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B4U PUBLISHING
AUTUMN 2019
Non-fiction
NON-FICTION BOOKS BY B4U PUBLISHING
ALBATROS MEDIA
BOOKS
Autumn 2019
ALBATROS MEDIA
Cover illustration by magdalena konečná.
B4U PU B LI S H I N G
& ALBATROS M E D IA
present
2
Forthcoming COLOURS IN
NATURE
co-editions a new book
Order confirmation: 14.11.2019
FOB HK: 20.3.2020
SEARCH & EXPLORE Further details on page 26
a new series
Order confirmation: 12.12.2019
FOB HK: 19.5.2020 ALL ABOUT THE
Further details on page 8 FEATHER
a new book
Our House
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FOB HK: 6.4.2020
EXPLORE ANIMAL Further details on page 27
KINGDOM
new books from
a successful series
Order confirmation: 14.1.2020 PESTIES
FOB HK: 8.6.2020 Underground At the Water a new book
Further details on page 10
Order confirmation: 14.11.2019
EXW CZ: 13.3.2020
Further details on page 28
Anthill Tree Beehive
SIMILAR, YET
DIFFERENT
FRIENDS FROM a new series
THE FOREST
a new series Order confirmation: 14.11.2019
FOB HK: 6.4.2020
Order confirmation: 12.12.2019 Further details on page 29 Wild and Tame Animal Lookalikes
FOB HK: 19.5.2020 Animals
Further details on page 12 Franny Fox Looks for Milo Badger Looks
Bilberries for a New Home
WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE WEATHER
CHANGES?
a new book
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FOB HK: 6.4.2020
Tony Hare and His Freddy Bear Decorates
Further details on page 30
Party in the Woods Mr Owl’s House
3
4
A BUNCH OF REMARKABLE
QUESTIONS AND WORKS OF ART
ANSWERS AROUND THE
a new book from WORLD
a successful series a new book from
a successful series
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FOB HK: 19.5.2020 Order confirmation: 14.11.2019
Further details on page 32 FOB HK: 6.4.2020
The Stories of Musical
Further details on page 38 Instruments
Astounding Questions from the
Fabulous World of Planets
The Stories of The Stories of The Stories of
Pictures & Interesting Interesting
Sculptures Buildings Towns and
The Tricky The Tricky Everything You’ve Cities
Questions of Questions of Ever Wanted to
Smartie Joey Prier Maya Know About the
Moon
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
ORDINARY THINGS
a new book
ATLASES FOR
CHILDREN Order confirmation: 12.12.2019
a new book from FOB HK: 19.5.2020
a successful series Further details on page 40
Order confirmation: 14.1.2020
FOB HK: 8.6.2020
Further details on page 34 FAMOUS ANIMALS
Atlas of Volcanoes for AND PETS OF THE
Children FAMOUS
a new book
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BOOKS FOR FOB HK: 20.3.2020
CURIOUS YOUNG Further details on page 41
MINDS
a new book from
a successful series
OUTSIDE SPACE
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FOB HK: 19.5.2020
How Art Is Made Do You Know How Things
Further details on page 36 How Things Are Are Made Order confirmation: 14.11.2019
Made? FOB HK: 6.4.2020
Further details on page 49
5
age 2–5
8
NEW
Search & Explore A House Full
suitable for suitable for
age 2–5 age 3–5
book parameters: illustrated by edit hajdu
of Animals: Find
Size 230 × 330 mm, 6 spreads,
hardbinding
written by pavla hanáčková
Hidden Animals
The life of an ordinary family that lives in an ordinary
house can be turned upside down in the blink of an book parameters: illustrated by zuzana dreadka krutá
eye. All it takes is one little hamster called Sid, a true Size 215 × 280mm, 7 spreads, flaps, written by sabina konečná
adventurer at heart. When Sid flees his cage to explore hardbinding
the family house, an unforgettable expedition begins.
