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Foreign Rights Catalogue - BOLOGNA 2018 Syllabes Agency - Lui et ses cinq frères mènent des jours paisibles aux côtés de leur mère.
About Us
    Syllabes Agency is a rights agency representing publishers specialised in children’s books. In the
    present catalogue you’ll find new and forthcomig titles by the publishers we represent.

                           BELIN      JEUNESSE         has                    BALIVERNES is an independent                                        CÉPAGES      ÉDITIONS
                           been a French educational                          French     publisher     specialized                                (cépage means “grape
    publisher since 1777. Its main ambition has                               in children’s books. We focus          variety” in French) specializes in children’s books.
    always been the transmission of knowledge, by                             on playful an funny stories with       Cultivating quality and variety in their publications,
    the publication of textbooks at all levels as well as                     colorful illustrations. Our goal is    Cépages’ harvest consists of original collections
    non-scholastic titles in many elds such as popular       never to copy what has already been done, therefore     and innovative picture books for all those who love
    science, history, geography and philosophy. The          we very ofren sign new talents. We love originality     reading, discovering and dreaming… Drink it in to
    young reader’s list by Belin Jeunesse comprises          in writing, in lay-out or in the thechniques used by    your heart’s content!
    both fiction and non-fiction titles - from picture       the illustrator, to create something new. We want the
    books to novels - for children aged from 5 to 12.        children to become explorers of stories, because if
                                                             they enjoy reading, they’ll keep on loving books all
                                                             their lives.
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                         LE POMMIER is a French                                 EYE    BOOKS      is   a   young
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                         publishing     house      whose                        publishing   house     specialised                             25
                         vocation is to provide the keys                        in children’s books based in
                         to scientific and philosophical                        Moscow. We strive to promote                                        CONTACTS
    issues, so permitting readers to understand the          harmonic evolution of children. Our books are based        Galina Grekhova at Syllabes Agency
    world around us. Whether in the form of an essay,        on nature observation, natural object properties.           g.grekhova@syllabes-agency.com
    a novel or an educational book, a paperback or           Our books combine information about nature                              + 33 (0)6 74 76 75 80
    an illustrated book, for the well-informed reader        with interactive elements. A child can read them,                   www.syllabes-agency.com
    or the curious “novice”, Le Pommier books make           observe or play with them. We hope our books will
    knowledge go hand in hand with pleasure. Children        help children and their parents to learn new and will
    can also take advantage of this variety of books, with   inspire to discover our beautiful and endless world.
    several series for 3-12 year-olds and teenagers.
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1+ years                                                                     3+ years                                    Picture books

My First Words with My Fingertips                                            My Alphabet Book of Science
by Clara Corman                                                              by Virginie Aladjidi, Caroline Pellissier & Caroline Dall’Ava

An adorable picture book about communicating with babies                     The first alphabet book of science for children from 3 to 5 years
through gestures                                                             My Little Science offers to children aged between 3 and 5 years the very first
“Teddy bear,” “kiss,” “babysitter” – 40 words from everyday life along       explanation of the scientific phenomena that they can observe in everyday life,
with their signs (based on French Sign Language) that will help readers      featuring such definitions as
communicate with babies 8 months and older through hand gestures.            Rainbow, Shadow, Zero etc. Walking, playing or sleeping give many opportunities
This fun and easy activity book will help readers communicate with babies    to come across the science and give clear explanations without making them
about their first needs, first games and first delicious foods…              exhaustive.
A book that you can play and dream with, thanks to the sweet illustrations
by Clara Corman, done with a clean and intelligible style.                   17,5 x 17,5 cm – 56 pages – 13,50 € - hardback - Le Pommier
16 x 20 cm – 88 pages – 14,50 € - hardback - Belin                           science • alphabet book
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Picture books                                                                                                                                        3+ years

                                            Four more
                                            titles avai-
                                           lable in the
                                          same series!

    Dugong, My Treasure                                    Pencil hide-and-seek                                   The Red Island
    by Catherine C.Laurent & Bénédicte Nemo                by Michel Boucher                                      by Olivier Dupin & Marjorie Beal
    “Vert d’O” series
    Elodie is a little Caledonian girl who lives in a      When you are a child full of imagination and           Mr. Paul is bored stiff at his office. He’s had it, it’s
    natural paradise and knows all its marvels by heart.   whimsy, parents sometimes get concerned. “What         time for a vacation! Destination: The Red Island.
    When her cousin comes to spend vacations at her        are we going to do with him,” they ask themselves?     But when he arrives to the island, its inhabitants’
    home, she is tempted to share a big secret with him:   But our hero never runs out of ideas! In a game of     behavior surprises him. Don’t do this, don’t do that…
    the hiding place of an unusual animal…                 hide-and-seek with his clever pencils, he is able to   Why are there so many strange rules?
                                                           follow his dreams.
    18 x 18 cm – 24 pages – 9,50 € - hardback - Cépages    21 x 21 cm – 32 pages – 13 € - hardback - Cépages      21 x 21 cm – 32 pages – 13 € - hardback - Cépages
    nature • animals • dugong                              illustrator                                            travel • taboos

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3+ years                                                                                                                   Picture books

Little Pea and the Coat                                                         Surprise in the park
with One Hundred Pockets                                                        by Marta Orzel
by Laure Dorsemaine & Aki
                                                                                An ingenious and poetic picture book all about parks
Little Pea wears a magic coat full of things to help his friends! So, when      Today we are going to spend the entire day in the park! Where will we wander?
Banana gets a flat tire on his bicycle, Little Pea digs into pocket n°36 and    Let’s take a look at the map and choose our path and then it’s off we go!
reveals a round plate, the perfect replacement for a wheel! When Cucumber       From the playground to the picnic area, from the gardener’s shed to the bandstand,
twists an ankle? Using two rulers (pocket n°62) and 100 meters of rope          with a detour through the vast greenhouses or the petting zoo, this book contains
(pocket n°63), Little Pea makes a brace. But when he arrives at Carrot’s        14 locations and clearly identifies all of the activities, people and treasures that
place, disaster strikes! There’s no sign of the film he was supposed to bring   you might find in a park: an apple tree, a watering can, a swing, a ham sandwich,
her, search as he might from pockets n°86 through n°100. Will Little Pea find   fish, ping-pong players…
a solution? This picture book will help children to learn to count up to 100!   With her poetic, original and precise illustrations, Marta Ozel offers us all sorts
Rights sold: Complex Chinese (Knowledge House Press), simplified                of little gems: wishing on a dandelion, counting ducklings in the pond, petting the
Chinese under option                                                            gardener’s cat and heading back home on dad’s shoulders. What a beautiful day!
                                                                                And what if we invented another, even better one tomorrow?
20.5 x 26 cm - 48 pages - 13.9 € - hardback - Belin
humour • friendship • imagination                                               17 x 24 cm – 40 pages – 13.90 € - hardback - Belin
                                                                                park • everyday • emotions
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Picture books                                                                                            5+ years

