BY Elisa Paganelli 19 x 24 cm 96 pp. 16.000 words HARDCOVER Age: 10+ ALREADY SOLD IN: Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Vietnam How many times in reading have we cried or rejoiced for the protagonist of the book? And so we suffered with him, cheered for his victories and laughed at his adventures. Ulysses, Jane Eyre, Long John Silver, Jo March are some of the 40 heroes and heroines of literature that every young and passionate reader has heard close to him and would have liked to have as a friend. An invitation for everyone to rediscover unforgettable pages of books. KIDS ROBERTO PIUMINI is an Italian writer who has written both children’s books and adult ones for many years. He has also written plays, songs, scripts, translations and modern rewriting of literary works.
ATLAS OF INSPIRING PLACES WRITTEN BY Miralda Colombo ILLUSTRATED BY Amy Grimes 22 x 30 cm 80 pp. 8.000 words HARDCOVER Age: 10+ ALREADY SOLD IN: China (simplified Chinese) La felicità è qui Non è solo la Corfù che potremmo conoscere, verde intenso al GRECIA largo della costa ionica. È il paradiso in terra, quello della felicità spensierata che si snocciola nei giorni dell’infanzia, lustri, colorati e perdersi come quasi irreali tanto sono identici uno all’altro. C’è il cane Roger, ci sono Corfù bambini nel insetti da studiare, e poi una zattera sulla quale vivere le più incredibili avventure. E c’è Gerry, il bambino di sempre, a cui piace essere istruito a metà: solo così si rimane più stupiti di tutto. giardino degli dei S e il giardino degli dei si chiama Corfù e sei un ragazzo di 10 anni tutto può succedere. Per una famiglia, così bizzarra da assomigliare a una compagnia da circo, il passo dalla piovosa Inghilterra a un’isola greca è un messaggio in una busta chiusa. Corfù è magnifica. E una vedova coi suoi quattro figli si trasferisce in una villa rosa fragola nella “esotica” Corfù di inizio ’900. A fare da cornice il baluginare blu del mare, a portata di mano, giornate in cui conta solo “ora”: qui e adesso. Per Gerry, in attesa di diventare lo scrittore-zoologo di La mia famiglia e altri animali, l’isola si trasforma per cinque anni nel più beato dei regni. 61 An atlas for adventurous travellers of every age who will discover, page by page, KIDS some of the most spectacular places around the globe. Each exploration is perfect for a specific mood: are you looking for an endless adventure? It is time for the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines, or for the largest salt pan around the world, in Bolivia. Are you looking for mysteries? We will go to Lake Natron, in Tanzania, which has been petrifying animals for hundreds of years, or to the Island of Coconut looking for the mythical hidden treasure. Moreover, there will be places that have been scenarios of incredible books, others are so magical and enchanted that they seem to come from a fairy tale.
WE ARE ALL HUMANS ARD AW ING N WIN RATOR ST ILLU WRITTEN BY Emanuela Nava ILLUSTRATED BY Simona Mulazzani 19 x 24 cm 48 pp. 2.000 words HARDCOVER Age: 8+ My hair is waves of the sea. They are wind spirals. They are ALREADY SOLD IN: flower corollas. They are nests of fish and finches. Cradles of cheerful notes and silent thoughts. You need to know how to Italy, Korea imagine to read the drawings of the universe. Knowing how to immerse yourself in the dark blue, to discover the rainbow even in the depths of the abyss. imagination We live in an increasingly multicultural society, but the fear tolerance of the different leads the world to extreme attitudes such as The word tolerance is an echo that comes from afar. It was born in listening and racism. How is it possible to transmit the values of tolerance, understanding those we do not know. We host foreign voices in the infinite solidarity and justice to young people? For example, it’s KIDS space that is within us. Let us allow ourselves to be transported to places important to explain them that the relationship with the that even with the imagination we could not visit alone. We then prune the thorny branches, the dense and intricate bushes other makes them richer. It’s a book to stimulate reflection that divide us. Let's sow seeds of welcome and sympathy together. and discussion through evocative and poetic illustrations. They are combined with the explanation of 15 themed words that teach us to understand each other, overcome prejudices and promote intercultural dialogue. Because we are truly all human, all the same.