Luckily Peapod and Pie, siblings and Sid’s owners, are A small hole in the fence, that’s all it took for a great,
hot on his heels. Help them search and explore every fun adventure to start. Curious animals from a nearby
room in the house, look under the flaps and help them ZOO set out to explore a neighbouring house. They’re
find Sid. You’ll get to know every nook and cranny of going to search six rooms in total, enjoying their visit
the house, learn to name the peculiar things that are immensely. They’ll take a taste of many goodies, have
there and learn to understand how they work. Let the a nap, crawl inside wardrobes, climb on shelves, even
search begin! jump into the bathtub. Find all 86 animals that have
search & explore hidden themselves inside this generously illustrated
Our House interactive book for small readers, and learn many
interesting facts!
coming soon sold: Bulgarian, Greek, Italian,
search & explore Lithuanian, Slovene, Spanish
Our City
9
10
Explore Animal suitable for
age 2–5 illustrated by magdaléna takáčová
Kingdom
written by petra bartíková
This series of shaped leporello books with all sorts of
cut-out chambers and holes will allow the curious
book parameters: illustrated by marcel králik readers to explore each title inside out. The inhabitants
Size 230 × 230 mm, 16 pages, written by petra bartíková of each book will tell children how it goes in the place
board book they live in. Chunky pages, concise texts packed with
fun facts and cute illustrations are just perfect for
What would it be like to be a bee, an ant or a squirrel younger kids!
living in the hollow of an old oak tree? Let’s explore explore animal kingdom
the animal kingdom, where you can be one of them for Anthill
NEW a little while. Of course, it’s only pretend! These sold: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese
leporello books are shaped like underground, hives, for Brazil, German, Galician, Finnish,
trees or anthills with numerous carved out chambers Greek, Spanish, Slovene, Complex
and corridors. Chinese, Italian
explore animal kingdom
Underground
Ants only rarely
take a rest Worker ants carry out
Look inside
various tasks
the anthill
illustrated by
martin šojdr
NEW
explore animal kingdom explore animal kingdom
Tree Beehive
sold: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese sold: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese for
for Brazil, Estonian, Italian, Galician, Brazil, Estonian, German, Italian, Galician,
explore animal kingdom Greek, Hungarian, German, Slovene, Greek, Lithuanian, Slovene, Spanish,
At the Water Spanish, Swedish, Complex Chinese Swedish, Complex Chinese, Finnish
11
12
NEW
Friends from suitable for
age 2–5
the Forest
book parameters: illustrated by tomáš kopecký
Size 170 × 170 mm, 5 spreads, written by petra bartíková
5 big flaps, board book
Franny Fox, Milo Badger, Tony Hare, Freddy Bear -
four guys who will guide children through the forest friends from the forest
and teach them colours, opposites, numbers and Milo Badger Looks
shapes. Four board books that for a New Home
feature illustrations with funny
details, and there‘s a flap to lift
on every page!
friends from the forest
Franny Fox Looks
for Bilberries
friends from the forest friends from the forest
Tony Hare and Freddy Bear
His Party in the Decorates Mr
Woods Owl’s House
13
14
Animal Invisible Animals
suitable for suitable for
age 3–5 age 3–5
Relationships book parameters: illustrated by linh dao
Size 210 × 210 mm, 7 spreads, written by pavla hanáčková
5 venetian sliders, hardbinding
book parameters: illustrated by jana kloučková kudrnová
Size 230 × 210 mm, 32 pages, written by petra bartíková and markéta špačková
hardbinding Books from this series explain
How can I tell my chosen one that I like her? If she children how animals camouflage
bares her teeth at me, does it mean that she likes me or themselves in nature. In each
that I should take to my heels? Relationships aren’t book five animals are hidden in
easy at all. As animals could tell you... In many stories their natural habitat and children can
for children, humans understand the language of uncover them by pulling the sliding mechanism.
animals only when magic is involved. Abracadabra! Moreover, they will learn more interesting facts about
Now they understand all kinds of barking and buzzing. the camouflage of each animal. On the last page,
Who wouldn’t want to understand animal language? If children will have loads of fun while looking for
you’re interested in knowing what animals talk about, invisible animals animals that are hidden in the picture!
then these are books for you. Who’s Hiding
in the Forest
animal relationships and Snow?