                                                                   The Big Wolf and the Red Fairy
                                                                   by Véronique Cauchy & Rébecca Galera

                                                                   A renowned classic fairy tale to tackle the
                                                                   problem of handicap
                                                                   Once upon a time, there was a big wolf who was a
                                                                   little different from the other wolves, and a red fairy, no
                                                                   ordinary fairy herself. She was blind and his mind was
                                                                   a little slower than the rest. Will they find their way?
                                                                   In this revised version of Little Red Riding Hood both
                                                                   protagonists have handicaps, but their handicaps lead to
    One day...                                                     a quick friendship between them.
    by Elsa Hieramente                                             22.5 x 30 cm – 32 pages – 14 € - hardback - Cépages
                                                                   wolf • disability • friendship
    One day, a child is born and there’s so much emotion to be     Rights sold: Korean (A Thousand Hopes)
    shared! New experiences and joys are discovered as the child
    grows and his parent’s love grows stronger with him.

    25.5 x 19.5 cm – 32 pages – 13 € - hardback - Cépages
    child • love • picture book

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                                                                                                                                            AUTHOR Manech has been working as a teacher for 15 years. He has a master’s
                                                                                                                                            degree in children’s literature and is also the author of Bibliothèque Idéale –
                                                                                                                                            spécial philosophie avec les enfants, published by Les Éditions MeMo.
                                                                                                                                            ILLUSTRATOR Juliette Parachini-Deny lives in Metz and works both as an author
                                                                                                                                            (she has published numerous books for children) and an illustrator. She likes
                                                                                                                                            mixing genres and techniques, using watercolor, line drawing and collage at
                                                                                                                                            the same time.

                                                                               Sa plainte se perd dans le tumulte. Il est presque invisible pour
                                                                               les gros vaisseaux. Il n’ose plus protester.
                                                                                                                                                                              In the same collection:
                                                                               Eux sont si impressionnants ; lui se sent si frêle...

Little Raft
by Manech & Juliette Parachini-Deny
“My Tender Leaves” series

In the vast ocean, Little Raft has plenty of fish and albatross for friends.
But he hasn’t made friends with any of the other ships! He is scared of
anything bigger than himself. Will he “take the plunge” in the open                                                                                           1. Célestin
waters?                                                                                                                                                  2. The Cocoon
This picture book raises the question of making new friends in a poetic                                                                            3. Close to my Heart
way.                                                                                                                                                    4. Tender Heart
                                                                                                                             Rights sold: Complex
19 x 26 cm – 32 pages – 13 € - hardback - Cépages                                                                         Chinese (all titles), Korean
making new friends • ocean                                                                                                     (Close to my Heart)

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                                                  Le 19 avril, au même moment                                                                                                                                          AUTHOR Gwendoline Raisson has written over 40 stories
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       for children, including Qui sera le chef (Who’s the boss?)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       for Bayard, Cache-cache loup (Wolf’s hide-and-seek)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       and many others.

                                                           À New York, aux USA, il est 10 h 00                                          À Mysore, en Inde, il est 19 h 30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ILLUSTRATOR Noémie Malbecq is a young Belgian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       illustrator who takes her inspiration from nature. Her first
                                                           Angela Centipede téléphone à sa petite-fille Pixie pour lui lire l’étrange   Pendant que Kamala Haati peint, son fils Ganesh essaie de déchiffrer le
                                                           lettre qu’elle vient de recevoir sur la tête.                                message qu’on lui a donné à la récréation. « Maman, tu peux m’aider ?
                                                                                                                                        C’est en anglais ! » demande-t-il.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       picture book, Welcome to our House, was published by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Belin Jeunesse. A Day on Earth (and its Surroundings) is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       her second book.

                                                           Aux Baux-de-Provence, en France, il est 16 h 00                              À Séoul, en Corée du Sud, il est 23 h 00
                                                                                                                                        Cho Pinda salue ses voisins qui partent pour un long voyage en Europe.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the
                                                           Magali Terrier pense à John, son amoureux, qui vit à Londres. Elle se
                                                           demande s’il pense à elle.                                                   Cho, qui n’a jamais voyagé de sa vie, aimerait bien partir lui aussi.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               same
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             authors!
    A Day on Earth (and its Surroundings)
    by Gwendoline Raisson & Noémie Malbecq                                                                                                                                                                        Welcome to our House
                                                                                                                                                                                                A critically-acclaimed picture
    Who among us has never dreamed of receiving a mysterious message?                                                                                                                           book (reviewed by La classe
    From New York to Seoul, stopping off in Chile along the way, meet eight little families and                                                                                                 maternelle – a journal for education
    learn about their everyday lives. The characters live all over the world, some of them know                                                                                                 professionals – La Provence, Le
    each other, others don’t, but they all have one thing in common: they are each going to receive                                                                                             Journal de Mickey, etc.) and
    a mysterious invitation…                                                                                                                                                                    selected for the Saint-Fiacre prize.
    To discover the big surprise, check out the middle of the book and unfold the flaps!                                                                                                        26 x 32 cm – 32 pages – 14,90 € -
    This is a story of crossed destinies and happy coincidences, a few crazy ideas and the joys of                                                                                              hardback - Belin
    new encounters! By the author and illustrator of Welcome to Our House (2017) - see on the
    right.
    20,5 x 26 cm – 32 pages – 14,90 € - hardback - Belin
    diversity • Earth • travel • chance
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5+ years                                                                                                                         Picture books
                                                  Hugo’s Gift
                                                  by Morgane de Cadier & Juliette Lagrange

                                                  His mom’s birthday is coming up and Hugo still doesn’t have a present for her... His brothers keep making fun of
                                                  him. Luckily, this sweet little boar isn’t the type to be easily discouraged, so he heads into the forest to nd the best
                                                  gift ever. Along the way, he meets mice, lizards and squirrels who share their treasures with him. But everyone’s
                                                  tastes are di erent and Hugo doesn’t nd anything that would please his mom. Will he give up?.
                                                  22.5 x 30 cm – 32 pages – 15 € - hardback - Cépages
                                                  mother’s birthday • animals • forest

AUTHOR After studying at the Emile Cohl ILLUSTRATOR              Born    in   Lyon,   JULIETTE
School (Lyon), MORGANE DE CADIER decided LAGRANGE is a recent graduate of the Emile
to tell stories. She likes keeping her writing Cohl School, but it’s the southern sun that
“simple, for both young and old readers.” Her inspires her most. Juliette loves “tiny creatures,
rst picture books, illustrated by her longtime funny plants, old people and unsymmetrical
partner Florent Pigié, were published by objects”. She has collaborated with various
HongFei Cultures, Balivernes and Frimousse. children’s magazines (Toupie, Wakou) and
Morgane’s other passion is drawing.             three of her picture books will be published in
                                                early 2018.