DISCOVERING FOOD DISCOVERING CLIMATE CHANGES WRITTEN BY ANDREA MINOGLIO LAURA FANELLI WRITTEN BY ANDREA MINOGLIO FEDERICO MARIANI with a preface by Andrea Minoglio con la prefazione di Andrea Minoglio MARIO TOZZI ILLUSTRATED BY OSCAR FARINETTI ILLUSTRATED BY Federico Mariani Laura Fanelli 24 x 30 cm 24 x 30 cm Andrea Minoglio Federico Mariani 72 pp. 72 pp. 15.000 words 15.000 words HARDCOVER Discovering HARDCOVER Discovering food Discovering Age: 6+ climate Age: 7+ food Find out how it’s made ALREADY SOLD IN: changes Find out the Earth transformation ALREADY SOLD IN: Find out how it’s made China (simplified Chinese), and play your part in saving it Australia, China (simplified KIDS Italy Chinese), Canada, Korea, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, USA The book is introduced by OSCAR FARINETTI’s preface. He is an Italian entrepreneur and Eataly’s founder. DISCOVERING SERIES DISCOVERING FOOD Where does the food we eat come DISCOVERING CLIMATE CHANGES How is the Earth changing? from? The book, through splendid illustrations, explains to The book explains to children and adults how human action has children and adults how the good things we find on our table dramatically changed the planet where we live: deforestation, are made: chocolate, honey, salt, rice, popcorn will have no land use, marine pollution, urbanization and much more will more secrets. A first double shows the main raw material have no more secrets. First, it shows immediately how a detailed from which the product derives, with many curiosities about phenomenon has changed the Earth. Then, there is a section the varieties and the production area. A part dedicated to explaining the causes and effective interventions to change the supply chain follows, with clear and immediate texts the course of events. that recount the long journey that each food takes before arriving to us.
DISCOVERING ANIMAL EVOLUTION WRITTEN BY Dunia Rahwan LE BALENE ILLUSTRATED BY Le balene, gli animali più grandi del pianeta, vivono immerse nell’acqua, fuori dalla quale morirebbero. Per molto tempo i paleontologi si sono chiesti perché, a un certo punto dell’evoluzione, alcuni mammiferi Giulia Gattolin terrestri lasciarono il loro habitat per fare ritorno all’elemento acquoso. La risposta sembra essere arrivata quando in Pakistan sono venuti alla luce i resti fossili dell’Indohyus, il più antico parente dei come sono cambiate: dalle narici allo sfiatatoio cetacei vissuto 50 milioni di anni fa. Delle dimensioni di un gatto, viveva in una zona tropicale, era erbivoro I primi antenati delle balene Nelle balene antiche più evolute, le narici Oggi le balene respirano con 24 x 30 cm e scorrazzava sulle rive di lagune e paludi in cui si tuffava per sfuggire ai predatori. Dopo pochi milioni di anni comparvero le prime balene antiche, chiamate Archeoceti, le quali si adattarono così bene alla vita acquatica che non fecero più ritorno sulla terraferma. vivevano ancora sulla terraferma e avevano le narici nella stessa posizione dei cani iniziano a migrare sopra il cranio. In questo modo gli animali, sempre immersi nell’acqua, riuscivano a respirare lo sfiatatoio: le narici si sono unite sulla parte superiore del cranio permettendo all’animale 72 pp. o dei cervi, quindi all’estremità avvicinandosi alla superficie e lasciando di prendere una boccata d’aria del muso allungato. emergere solo una parte della testa. rimanendo tutto immerso. 15.000 words com’era e... Secondo gli scienziati, le balene e l’Indohyus sono imparentati perché hanno lo stesso tipo ... com’è diventata È l’animale più HARDCOVER di orecchio, che all’interno ha una spessa grande mai esistito placca ossea utile per impedire all’acqua sulla Terra. Lungo di entrare durante le immersioni. fino a 27 metri, raggiunge il peso record di 190.000 kg. Per sfamarsi deve mangiare ogni giorno circa 4 tonnellate di krill, un Age: 7+ composto di piccoli crostacei che INDOHYUS la balena cattura filtrando l’acqua 50 attraverso i “fanoni”, strutture MAF simili a dei pettini che nei cetacei Misticeti sostituiscono i denti. ALREADY SOLD IN: BALENOTTERA AZZURRA Italy, Russia Si pensa stesse molto tempo in acqua per via delle zampe OGGI KIDS pesanti, che zavorravano l’animale al fondale riducendo la sua galleggiabilità. 