Why Crocodiles sold: Spanish worldwide, Simplified
Make Waves: Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian,
Love between Lithuanian, Polish, Complex Chinese
Animals
sold: French for Europe, English
for Australia
animal relationships
Why Lions
Roar at Lions:
How Animals
Communicate
sold: French for Europe, English for
Australia invisible animals
Who’s Hiding in
the Desert and
Water?
sold: Spanish worldwide, Simplified
Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Polish,
Complex Chinese
15
16
Teddy and Friends
suitable for
age 2–5 My First Books suitable for
age 3–5
book parameters: illustrated by katarína macurová
of Nature
Size 190 × 190 mm, 6 spreads, written by petra bartíková
6 venetian slides, case cover
book parameters: illustrated by katarína macurová
Size 230 × 270 mm, 28 pages, written by petra bartíková
Four books about Teddy and friends who want to help hardbinding
him but don’t always succeed. In summer, the
strawberries in Teddy’s garden ripen. Teddy takes good
care of them. Oof, but who has eaten his carrot?! Teddy Push, dig, boom, cuddle. Gerbils sleep pressed next to
has a small farm, too. On his farm he looks after one another in holes with passage ways, which they dig
chickens, sheep, horses and other animals. His friend themselves. Zoom! Gulp! Smack! Frogs use their long
Mr Piggy helps Teddy. But sometimes Mr Piggy gets tongues to grab insects, worms
his trotters in a twist. Then life on the farm gets and even small rodents. You will
messy … In Teddy’s home two mice have never got up learn this, and much more, in
teddy and his friends to anything but mischief, but this time they have your first illustrated books about
Teddy in the decided to help Teddy – to make a delicious pizza! In nature.
Garden the garage Teddy and Mr Hedgehog have a lot of work my first books of nature
sold: Estonian, Greek, Complex ahead of them. How do you think they’ll get on? One How Animals Sleep
Chinese thing’s for sure – Teddy’s home will again be full of sold: Simplified Chinese, Estonian, Russian,
fun. Look through books and say what’s happening in Ukrainian, Greek, Slovene, Vietnamese,
the garage, on the farm, in the kitchen and in the Thai, Catalan
garden. Thanks to the magic pull bar, the animals all
but come to life!
teddy and his friends
Teddy on the
Farm
sold: Greek, Complex Chinese
Pull the magic
pull-bar
The picture will
change before
your very eyes
teddy and his friends teddy and his friends my first books of nature
Teddy in the Teddy in the How Animals Eat
Garage Kitchen sold: Simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian,
sold: Greek, Complex Chinese sold: Greek, Complex Chinese Greek, Vietnamese, Polish, Thai, Catalan
1718
Learning Wheel Fairy Tale
suitable for suitable for
age 2+ age 3–5
book parameters: illustrated by julie cossette
Encyclopedia
Size 170 × 170 mm, 6 spreads, written by pavla hanáčková
rotating mechanism,
hardbinding book parameters: illustrated by alexandra májová
In this series you’ll find funny, colourful books that Size 220 × 220 mm, 6 spreads, written by štěpánka sekaninová and
teach kids all the basics they need to know. Special hardbinding petra bartíková
rotating mechanism on the left side of the spread
supports the visual learning and children will learn Do you think that fairy tales are just lovely stories
everything they need about colours, shapes, numbers, filled with fantasy, magic, witchcraft and wonder, and
opposites, seasons and the daily routine. On the right that they tell us nothing new about the world that
side of each spread, they will practice other things surrounds us? If you do, whether you’re a big reader or
connected to each topic. Just turn and learn! a small one, you’re wrong. Let the Encyclopaedia of
Fairy Tales series prove it by showing you all the things
fairy tales can teach us. Walk through the woods with
Little Red Riding Hood, inspect the garden with
Sleeping Beauty, help the Three Little Pigs build
a house, and dive deep into the sea with the Little
fairy tale encyclopedia Mermaid. What are you waiting for? Learn about the
In the Garden with world against the background of your favourite stories
Sleeping Beauty and have fun at the same time!