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                                                                                                                                                         Three titles
                                                                                                                                                           already
     On the Other Side...                                                                 Tamana’s Drawing                                               published in
                                                                                                                                                          the series
     by Maylis Daufresne & Nathalie Paulhiac                                              by Bénédicte Prats & Bertrand Dubois
                                                                                                                                                         Roots of the
                                                                                          series “Roots of the World”                                       World!
     Sometimes Noe feels so lonely, living in the woods surrounded by the silence
     of nature. One day, he decides to climb the mountain that blocks his view of         Tamana is a young schoolgirl from a poor neighborhood of Kabul. Her life is
     the horizon. On the other side, he meets the beautiful Iris who shows him the        turned upside down by an incredible event: she wins an international drawing
     city and its bustling life. But Iris herself dreams of peaceful green spaces. Torn   competition and must travel to Paris to receive her award. But what does
     between the city and the countryside, where will they manage to find a home          the world look like beyond the mountains? She will find out for herself soon
     for their budding love?                                                              enough…

     22.5 x 30 cm – 32 pages – 14 € - hardback - Cépages                                  24 x 32 cm – 40 pages – 15 € - hardback - Cépages
     city • countryside • love                                                            Afganistan • drawing • travel

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6+ years                                                                                                                            Picture books

The Super Smart Princess and the Battle of the Wits
by Sabrina Inghilterra & Jules

Who will defeat the super smart princess in the battle of the wits?
The super smart princess knows everything about everything. This makes her father proud
but worries her mother: life isn’t all about books!
One day, the queen decides to organize a battle of the wits, in order to entertain her daughter.       AUTHOR Born in 1984, Sabrina Inghilterra loves Chihuahuas, the
Who will ask a question that stumps the princess?                                                      Brittany region of France, every month of the year and stories most of
This funny new picture book flips the classic fairy tale on its head. You won’t find any dragons       all! Her book Mon voisin le monstre (My neighbor, the monster) was
to slay here, but rather a battle of the wits, full of riddles and brain-twisters that the reader is   published by Belin Jeunesse as part of the My Fist Novels series in
invited to solve alongside the princess.                                                               2017, and L’ogre et la princesse aux petits oignons was published by
19 x 27 cm – 40 pages – 14.9 € - hardback - Belin                                                      Didier Jeunesse in 2016.
princess • accepting oneself • girl’s role in the world • education                                    ILLUSTRATOR Jules has illustrated several picture books with humor
                                                                                                       and an eye for detail, including the Chat Marcel adventure series (for
                                                                                                       Gautier Languereau, 2016- 2017).
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Picture books                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7+ years

       Céline Lavignette Ammoun
       Marie Caillou

                                                        Il était une fois une mère qui vivait seule avec ses trois filles.

                                       T igre
                                                        Yuri était l’aînée, Kiku, la cadette et Momo, la benjamine.

                                  LE    GRAND MÉCHANT
                                                        Un matin, elle vint les voir et leur dit :
                                                        – Mes jolies, je dois rendre visite à votre grand-mère qui est malade.
                                                        Promettez-moi d’être bien sages en mon absence.
                                                        Un peu inquiète, car elle n’avait encore jamais laissé ses filles seules, elle ajouta :
                                                        – Surtout, n’ouvrez à personne !
                                                        – Promis ! répondirent en chœur les trois sœurs.
                                                        Elle déposa dans son panier des boulettes de riz, un gâteau de haricot rouge,
                                                        une bouteille de saké et elle se mit en route.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            L     e prince et la princesse s’embrassent et pleurent à la fois.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            – Ô ma tendre épouse, grâce à toi, j’ai vaincu les trois dangers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       La fête des retrouvailles est somptueuse.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Depuis, le prince et la princesse vivent au royaume d’Égypte.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            qui me menaçaient. Mais j’ai un dernier secret à t’avouer, dit-il.         Ils ne craignent plus les chiens. Quant aux crocodiles et aux serpents,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            – Quoi, une quatrième malédiction ? demande la princesse.                  ils s’en méfient comme tout le monde. Cependant, ils redoutent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            – Non ! Sache que je ne suis ni un fuyard ni un fils d’officier, mais      l’arrivée des Sept Hathors à la naissance de leurs enfants.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            le prince d’Égypte ! Accompagne-moi en mon royaume, tu y seras reine !     Heureusement, elles n’annoncent que des milliers de jours à vivre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Quelques jours plus tard, ils arrêtent leur char devant le palais royal.   des jours plus doux que le miel.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            – C’est mon fils, il vit ! s’écrie la reine en l’apercevant.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            – Nos dieux n’ont pas voulu qu’il meure ! Ô merci ! dit Pharaon.

                                                                                                                                                  Alors qu’elle s’enfonçait dans la forêt de bambous,
                                                                                                                                                  elle tomba nez à nez avec un tigre.
                                                                                                                                                  – Femme, j’ai faim ! grogna-t-il en dévoilant ses énormes canines.
                                                                                                                                                  Donne-moi à manger !
                                                                                                                                                  Il tendit la patte. Ses griffes étaient aussi coupantes que des couteaux.
                                                                                                                                                  La pauvre mère comprit qu’il valait mieux ne pas le contrarier.
                                                                                                                                                  Toute tremblante, elle lui tendit ses boulettes de riz.

