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