sold: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese
for Europe, French, German for Turkey
learning wheel learning wheel learning wheel
Numbers Opposites Shapes
sold: Spanish & Basque, Italian, sold: Italian, Complex Chinese, sold: Spanish & Basque, Italian,
Complex Chinese, Latvian, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, French, Greek, Complex Chinese, Hungarian, Latvian,
Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French Simplified Chinese, Maltese, Spanish Greek, Simplified Chinese, French
fairy tale encyclopedia fairy tale encyclopedia fairy tale encyclopedia
learning wheel learning wheel learning wheel On the Site with In the Ocean In the Wood with
Colours Seasons My Day the Three Little with the Little Little Red Riding
sold: Italian, Complex Chinese, Greek, sold: English for Hong Kong, Complex sold: Complex Chinese, Pigs Mermaid Hood
Hungarian, French, Latvian, Simplified Chinese sold: Lithuanian, Simplified Chinese, sold: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese sold: Lithuanian, Simplified Chinese,
Chinese, Dutch, Maltese, Spanish Portuguese for Europe, French for Europe, French French, German, Portuguese for Europe
1920
More books suitable shape books for
young readers
a pictorial
mini-encyclopedia
for age 2–5 The Undersea Everyday Life
World at School
sold: Dutch, sold: Russian,
Simplified Chinese, Simplified Chinese
peek-a-boo animal pop-ups Portuguese for Brazil,
German
Shapes Animal Babies
sold: Ukrainian around the
Forest
sold: Dutch, French
Life in a Castle
sold: Simplified What Will
Chinese, Portuguese I Be?
for Brazil, Slovene, sold: Russian,
German Simplified Chinese,
Lithuanian
Animal Babies
Animal on the Farm
Houses and sold: Dutch, French
Shelters
sold: Ukrainian The Mystery
of the Mummy
sold: Simplified
Chinese, Portuguese
for Brazil bird’s eye view discovery
animal homes Wild Animals
Animal Colours from
sold: Dutch, Finnish, In the Forest a Swallow’s
Italian, Norwegian, sold: Dutch, French Pirates – The Eye Viewals
Swedish, Slovene, for Europe, Italian, Treasure of sold: Simplified
Simplified Chinese, German, Vietnamese Hopalong Jack Chinese
Ukrainian, French for sold: Dutch,
Europe, Russian, English Simplified Chinese,
for Hong Kong Portuguese for
Brazil, Slovene
City from
Animal Patterns Animals a Sparrow’s
sold: Dutch, Finnish, In the Garden of the Jungle Eye View
Italian, Norwegian, sold: Dutch, French sold: Simplified sold: Simplified
Swedish, Slovene, for Europe, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese Chinese, German
Simplified Chinese, German, Vietnamese for Brazil
Ukrainian, French for
Europe, Latvian, Russian,
English for Hong Kong
2122
yes or no beat your fear choose & learn other books
Can You Not As Scary Animals Bug Hotel
Behave? As It Looks … sold: Simplified
Etiquette for sold: Ukrainian, Chinese, German,
Little Rascals Italian, Spanish for Polish
sold: Simplified Europe, Icelandic
Chinese, Spanish for
Europe, Russian,
Ukrainian
I’m Not Afraid
Are You of the Dark Seasons
Careful sold: English for
Enough? Australia and NZ,
A Guide English for UK, English
for Little for USA, Simplified
Hotheads Chinese, Ukrainian,
sold: Simplified French, Greek, Spanish
Chinese, Spanish for for Europe, Portuguese
Europe, Estonian, for Europe, Latvian,
Russian, Ukrainian Complex Chinese,
Dutch, Russian, Shapes
Estonian, Icelandic,
Italian, Romanian,
little shoes Swedish
Joey Learns to
Tie His
Shoelaces tales of nature
sold: Dutch, English
for China, Spanish
and Catalan for Samie the Stork
Europe, Complex sold: Estonian,
Chinese, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Portuguese for Brazil,
Vietnamese, Slovene
Kate Learns to
Tie Her
Shoelaces
sold: Dutch, English Rosie the
for China, Greek, Raindrop
Spanish and Catalan sold: Estonian,
for Europe, Complex Simplified Chinese,
Chinese, Russian, English for Hong
Portuguese for Brazil, Kong
Vietnamese
2324
age 6–8 & 9–12
2526
Colours in Nature All about...