     The Big Bad Tiger                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Prince of Egypt
     by Céline Lavignette Ammoun & Marie Caillou                                                                                                                                                                              by Viviane Koenig & Sarah Loulendo

     One day, Yuri, Kiku and Momo’s mother sets out to visit their grandmother. She                                                                                                                                           A cruel fate awaits the Prince of Egypt: he is cursed to die either by snake,
     fills her basket with rice balls, red bean cake and a bottle of sake. In the bamboo                                                                                                                                      crocodile or dog. To protect his son, the Pharaoh builds a palace in the
     forest, she crosses paths with the Big Bad Tiger who gobbles her up in one bite.                                                                                                                                         desert, far from the dangers of the outside world. The little boy grows
     Then the beast heads straight for their home. Knock, knock, knock, he bangs                                                                                                                                              into a young man who dreams of adventure. With a heavy heart, his father lets
     on the door.                                                                                                                                                                                                             him leave. Finally free, the prince sets out on his travels. And fortune smiles
     - “Who is it?” the three sisters ask.                                                                                                                                                                                    upon him: he successfully liberates the beautiful princess from the Kingdom of
     - “It’s me, Obaasan, your grandmother!”                                                                                                                                                                                  Naharîn. His days pass happily, but his nights are plagued by terrible dreams.
     The girls open the door for the old lady. But they quickly notice that she has a                                                                                                                                         One day, the prince reveals his awful secret to his wife. The magical
     tail, fur and sharp claws. It’s the Big Bad Tiger! The three little sisters will have                                                                                                                                    princess promises to save the prince from the three curses that follow him
     to use their wits to escape the hungry tiger.                                                                                                                                                                            everywhere he goes… Rights sold: Italian (Lapis)
     26 x 32.5 cm – 32 pages – 15.9 € - hardback - Belin                                                                                                                                                                      26 x 32.5 cm – 40 pages – 15.9 € - hardback - Belin
     tricks • fairy tales of the world • sisters                                                                                                                                                                              fairy tales of the world • Egypt • curse
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3+ years
                                                        Interactive!
                                                                                                    Interactive education
                                                                                                                                             In the same collection:
                                        Click here                                                                        Click here
                                        to watch                                                                          to watch
                                        the video                                                                         the video
                                        presentation!                                                                     presentation!

Wow, we know how!                                                                 Energetic arithmetic                                    Color bunch before lunch
by Sara Goldfinger                                                                by Sara Goldfinger
Animals and plants are very smart! Look at the tree which can shoot its fruits    Do you want to learn how to count easily? Do you want to have fun? This interactve
like bullets, at the tiny creatures that can shine in the dark, at the elephant   book is perfectly made for that! With the help of moving parts of the book young
bathing itself with a trunk. Did you know squids can jump out of the water        reader will add, subtract and compare numbers and quantities. The book offers
and fly? This interactive boardbook with moving parts will tell about the         different levels of exercises, some are easy and some are more compicated.
incredible things animals and plants can do!
                                                                                  15 x 15 cm – 16 cardboard pages – hardback - Eye Books
15 x 15 cm – 16 cardboard pages – hardback - Eye Books                            count • interactive • board book
animals • interactive • board book

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Educational                                                                                                                                 7+ years
                                                                                       Publication:
                                                                                       June 2018                      In the same series:
                                   My First Book of Science                            Files ready:
                                   by Loic Mangin                             April 2018
                                   “Boscher: My Little Methods” series
                                   Boscher innovation: educational workbook about
                                   sciences and technology combining precise information
                                   and activities to facilitate memorization.
                                   170 various and fun activities to discover sciences. Planets and
                                   volcanos, water cycle and functioning of the human body – a              My Little      My Little Life Rules My Little Mythology
                                   complete panorama to discover the world of sciences.                Informatics Lessons
                                   Five big topics: space, planet Earth, living creatures, human body,
                                   matter and energy.
                                   16.5 x 22.8 cm – 96 pages – 9.9 € - soft cover with flaps -
                                   Belin Education
                                   science • technology
                                                                                                            by Eugénie Rambaud & Hélène Pavie
                           “Boscher: My Little Workbooks                                                    “Boscher: My Little Workbooks 5+”
                           4+” series                                                                       series
                           In the same series:                                                              In the same series:
                           - Sounds (24 651 copies sold in France!)                                         - My Workbook of Writing: Letters (70 327 copies
                           - Drawing (24 340 copies sold in France!)                                        sold in France!)
                           - Numbers                                                                        - My Math Workbook
                           - Discovering the World                                                          - Mental Math
                                                                                                            - My Workbook of Writing: Words and Phrases
                           18.5 x 25 cm – 32 pages – 4.95 € - soft cover
                           - Belin Education                                                                18.5 x 25 cm – 32 pages – 4.95 € - soft cover -
     My Little Workbook.                                                   My Workbook of Writing.          Belin Education
     Capital Letters                                                       Writing an essay.
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Educational
                     COLIBRI: first reading series, specially designed for children having difficulties with reading.
                     - each title is based on guidelines developped by a team of scientists and teachers;                                           Eighteen
                     - renowed French authors;                                                                                                 titles already
                     - focus on lisibility and layout to facilitate reading;                                                                       available!
                     - various activities, quizzes and tests for better results.
                     15 x 19 cm – 40-56 pages – 7.9 € - soft cover - Belin Education

 A Strange Visitor               Mummy in the Museum          Be Brave, Malo! by Max Radigues    Prosper, President! by    Lea’s Holidays by René Gouichoux
 by Olivier Muller                   by Carole Trébor                                           Jean-Claude Mourlevat

The Sirius Company by              Hortense and Samir          Jules the Hunter by Jean Leroy        Placido by                     Clumsy Fairy by
 Gérard Moncomble              Adventures by Olivier Muller                                          Yves Grevet              Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod
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Non-fiction picture books                                                                                                                             5+ years

     Astrolabe’s Big Trip
     Daphné Buiron & Catherine Cordasco

                                     The Astrolabe ship puts pen to paper to tell its incredible story                          AUTHOR Daphné Buiron is a glaciologist.
                                     Astrolabe is old and tired. It’s time for the French icebreaking vessel to retire, after   Ever since she was a little girl, she has
                                     transporting equipment and research teams between Tasmania and a scientific                been fascinated by the polar regions
                                     research station in Antarctica since 1988.                                                 and Antarctica in particular. In 2011, she
                                     After thirty years of mad dashes through the raging waters and storms of the Antarctic     achieved a longtime dream of hers by
                                     Ocean, communicating with albatrosses and penguins, fighting sea ice, facing giant         spending a year at the French Antarctic
                                     tabular icebergs, assisting oceanographers and tracking whales,, Astrolabe deserves        Station. Eager to share her passion with
                                     a good long rest. “So tonight, I will put pen to paper and tell you the long story of my   others, she also joined a team of naturalist
                                     life as an icebreaker. Step aboard and I’ll take you on an incredible journey!”            guides at a tourism agency specializing in
                                     Beautiful poetic illustrations accompany this touching story of a ship who was             the polar regions.
                                     always thought of as a living being by its crew.
                                                                                                                                ILLUSTRATOR Catherine Cordasco lives in
                                     23 x 28.5 cm - 48 pages - 16,50 € - hardback - Le Pommier                                  Paris. Her delicate illustrations gracefully
                                     Antarctic ocean • North • expedition                                                       capture the mood and tempo of everyday
                                                                                                                                life. She loves depicting people, nature,
                                                                                                                                trees, plants and animals with watercolors.
                                                                                                                                She has already illustrated Animal School
                                                                                                                                and Quark and the Child for Le Pommier.