4 5 DISCOVERING SERIES Do you know that whales walked in the past? And that the elephants were much smaller? The book, through beautiful illustrations, explains to children and adults how animals have evolved time by time: giraffe, monkey, birds and many others will no longer have secrets. A first double page immediately shows the “ancient” animal from which the “modern” one derives, and it also includes many curiosities. Then, there is a section explaining the evolution with clear and immediate texts that tell the changes that each animal has faced before becoming as it is nowadays.
INCREDIBLE ANIMALS AMAZING PLACES WRITTEN BY WRITTEN BY Dunia Rahwan Miralda Colombo ILLUSTRATED BY ILLUSTRATED BY Paola Formica Beatrice Cerocchi 26 x 30 cm 26 x 30 cm 72 pp. 72 pp. 13.000 words 13.000 words HARDCOVER HARDCOVER Age: 6+ Age: 7+ INCREDIBLE ANIMALS INCREDIBLE ALREADY SOLD IN: China (simplified ALREADY SOLD IN: China (simplified ANIMALS Chinese), Italy, Russia, Chinese), Ireland, KIDS USA Russia, USA Dunia Rahwan Paola Formica BOOKS OF WONDER INCREDIBLE ANIMALS A series dedicated to the AMAZING PLACES A series dedicated to the wonders of wonders of the world, to discover through precious the world, to be discovered through precious and peculiar and peculiar books, filled with sensational illustrations. books, filled with sensational illustrations. Not only for the Not only for the contents, these books are “wonderful” contents, these books are “wonderful” also in their binding, also in their binding, with surprising elements on the with surprising elements on the cover and for their evocative cover and for their evocative illustrations. A journey illustrations.A journey in discovery of the 15 most amazing in discovery of our planet’s most incredible animals, places of the world created by humankind, which will enchant divided into 15 categories: from the most wild predators children and grown-ups: Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, Cheope’s as the formidable cheetah and the fierce orca, famous Pyramid and many others. For each place, there will be a for their refined hunting techniques, to the “brainers” as suggested itinerary for a guided tour, a legend, the story the chimp and the gray parrot, which shows incredible, of the construction and many more curiosities. brilliant attitudes. In the categories also the extinct, the fantastic, the luminous animals find their place. The contents and the curiosities of each animal will be enhanced by illustrations of a big impact.
NATURAL PHENOMENA WRITTEN BY Dunia Rahwan ILLUSTRATED BY Tommaso Vidus Rosin 26 x 30 cm 72 pp. 13.000 words 12 13 HARDCOVER aurora polare L’aurora polare è una magia di Madre Natura. Il fenomeno ottico esplode all’improvviso, impossibile prevedere dove con precisione, e dipinge di tinte sfarzose il cielo delle regioni più Age: 7+ remote del pianeta, come un pittore su una tela stellata. Chiamate “boreali” nell’emisfero nord e “australi” in quello sud, le aurore si mostrano soprattutto nelle regioni polari e si presentano come fasce ondeggianti e luminose (gli archi aurorali) che in un attimo si trasformano nella forma e nel colore, mutando dal rosso al verde o all’azzurro. Poco si sapeva sulla loro origine finché nel 1859 innumerevoli e spettacolari aurore illuminarono i cieli di mezzo mondo, talvolta accompagnate da suoni simili a sibili. ALREADY SOLD IN: China (simplified Chinese), Russia KIDS BOOKS OF WONDER How are clouds born? Why do volcanoes erupt? What happens during the earthquake? Natural phenomena, even in their most terrible and frightening manifestations, remind us that the Earth is an active planet, able to amaze us with its wonders and its amazing “special effects”. It’s a volume to explore Nature in an unusual way, with curiosity about its functioning and the effects of climate change, records and many experiments.
