IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A FLOWER
“IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A FLOWER” Illustrated by: Pia Valentinis 1° Ed. Motta Junior 2011 The book tells about the sense and the importance of the memories, time, childhood and change. An hymn to life for those young readers who don’t know what they will become yet, and for all those adults who still don’t know what they have become. From “ Liber” 10 may...
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“ADAMO E ABELIA” EL. Edizioni “Le letture” – 1991 2nd Ed. Einaudi Ragazzi “Storie e rime”, 2004 Illustrato da: Fulvio Testa (Fuori Catalogo) Da 7 anni in poi “FEDERICO AND THE TROMBONE” EL Edition “Readings”, 1992 Illustrated by: Paola Sapori (Fuori Catalogo) Suitable for children aged 7 and over “NERONE AND PUDDING” Emme Edition “First readings” – 1999 Illustrated by: Francesco Altan Suitable for children aged 6 and over “FELIPE AND THE SPITEFUL MOON” EL Edition “The readings of...
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“LITTLE WOMEN TODAY” 1° Edition “New Children’s Library” – New Roman Editions, Rome- 2012 Illustrated by Gioia Marchegiani “Summers are not all the same, some go by hidden and others change your life. And autumn neither are all the same, because falling leaves are not the same and neither are rains. That’s why that summer and that autumn were so important for them…” Marta, Diana, Margherita and Isabella are four sisters who live in a big country farmhouse, where their parents recently opened a farm. They are totally different as to personalities, tastes, interests, but they are...
Read MoreAGATA AND THE FOX
“AGATA AND THE FOX” – 1st Edition – “BUS” series – Motta Junior, Florence 2012. Illustrated by Brunella Baldi Agata is a girl as there are many, trapped in between two parents; one, the black-man Dad, is the tormentor of the other, the Mum, who is beaten by the violence that everyday strikes her. The fox is her fur neck friend whom Agata shares her secrets with. But is everything as it looks like? The ending open up unexpected passages of light. Angela Nanetti knows how to tackle difficult topics, sometimes extremely difficult, with a frank, never crude writing. In this...
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“THE CITY OF POP CORN CIRCUS” Ed. Giunti Junior. Coll. Gru., 2013 Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri. “ Giacomo’s finger suddenly stopped; his heartbeat accelerated and his nose started smelling. That smell, that unmistakable smell! Pop corn! He heard a faint scratching and then something appeared from the balcony: two ears, two paws and a tail, and again two ears, two paws and a tail, and again two ears, two paws and a tail! Three cats one on top of another, a pyramid of cats!” A good book where themes of great topicality such as tolerance towards diversity, acceptation of other...
Read MoreUN GIORNO UN NOME INCOMINCIÒ UN VIAGGIO
“Un giorno un nome incominciò un viaggio” «Un giorno un nome incominciò un viaggio. Era un nome di tante lettere e suonava dolce…». Il nome evoca terre lontane, altopiani dorati, che possono portare dolore, tanto da convincere i suoi abitanti ad abbandonarli, in cerca di luoghi più fortunati. E «il nome» si mette in viaggio. È la storia di una bambina, ma è anche la storia di tante vite che sbarcano sulle nostre e su altre coste. Con toni dolci gli autori raccontano una storia crudele, dove sofferenza, ingiustizia e indifferenza sono padrone dei destini degli uomini. Perché il...
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