16
7+ years
                   The first non-fiction comic book series
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Non-fiction / comic books
                   BUBBLES OF HISTORY (“Bulles d’Histoire”)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            « (...) very well done... a model of its genre... smartly made, with great wit and humour (...)»
                   all about history!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Olivia de Lamberterie for « Télématin » (France 2 TV channel)
                                                                                    Majesté !                                                            Je vais
                                                                                                              QUOI ?                                                                     Glaive                                                         Arc et
                                                                                 Le peuple s'agite                                                         les                          recourbé                                                       flèches
                                                                                     au Nord                                                           combattre !                                                      Hache
                                                                                     du pays…                                                                                                                                                                            Très bien.                                                                                                                                                                                            Que de guerres ! Des envahisseurs venus d’Europe sèment souvent le désordre.
                                                                                                           Ces gens                                                                                                                                                        Nous                                                                                                                                                                                                Il y a aussi des batailles entre les seigneurs qui veulent agrandir leur domaine.
                                                                                                                                                                            Tout est
                                                                                                           refusent                                                                                                                                                      partirons
                                                                                                                                                                            en ordre,
                                                                                                          de m'obéir ?                                                                                                                                                    demain                                                                            C'est une période très ancienne de l'histoire, en Europe, qui dure 1000 ans.
                                                                                                                                                                            Majesté !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Lance              au lever                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Fuyez, voilà les Vikings !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Poignard
                                                               Après le conseil, Amosis déjeune,                                                                                                                                                                         du soleil.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Misère ! Encore des envahisseurs ?
                                                              mais il n’est pas toujours tranquille.                                                                                         Bouclier
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Fronde                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Oui, ce sont de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     terribles guerriers.
                                                              Quelques jours plus tard, Amosis
                                                                 passe son armée en revue.                    Quand je pense
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Boomerang
                                                                                                             qu'il y a cent ans,                                                                                                                    Massue
                                                              D’abord, il inspecte la charrerie…
                                                                                                          le cheval était inconnu
                                                                                                                en Égypte !                                                                                   Les armes sont                                                                                                                    476 : Début du Moyen Âge. Clovis              800 : Charlemagne            1226 : Louis IX devient roi. On l'appelle
                                                                                                                                                                                                              en bois, en cuir,                                                                                                                   est le premier roi des Francs.              devient empereur.                   Saint Louis, car il est très juste.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           en pierre ou en cuivre.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Le
                                                                                                                                                                          Le lendemain matin, Pharaon conduit fièrement son armée au combat, accompagné de

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nil
                                                                                                                                                                          ses meilleurs officiers. Il veut ramener le calme en Égypte et conquérir un vaste empire.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   À cette époque, les gens sont divisés en trois groupes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Les seigneurs
                                                                                                                                                                                                             J'adore passer de                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Les prêtres et les moines         Les paysans et les artisans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    et les chevaliers
                                                                                                                                                                                                             longs mois sur les                   EN
                                                                 Puis il va voir ses soldats qui                                                                                                            champs de bataille !                AVANT !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Nous
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1337-1453 : c'est la guerre de Cent Ans                  1515 : Fin du Moyen Âge et début de la Renaissance.                        Nous faisons                                                    Nous
                                                              combattent à pied. C’est l’infanterie                                                    Parfait,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  prions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       entre la France et l'Angleterre.                        Que de progrès dans les arts et les sciences !                            la guerre                                                travaillons dur
                                                                avec ses archers et ses lanciers.                                                    mes troupes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Nous savons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      pour défendre                                              dans les champs
                                                                                                                                                        sont                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 lire et écrire.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Au Moyen Âge, les seigneurs et les chevaliers habitent dans des châteaux forts.                                                      nos terres.                                                  ou dans
                                                                                                                                                       prêtes !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mais la plupart des gens sont des paysans qui vivent à la campagne.                                                                                                                         nos ateliers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Je cultive                  J'élève des poules et
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               des céréales.                      des cochons.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Et moi, je fais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          une sieste !

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dans le donjon, le seigneur de                                             Dans la grande salle, le seigneur

                                                                  BIENVENUE EN ÉGYPTE ANCIENNE !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Rochebonne reçoit ses invités et                                               de Rochebonne tient ses
                                                                                                                                                                           L'Égypte est                                                                                                                                                                                                       organise des fêtes. Mais c’est aussi                                           réunions, prend ses repas                       Entrez, chevalier Éloi.
                                                                                                                                                                            le royaume                                                                                                                                                                                                        un lieu de défense où les combats                                                et organise des festins.                    Vite, traitons nos affaires !
                                                                                                                                                                          des pharaons.                                                                                                                                                                                                              peuvent être féroces !

                                                                                                          L'Égypte naît vers 3500 avant Jésus-Christ.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Le poste
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 de garde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Moi, je
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            vais faire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           une sieste…
                                                                                                                                                                                                           De 3000 à 2140 av. J.-C. :
                                                                                       Mer Méditerranée                                                                                            C'est l'Ancien Empire et ses pyramides.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Le roi Khéops fait construire                   De 2140 à 2022 av. J.-C. :                                                                                           La chambre du seigneur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Troubles et révoltes !                                                                                                                                   La chambre des dames
                                                                                                                                                                                                           la plus grande de toutes.
                                                                                                                                                                 asie                                                                                                                                                                                                    Le lit est le plus                                                               Les latrines :
                                                                                                                                                      afrique                                                                                                                                                                                                             beau meuble                              Coffre pour                             ce sont les
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           du château                               ranger les                              toilettes            Dans la chambre des dames,
                                                                          BASSE-ÉGYPTE             Guizèh •                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        vêtements                                                                                                                         Ah, voilà des
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            reliées à             les femmes se retrouvent.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           une fosse                                                                              chaufferettes pour
                                                                                                                                                    Égypte
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 réchauffer nos pieds.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  J'ai fini de broder la robe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    de baptême de Robin !
                                                                            Désert                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Les chambres collectives             La chambre
                                                                                                                Le
                                                                           où vivent
                                                                                                                  Nil
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                des invités                                                                                                                                             Chaufferettes :
                                                                         les animaux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            de passage
                                                                           sauvages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   boîtes métalliques
                                                                                                                                     Mer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       percées de trous
                                                                                                                        • Thèbes    Rouge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               et remplies de
                                                                                                                                                                             De 2022 à 1650 av. J.-C. :             De 1650 à 1539 av. J.-C. :
                                       cover not final