SPACE MAPS 0 202 EN E S R AND ARD AW IST AL FIN WRITTEN BY Lara Albanese COSTELLAZIONI Cielo boreale cielo australe Le stelle sembrano punti bianchi su Le costellazioni sopra una lavagna nera, ma il cielo ha una sua l’equatore terrestre profondità. I popoli di tutto il mondo si vedono in entrambi ILLUSTRATED BY hanno collegato le stelle con delle gli emisferi. linee immaginarie tra cui si Balena Pegaso Acquario sono inventati dei personaggi. I disegni che si “vedono” Tommaso Vidus Rosin collegando le stelle Acquario Balena MIRA sono le costellazioni. MIRA Pegaso 27 x 37 cm Delfino Cigno Ariete Triangolo Eridano Toro Fenice FOMALHAUT ALTAIR 96 pp. Aquila Toro Gru ALTAIR Andromeda PLEIADI Capricorno Eridano ALGOL Aquila Volpe DENEB IADI Tucano 18.000 words RIGEL ACHERNAR ALDEBARAN Orione ORE CELESTE EQUAT Coda del Perseo RIGEL Dorado Idra serpente Cassiopea Maschio Lira Pavone Sagittario Coda del Colomba VEGA Cefeo Uccello serpente Pesce del Paradiso Altare CAPELLA Lepre ORE CELESTE HARDCOVER Ercole STELLA POLARE Orione CANOPO Auriga BETELGEUSE BETELGEUSE Volante Orsa Minore EQUAT SIRIO Carena Mosca Triangolo Australe Corona Drago Gemelli Cane Maggiore ALFA CENTAURI Ofiuco Ofiuco CASTORE BETA CENTAURI ANTARES Boreale POLLUCE Poppa Vela Croce del Sud Orsa Lupo Scorpione Age: 10+ 6 Maggiore Lince PROCIONE PROCIONE Centauro 7 Bifolco Cane Minore Cani da Cane Minore Testa del ARTURO caccia serpente Bilancia Testa del Bilancia REGOLO Idra serpente Leone Idra SPICA Corvo ALREADY SOLD IN: Vergine VIA LATTEA La mappa La scia che attraversa REGOLO Vergine SPICA la mappa è la Via Lattea, Australia, Austria, la nostra galassia. China (simplified Chinese), SCIENTIFICA del cielo a vera Inve r no Eppur si muove! SEMPRE A NORD im Pr I La Terra non è ferma (anche se a te sembra Croatia, Czech Republic, popoli antichi, per raffigurare il cielo Al centro della mappa di sinistra di sì), ma ruota su se stessa (moto di stellato, hanno pensato di immaginarlo (polo nord celeste) c’è la rotazione) e intorno al Sole (moto di stella polare, una stella molto rivoluzione). Il primo movimento crea il riflesso in un grande specchio circolare. luminosa che indica sempre il giorno e la notte, e fa sì che il Sole e le altre Italy, Germany, Korea, Oggi anche noi usiamo le stesse mappe nord. Al centro dell’altra mappa stelle sembrino muoversi, proprio come circolari: a sinistra c’è il cielo boreale, (polo sud celeste), invece, quando sei su una giostra e guardi il mondo cioè quello che vedi se abiti dalla parte del non c’è una sola stella a indicare attorno a te. Il moto di rivoluzione, invece, polo nord, e a destra il cielo australe, cioè New Zeland, Russia, il sud! Per orientarsi si ricorre ad permette l’alternarsi delle stagioni. È merito quello che vedi dalla parte del polo sud. alcune stelle brillanti: la Croce dell’inclinazione della Terra rispetto Per l’esattezza, l’aspetto del cielo che vedi del Sud e i Puntatori australi Es ai raggi solari che cambia durante l’anno: ta o non è sempre uguale, ma dipende da dove (Alfa e Beta Centauri). te nn se i raggi sono diretti il Sole scalda di più; Autu Slovenia, Switzerland, ti trovi, dal giorno e dall’ora. se sono obliqui scalda meno. Taiwan, The Netherlands, UK, USA KIDS ATLAS SERIES Modern telescopes have shown new visions on space, letting the astronomers design new maps. The book, starting from what we can see with our naked eye and slowly shifting further and further away from us, to show what we can see with the sophisticated technological inventions of today, deepens the knowledgement of spatial geography. Each map will allow children to better orientate in our Universe.
FUTURE ATLAS WRITTEN BY Enrico Passoni ILLUSTRATED BY Tommaso Vidus Rosin 27 x 37 cm 104 pp. 13.700 words HARDCOVER Age: 7+ ALREADY SOLD IN: Austria, Belgium (Dutch), China (simplified Chinese), Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands KIDS ATLAS SERIES How will our future look like? This volume recounts, through clear and funny illustrations, the life of a typical family of 2050. The main themes are represented with two large boards: an introductive scene to contextualize the subject, focusing on items and everyday situations, and the following spread zooming in with realistic examples of the various innovations which will characterize our daily life. Every item represented in the book is actually going to exist, based on scientific records and discove so that children of today will learn about the actual future they are going to live in.
UNDER THE SEA WRITTEN BY Dunia Rahwan ILLUSTRATED BY Ilaria Faccioli 27 x 37 cm 88 pp. HARDCOVER Age: 8+ ALREADY SOLD IN: China (simplified Chinese), Belgium, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands 1 Austromerluzzo antartico 10 Foca mangiagranchi 2 Calamaro colossale 11 Megattera 3 Pesce ghiaccio 12 Elefante marino del Sud Pesce Trematomus Stella marina UN TUFFO NEL 4 13 5 Merluzzo roccia 14 Anemone di mare 6 Pinguino imperatore 15 Isopode MAR ANTARTICO 7 Pinguino di Adelia 16 Bivalve Laternula elliptica 8 Foca leopardo 6 10 In questo oceano polare sono state descritte più di 9.000 specie, dagli organismi unicellulari alle balene. Tra i pesci, oltre il 90% si trova solo qui, dove gli animali spesso sono molto più grandi dei loro parenti delle zone più calde, un fenomeno conosciuto come “gigantismo polare”. Le fredde e limpide acque antartiche 7 sono il regno dei pinguini, con oltre 5 specie, e delle balene, che arrivano in estate per nutrirsi. 12 KIDS 8 11 2 14 5 1 13 4 15 16 3 32 33 ATLAS SERIES A big format book to explore the world’s most spectacular seas and oceans through illustrated maps, colourful seafloors and zoom-in dedicated to fishes and shells. From the Arctic iced oceans to the warm Caribbean waters rich in corals, an atlas to know every secret of underwater life. After the opening pages about the huge Oceans, there are pages dedicated to seas and the animals that live them. The illustration of the seas and the themed pages about pirates, shipwrecks and sea currents are brought together in this volume that will fascinate children and adults alike.