                                                                                                              Vallée                                                                                                                                      De 1539 à 1080 av. J.-C. :                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  cendres chaudes.
                                                                                                                                                                             C'est le Moyen Empire               Des envahisseurs venus d'Asie             C’est le Nouvel Empire
                                                                                HAUTE-ÉGYPTE                  du Nil
                                                                                                                                                                                avec Sésostris III,              bouleversent tout. Ils apportent        avec les pharaons Amosis,
                                                                                                                                                 C’est un pays tout           le grand conquérant.                 des chevaux et des chars.             Toutankhamon et Ramsès.                                                                                                                              La salle d’armes
                                                                                                                                            en longueur au bord du Nil.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Le phare
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     d’Alexandrie
                                                               Dans la vallée, on cultive les terres                     car l'été, le Nil déborde et recouvre                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pour les enfants, c’est l’heure de la sieste. Ils dorment dans des chambres
                                                               qui donnent de bonnes récoltes…                            les champs pendant trois mois.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              collectives. Les lits sont très larges : on y tient à 4, 6 ou 8 !

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          La grande salle : c’est la plus vaste
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           et la plus belle pièce du château.                                                                                                                    Va-t'en                Très bien,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Baudoin, tu prends
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Frajout !             je vais voir
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          trop de place !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        mes amis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         soldats !
                                                                                                                                                                             De 1080 à 330 av. J.-C. : C'est          De 330 à 30 av. J.-C. : L'Égypte est conquise
                                                                                                                                                                             le temps des envahisseurs et             par Alexandre le Grand. Des pharaons grecs
                                                                                                                                                                           des premiers pharaons étrangers.          règnent. Cléopâtre est la dernière pharaonne.

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Follow me… to the Ancient Egypt!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Follow me… to the Middle Ages!
Viviane Koenig & Marion Duclos, Jérôme Alvarez                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dominique Joly & Alexandre Franc
Welcome to Ancient Egypt! Mittet the cat will lead you to the land of the Pharaohs.                                                                                                                                                                                                         Welcome to the Middle Ages! Frajout, Lord Rochebonne’s loyal dog, will take
Come inside the king’s palace and partake in musical dinners at night, hunts in the                                                                                                                                                                                                         you on a tour of his master’s estate. From the construction of his castle to a
desert during the day and battle preparations with the Pharaoh Ahmose. Then, on                                                                                                                                                                                                             romp through his surrounding lands, from everyday life in the dungeon run
the banks of Nile River, meet peasants and artisans before following the priests into                                                                                                                                                                                                       by the White Lady to the education of his son Hugo, a future knight, you will
the temples where they serve the gods. What does a scribe do? How do the pharaohs                                                                                                                                                                                                           experience every aspect of life in the Lord’s family. Who prepares the banquets?
get dressed in their finery? In which gods and goddesses do the ancient Egyptians                                                                                                                                                                                                           How is a tournament organized? What is an accolade ceremony? How do sieges
believe? How do they prepare the mummies? The everyday life of the Pharaoh, his                                                                                                                                                                                                             and tournaments unfold? The everyday life of the lords, ladies, peasants and
family, servants and priests will no longer be a mystery to you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                            knights of the Middle Ages will no longer be a mystery to you!
19 x 24 cm – 72 pages – 14,50 € - hardback - Belin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19 x 24 cm – 80 pages – 14,50 € - hardback - Belin
                                                                                                                                                                                       Two new volumes to
history • Ancient Egypt • Pharaoh                                                                                                                                                      be published in 2018:                                                                                history • Middle Ages • knights
Rights sold: Russian (Mann, Ivanov i Ferber)                                                                                                                                               - Prehistory                                                                                     Rights sold: Russian (Mann, Ivanov i Ferber)
                                                                                                                                                                                       - Louis XIV’s court                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      17
Non-fiction picture books                                                                Did you know that-
                                                                                              polar bears are the
                                                                                               largest carnivores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7+ years
                                                                                                   on Earth?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Histoire d’une vieille famille                                                                                        Les ours d’aujourd’hui
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Aujourd’hui on compte huit espèces d’ours . Les ours bruns, polaires, noirs américains, noirs asiatiques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   sont assez proches. Il existe ensuite trois espèces un peu particulières : les ours lippu, malais
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   et à lunettes. Enfin, le grand panda est vraiment le plus original.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ils sont tous plus ou moins cousins même si le grand panda est assez différent des autres ours.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Des croisements sont parfois possibles y compris dans la nature entre les autres espèces,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   quand elles cohabitent bien sûr.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        L’ours appartient à la famille des Ursidés, apparue           Il y avait aussi un autre ours très bizarre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        il y a 38 millions d’années, à une époque appelée             avec un museau retroussé vers le bas et de grosses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Eocène. Ce sont des mammifères de l’ordre                     dents « casse-coquillage » qui vivait au bord de la mer et
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        des Carnivores. Les tout premiers ne faisaient pas            pêchait des coquillages. On l’a nommé Kolponomos.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        vraiment peur, ils avaient la taille de ratons laveurs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        et s’appelaient Parictis. Ensuite, sont apparus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        les ours-chiens ou Amphicynodon !

                                                                                                                                                                Les médailles de l’ours brun
                                                                                                                Chapitre 6
                                                                                                                                                                Tous les ours, chacun dans leurs domaines, sont de vrais athlètes. L’apprentissage de la vie sauvage
                                                                                                                                                                est le meilleur entraînement possible. Il faut trouver sa nourriture, son abri, se défendre
                                                                                                                                                                et bien s’occuper de sa famille. Cela nécessite une excellente forme physique.