HEROES ATLAS WRITTEN BY Miralda Colombo ILLUSTRATED BY Ilaria Faccioli Mi chiamo Wolfgang Amadeus 27 x 37 cm Mi chiamo Walt Disney Mozart 104 pp. 5 dicembre 1901 - 15 dicembre 1966 27 gennaio 1756 - 5 dicembre 1791 Piacere di conoscerti, Piacere di conoscerti, 35.000 words Sono il papà di Topolino Sono Amadeus, il prodigio musicale Questa è Questa è la mia storia: la mia storia: A volte avere un sacco di sogni è una fortuna. Da seguimi! Parlo la lingua della musica con la stessa naturalez- seguimi! bambino mi tengono compagnia mentre lavoro za con cui metto parole o passi uno dopo l’altro. A HARDCOVER nei campi della fattoria di papà, un carpentiere tre anni non resisto e batto le mie dita sui tasti del irlandese facile alle punizioni. È lì che comincio a 1928 clavicembalo, un sorta di antenato del pianoforte. 1781 immaginare paperi gialli, buffi elefantini volanti e Ne esce un suono magico: a soli quattro anni im- topi che parlano. E continuo a farlo qualche anno Accorcio la coda e trasformo paro a suonare brevi pezzi. le orecchio del mio personaggio Oswald dopo: coi miei fratelli vendo giornali all’alba prima il coniglio: il 18 novembre nasce Sì, sono un bambino prodigio, un “miracolo” nato di sedermi al banco di scuola, a volte sono talmen- Topolino, che parla ne L’aereo impazzito, a Salisburgo, come dice il mio papà, violinista e Mi sta stretto l’impiego di organista alla corte te stanco che schiaccio un pisolino per strada. Ap- il primo cartone sonoro. Lo ripeterò compositore. Riconosco una nota suonata a caso sempre: tutto è cominciato da un topo. dell’arcivescovo di Salisburgo. passionato di disegno, mi pago gli studi all’Accade- (un’abilità chiamata “orecchio assoluto”) e a 5 anni Dopo l’ennesimo litigio mi Age: 8+ mia di Belle Arti. compongo di getto il mio primo Allegro. Imparo al faccio cacciare con un gran calcio Nonostante i miei 17 anni mi arruolo come autista volo intere partiture e riscrivo Il Miserere, un pezzo sul sedere: sono felice, finalmente posso comporre come voglio! per la Croce Rossa durante la Prima guerra mon- 1937 molto difficile, dopo averlo ascoltato una sola volta diale, di ritorno collaboro per una società di anima- nella Cappella Sistina, a Roma. Sono un bambino zione mentre faccio esperimenti in garage: voglio vivace che ama gli scherzi e il ballo e ha paura del far muovere in sequenza le immagini di carta che suono della tromba. Accompagnati da papà, io e disegno. E soprattutto, creare un mondo dove Per Biancaneve e i sette nani, il primo film animato mia sorella Nannerl teniamo concerti in 88 città ogni bambino possa osservare tutto con stupore, a colori, ricevo un Oscar e 7 statuine in miniatura europee per tre anni: da Parigi a Londra, da Milano 1782 proprio come ho sognato di fare io. Nasce così (ne vincerò ben 22 nella mia carriera). E pensate che fino a Vienna, dove suono bendato e con un solo all’inizio mi hanno preso in giro parlandone come A Vienna davanti all’imperatore va ALREADY SOLD IN: Mickey Mouse, il primo topo che parla! “la follia Disney” destinata al disastro. dito davanti all’imperatrice. in scena Il Ratto del Serraglio, il mio spettacolo ambientato nel palazzo del pascià turco. A questa prima opera seguono Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni e Così fan tutte. Austria, Belgium, China Mentre guardo le mie figlie giocare al parco immagino un luogo per bambini 1955 (simplified Chinese), dove anche i grandi possano tornare tali. Un posto bello come quelli disegnati nei miei film: Disneyland! 1791 Croatia, France (world), Fai come me “Se puoi sognarlo, puoi farlo”. 1964 Fai come me “Resta pure in silenzio, se lo ritieni opportuno; La musica è lì che mi aspetta, io la trovo ed essa illumina la mia vita: compongo Il Flauto Magico, la favola in Germany, Greece, Italy, ll 27 agosto esce Mary Poppins, il cui un principe armato di flauto salva la Tira fuori dal cassetto i tuoi sogni, ma se necessario parla, e parla in modo che gli figlia della Regina della notte. Negli anni, mio più grande successo: è il film in falli volare e poi inseguili: niente cui racconto di più il bambino che altri se ne ricordino”. Parla nei momenti giusti compongo più di qualunque altro musicista è impossibile. sono stato e il mondo che sogno. e se hai qualcosa di importante da dire. per qualsiasi strumento. Spain, Switzerland, 16 17 The Netherlands KIDS ATLAS SERIES One hundred and one inspiring stories of the notable men and women who shaped the world with their ideas, their genius, their creativity or courage. From super scientists to clued-up creatives, from writers to dreamers, these profiles explore the life of each personality in detail, with gorgeous illustrations. This educational book includes worldwide famous figures, as well as lesser-known personalities, but all very inspiring for children.