                                                                                                           Athletes :                                            Les jeunes ours bruns grimpent volontiers aux arbres.
                                                                                                                                                                C’est d’ailleurs une manière d’échapper aux gros mâles

                                                                                            les ours aux Jeux Olympiques
                                                                                                                                                                de mauvaise humeur, qui eux, sont devenus trop lourds
                                                                                                                                                                                 pour jouer aux écureuils.             Les ancêtres des ours d’aujourd’hui       L’ours à face courte (Arctodus),                                                                                                                                       Le plus grand !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       datent d’il y a environ 20 millions       également disparu aujourd’hui                                                                                                                                    L’ours polaire est le plus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       d’années. Un des derniers à avoir         était immense, il mesurait jusqu’à                                                                                                                                 grand carnivore vivant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       disparu est l’ours des cavernes :         3,7 mètres. Son envergure, « bras »                                                                                                                             sur Terre, 3 mètres de long
                                                                                                   Personne n’a jamais vu un ours aux Jeux Olympiques.                                                                 Ursus spelaeus. Les hommes préhis-        écartés, atteignait 4,3 mètres et il                                                                                                                               et environ 800kg pour
                                                                                                      Il n’est pas certain qu’ils aient envie d’y aller,                                                               toriques l’ont croisé et ça ne devait     pouvait peser jusqu’à une tonne,         Les ancêtres du grand panda sont                                                                                         les plus gros spécimens !
                                                                                                 Ils pourraient pourtant gagner quelques jolis trophées !                                                              pas être facile d’avoir un colocataire sacrée bête !                               apparus il y a 19 millions d’années.                                                                                   Mais pas facile de le faire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       de 500 kg, surtout s‘il refusait de                                                                                                                                                                        monter sur une balance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       payer son loyer…
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Malgré   leur allure pataude, les ours bruns sont capables                                                                                                                                                   sur la banquise.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   10        de courir à près de 50 km/h sur quelques centaines                                                                                                                                                                                11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               de mètres, plus vite que n’importe quel humain,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 médaillé ou non.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      En parlant de ça, vous savez
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      que les écureuils sont
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mes cousins ? Nous sommes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      de la même famille, celle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      des sciuridés. Qui l’eût cru ?!

                                                                                                                                                                Même sans pelle les ours bruns sont également capables
                                                                                                                                                                de creuser vite et bien. Grâce aux griffes de leurs pattes
                                                                                                                                                                  antérieures, ils peuvent ouvrir rapidement un terrier            On l’a vu, les épreuves de pêche au saumon
                                                                                                                                                                 d’écureuil ou de marmotte pour capturer le locataire !                   sont mondialement réputées.
                                                                                                                                                                    Il n’y a pas d’épreuve officielle aux JO pour cela.                 Médaille d’or pour les ours bruns.
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     All about Bears                                                                     AUTHOR François Moutou is a veterinarian who was responsible for the epidemiology
     François Moutou & Carole Xénard                                                     of animal diseases research unit in Maisons-Alfort (a commune of France known for
     “All About” series                                                                  its National Veterinary School). Today, he continues researching animal diseases and
     In the bear family, there are brown bears, white bears, black bears, and black-     travels in order to observe all kinds of animals, on both land and sea.
     and-white bears. Bears come in many colors. But is color the only thing that        ILLUSTRATOR Carole Xénard is an illustrator who works for the press and children’s
     differentiates them?                                                                books publishing houses. She specializes in drawing animals of all kinds. She has
     This is the story of the Ursidae. In France, around forty brown bears live in the   already illustrated All About Bees for Le Pommier.
     Pyrenees. But there are also bears living on the Arctic ice pack, high up in the    Already publisheds:
     forests of the Andes, in the Indian jungle and in the bamboo forests of southern
     China. Where do bears come from? Do you know that panda bears have two
     extra fingers to helps them gather bamboo stems? This illustrated nonfiction
     book will teach you all about bears, with plenty of laughs along the way.
     23 x 28.5 cm – 64 pages – 18€ – hardback - Le Pommier
     bears • nature • laugh                                                                   Sharks                                                        Horses                                                                           Bees                                                                                  Wolves                                                                              Cats
     Rights sold: Simplified Chinese (Juvenile & Children Publishing                     Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Serbian, Russian, Polish
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     House), Russian (Rosman)
7+ years                                                             Non-fiction picture books

Breathtaking Landscapes
for Little Explorers
Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec & Agathe Demois
Off we go on 20 thrilling adventures! Are you ready to fly     AUTHOR Journalist and historian, Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec              “Vibrant
over the Grand Canyon, sail on Titicaca Lake, meet the         is the author of numerous non-fiction titles, among which Paris
                                                                                                                                   Cities” to be
                                                                                                                                     published
Aboriginal people who live next to Ayers Rock, walk on the     for children (La Martinère), Let’s Have a Walk in the Countryside
                                                                                                                                    in October
Giant’s Causeway or gallop along the Mongolian steppes?        (Deux coqs d’or), and many more.
                                                                                                                                          2018!
For each of these incredible locations, this book provides a
map, a panoramic view of the landscape, a search-and-find
game for learning about the native animals, interesting        ILLUSTRATOR Agathe Demois graduated from the Decorative
facts, quizzes, games and so much more!                        Arts School of Strasbourg. Her charming universe attracts
28 x 35 cm – 96 pages – 21,90€ – hardback - Belin              attention of the press, the advertising and the publishers.
travel • nature • discovering the world
Rights sold: Korean (RH Korea)
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Non-fiction picture books                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         7+ years

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Quelle diversité !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Les autres arthropodes                                                              À la loupe

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Les arachnides en détail
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Un corps
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Les petites bêtes au corps mou
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Une zygielle                      en 2 parties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   des fenêtres
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Les mollusques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Les petites bêtes que tu vas découvrir ici
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       sont des invertébrés : elles n’ont pas d’os,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           donc pas de colonne vertébrale.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             4 paires
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             de pattes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3 grands groupes                                                   Les araignées, les scorpions ou les acariens sont
             Que grignotent-elles ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Les scientifiques classent ces petites bêtes selon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  la forme de leur corps.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        des arachnides. Ils n’ont jamais d’antenne.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Un escargot terrestre      Un escargot petit gris    Une limace loche jaune

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  =  Les mollusques, comme l’escargot, ont un corps mou,             Les myriapodes en détail

                                                                                                                  SE REPRODUIRE
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Où pondre ?                                                                        Le quiz                                                                         toujours humide, qui peut être protégé par une coquille.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  La plupart n’ont qu’une patte.                                                                   Une tête
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4 façons de pondre                                                                              =  Les annélides, ou vers, ont un corps mou, formé               Une lithobie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   et un corps allongé
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  d’anneaux successifs, et pas de pattes.                           fourchue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      =uneDans«uneboîteoothèque,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         à œufs » :                                                                                                                               =  Les arthropodes ont un corps protégé par une
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         la femelle mante religieuse                                                                                                                              enveloppe rigide, appelée cuticule, et des pattes                   Des segments
                                         Nathalie Tordjman                                                                                                                                                               abandonne 200 à 300 œufs
                                                                                                              Les petites bêtes sont très nombreuses, car elles                                                          dans une mousse qui durcit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  articulées. Ils regroupent les insectes, les arachnides,            avec 1 ou 2 paires
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  les myriapodes et les crustacés.                                    de pattes.
                                                                                                                ont une étonnante capacité à se reproduire.                                                              à l’air.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Une littorine obtuse       Une patelle ponctuée      Une limnée des étangs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Les insectes en détail