HELLO, WORLD! WRITTEN BY Miralda Colombo LO SAPEVI? Estremamente coraggiosi e fieri della propria libertà, i beduini appartengono a tribù nomadi A TAVOLA Ahlan wa sahlan: benvenuto a casa! Togli le scarpe prima di entrare nella majlis, la stanza dove la famiglia ILLUSTRATED BY che un tempo si spostavano fra le dune e le oasi desertiche. Per vivere allevavano cammelli di Abdul accoglie gli ospiti, e accetta volentieri quello che ti viene offerto da bere e da mangiare. Soprattutto e dromedari, dai quali ricavavano latte e carne. A capo di ogni tribù c’era uno sceicco, la il caffè della dallah, la tipica caffettiera emiratina, capace di far sentire chiunque a casa. persona più saggia e di maggior prestigio. Gli emiratini sono i loro discendenti e da loro hanno Caffè in tavola? Sei sazio? Avanza ereditato molte abitudini e tradizioni come l’allevamento di cavalli purosangue, le gare È tempo di alzarsi qualcosa nel piatto di falconeria (oggi uno degli sport nazionali), la sacralità dell’ospite. Alice Lotti e salutare Mangia e passa il cibo Shucram! con la mano destra Salute! Bissahha wa al’afiya! 27 x 37 cm Harees, un piatto preparato con Buon grano e carne Appetito! 104 pp. 19.500 words HARDCOVER SI FESTEGGIA CAPITA QUI! Cammello farcito, Gli emiratini indossano con fierezza l’abito tradizionale Age: 7+ il piatto beduino che copre il corpo: alla base non c’è solo il rispetto della festa delle leggi religiose ma anche la comodità di movimento e la difesa dal caldo. La kandura è la lunga tunica bianca maschile, completata dal ghutra, la kefiah fermata sulla testa da una corda nera, l’agal. DA FARE DA NON FARE Le donne invece utilizzano una sorta di veste leggera e nera, l’abaya, sopra gli abiti, mentre il capo è avvolto in un foulard nero, la shayla. Tieni sempre i piedi ben piantati per terra e fai Niente baci o abbracci in pubblico tra persone attenzione a come ti siedi! Evita di puntare i piedi di sesso diverso, anche se fidanzate o sposate. a chi ti sta di fronte o di mostrare le suole delle È un comportamento inaccettabile negli Emirati, ALREADY SOLD IN: scarpe: è considerato un gesto offensivo. addirittura punito dalla legge con il carcere. China (Simplified Chinese), Il mese più sacro per gli emiratini è il nono del calendario islamico, quello del Ramadan. In questo mese gli emiratini pregano Allah cinque volte al Italy, Poland giorno, leggono il Corano, il loro testo sacro, aiutano i meno fortunati e non mangiano né bevono dall’alba al tramonto. Solo alla sera si spezza il digiuno con acqua e tre datteri prima del pasto notturno, l’iftar. Fino ai 12 anni i bambini sono esclusi dal digiuno. 56 57 EUROPA IN POLONIA E IN UCRAINA... Il pane in IN DANIMARCA... 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