                                      LE LIVRE AUX
                                                                                                              Des couples traditionnels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Les myriapodes sont aussi appelés
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       « mille-pattes »,
                                                                           Où se cachent-elles ?              Chez la plupart des arthropodes,
                                                                                                              il y a des mâles et des femelles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Un corps en 3 parties :                           4 ailes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             mais ils n’en ont jamais autant !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Les annélides

                            PETITES BETES
                                                                                                              qui s’accouplent.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      la tête, le thorax, l’abdomen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Les crustacés en détail                 Un corps couvert
                                                                                                              Ensuite, le couple se sépare                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  d’une cuticule
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Une gammare
                                                                                                              et la femelle pond des œufs.
                                                                                                                                                                                    =Surdu papillon
                                                                                                                                                                                            une plante : la femelle
                                                                                                                                                                                                    écaille martre                                       1. Après l’accouplement, la femelle                2. Quand la femelle balanin des                                                                                                          des ruisseaux,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ou crevette d’eau
                                                                                                                                                                                       dépose 200 à 400 œufs                                             agrion jouvencelle pondra en…                      noisettes s’apprête à pondre, elle…
                                                                                                              Le mâle araignée, ici une argiope frelon,                                sous des feuillages.
                                                                                                              est souvent plus petit que la femelle…                                                                                                       a lâchant ses œufs en vol.                         a perce une jeune noisette.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2 antennes
                                                                                                              qui ne doit pas le prendre pour une proie !                                                                                                  b protégeant ses œufs dans un cocon.               b capture un ver.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           c trempant son abdomen dans l’eau.                 c creuse un trou dans le sol.
                                             Illustré par
                                       Emmanuelle Tchoukriel
                                                                                                              Des couples très originaux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2 yeux
                                                                                                              Les escargots, les limaces, les vers et quelques crustacés                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7 paires
                                         & Julien Norwood
                                                                                                              sont hermaphrodites (à la fois mâle et femelle). Après
                                                                                                              l’accouplement, chacun pond des œufs de son côté.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           =araignée
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dans un cocon : la femelle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     lycose tisse                                                                                                                                                      3 paires de pattes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                de pattes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               de   pattes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Un ver de terre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ou lombric terrestre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Un ver de pêche,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ou néreis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Une sangsue des poissons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               un cocon de soie autour                                                                                                                                                                                                   Les crustacés ont au moins 5 paires
                                                                                                              Certains mollusques, comme les huîtres plates, changent                                                          d’une centaine d’œufs,                                                                                                                                                                            Une guêpe                         La majorité vit dans l’eau.
                                                                                                              de sexe au cours de leur vie.                                                                                    puis elle le transporte
      Comment se déplacent-elles ?                                                                            Quant à la femelle puceron, elle donne naissance
                                                                                                              à des petits sans s’être accouplée avec un mâle :
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               sous son abdomen.                                                                                                                              8                                                                                                                                                                                                               9

                                                                                                              c’est la parthénogénèse.

                                                                                                              Opération séduction !
                                                             Quelles sont leurs petites manies ?              Pour se rencontrer, le mâle et la femelle communiquent
                                                                                                              par des messages. La femelle papillon attire le mâle en
                                                                                                              envoyant un message odorant. Chez les vers luisants,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3. La femelle bousier pond dans                    4. La femelle cynips des galles-cerises
                                                                                                              la femelle et le mâle se reconnaissent par des signaux
                                                                                                              lumineux.
                                                                                                                                                                                    =creusent
                                                                                                                                                                                     Dans la terre : les escargots
                                                                                                                                                                                               un trou, où ils pondent                                   une boulette de crottin qu’elle…                   du chêne pond dans une feuille qui…
                                                                                                                                                                                       de 50 à 100 œufs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           a couve jusqu’à l’éclosion.                        a fane aussitôt.
                                                                                                                                                            Le grillon des champs                                                                          b cache dans la terre.                             b s’entortille lentement.
                                                                                                                                                            appelle la femelle                                                                             c enveloppe de soie.                               c produit une grosse verrue appelée galle.
                                                                                                                                                            en stridulant devant
                                                                                                                                                            son terrier.

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     The Book of Tiny Creatures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   AUTHOR Nathalie Tordjman is a journalist specializing in nature and
     Nathalie Tordjman & Julien Norwood (ill.), Emmanuelle Tchoukriel (ill.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      environment. She has published numerous non-fiction books, including
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     A beautiful non-fiction book that allows readers to discover the
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     Following the success of The Bird Book, discover this new non-fiction book and learn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Norwood is an author, illustrator and ornithologist. He helped illustrate
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                                                                                                                    - Louis Pasteur

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An exciting adventure novel taking place in London in the           1831: Two cabin boys aboard the Beagle help a young natu-           1914: Lucien and Suzanne meet Marie Curie and help protect
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pioneer of the computer language.                                   On December 27th, 1831, the Beagle casts off for a long trip        Suzanne and her brother Lucien live in a small French village. One
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Nothing functions anymore. In Pentagone, a team of experts          naturalist named Darwin pursues his greatest dream – to             They rush to help the passengers and meet an unusual woman
from all over the world tries to find a solution. There is only     discover the world. Thanks to his observations along the way,       named Marie Curie. The next day, Marie Curie is getting ready to
one solution: to go back in time and fix the harm at its source     Darwin comes up with new theories that displease many but           leave when the Germans bomb the munitions factory. Lucien and
by preventing the invention of informatics, a source of all their   that will shake the scientific world to its core. However, a few    Suzanne’s injured mother entrusts her two children to the famous
troubles. Nancy, after going through time-space tunnel, finds       unexpected obstacles interrupt his research. The crew decides       scientist.
herself in London in the beginning of July 1843. The program        that the ship is cursed and accuses Darwin of being the source      During their trip to Paris over the next few days, the children will
made a mistake of 100 years… There, she meets Ada Lovelace,         of all their problems. Luckily, Jules and Victor, two 11-year-old   learn about Marie Curie’s life. Who is she? Why does she always
pioneer of the computer language, and Charles Babbage,              cabin boys, befriend the odd young man and help him avoid all       wear black? And last but not least, what is hidden in the strange and
inventor of a difference engine.                                    the traps laid out for him.                                         very heavy briefcase?
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