suitable for suitable for
age 6–8 age 6–8
book parameters: illustrated by magdalena konečná book parameters: illustrated by matej ilčík
Size 240 x 300 mm, 32 pages, written by jana sedláčková , štěpánka sekaninová Size 215 × 280 mm, 64 pages,
hardbinding pocket with a folding poster,
hardbinding Nature is full of fascinating creatures. Have you
Nature is teeming with incredible colours. But have noticed how diverse, yet similar can some things be?
you ever wondered how the colours green, yellow, pink Take eggs or feathers for instance: their features may
or blue might taste or smell? What could they sound vary across the whole animal kingdom. Eggs are always
NEW like? Or what would they feel like if you touched at the beginning of a new life – yet they come in
them? Nature’s colours are so wonderful and diverse different sizes, shapes and colours. Don’t be fooled:
they inspired people to use the names of plants, NEW birds aren’t the only animals capable of laying eggs!
animals and minerals when labelling all the nuances. And what about that feather that lies under the tree?
Join us on a journey to discover the twelve most Feathers are as diverse as the birds that wear them to
well-known colours and their shades. You will learn suit their habitat. Many birds make a feather bed in
that the colours and elements you find in nature are their nests to lay their fragile eggs on; the feathers of
often closely connected. Will you be able to find all the some males can even make them more successful
links in each chapter? Last but not least, if you are an in attracting their future bride! Learn about
aspiring artist, take our course at the end of the book the most interesting species in the
and you’ll be able to paint as exquisitely as nature bird kingdom and their eggs or
itself does! Nature’s Wonderful Colours: all about... feathers – on a large-format
Colours in Nature is a unique hand-painted All about the poster too!
encyclopaedia dedicated to the wonderful world Feather
of colours you find in nature – be it colours of written by
plants, animals or minerals. marie kotasová adámková
Occurence:
COMMON EIDER IN A DUVET
Brrr! It’s pretty cold in the north, I can tell you. It’s enough NORTHERN COASTS OF EUROPE AND
pi Amazon to make your wings freeze! So Mother Nature left nothing NORTH AMERICA AND ASSOCIATED
river dolphin Somateria mollissima to chance and gave the eider high-quality downy feathers
which can be relied on to keep the bird warm even in super-
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NEW
Pesties Similar, yet
suitable for suitable for
age 6–8 age 6–8
book parameters: illustrated by anna aňos kubecová
Different
Size 215 × 280 mm, 36 pages, written by sabina konečná , tomáš filipi
hardbinding
book parameters: illustrated by ana miminoshvili
Attention, please! An investigation is underway. We Size 200 × 200 mm, 44 pages written by jana sedláčková , pavla hanáčková
are searching for animals of weird and wonderful + 18 gatefolds, hardbinding
shapes, with odd body markings, thieving paws,
NEW greedy beaks and sharp fangs. Their territory takes in The origin of some animals can be traced back to their
our pantries and gardens, even our bedrooms. We wild ancestors. No wonder we can still see some crazy
encounter them all over the world. Of many different features in their tamer counterparts! Moreover, there
kinds, they form a dreadful band of damage-doers. are many creatures in the animal kingdom that look
Open this book and learn about all the mischief like two peas in a pod. But take a closer look! This
caused by certain creatures when they get close to us. series will explain to children the differences as well as
similarities between similar-looking animals. Don’t
only take their appearance into account - their nature,
behaviour and habitat are really important, too! Bold,
modern illustrations complement the concise, yet
similar, yet different information-packed texts. Just open one of the
Wild and Tame gatefolds and discover what makes each animal unique
Animals and different from its companion!
Bison Cow
The bison has lots of shaggy, brown The cow grazes peacefully in moun-
hair all over its body. When it runs tain meadows filled with fresh and juicy
through the grassy prairie, it leaves behind grass. One would think it had nothing to
a thoroughly churned up trail and clouds of do all day but chew every mouthful over and
dust. In winter, it uses its humped neck to over again. The only ones who don’t need to
clear away the snow, so it can find chew are small calves – they are fed by
enough food for itself in the cold their mother with milk from
season. Such a clever animal! her udder.
Shaggy Lazy
giant grazer
similar, yet different
Animal Lookalikes
2930
What Happens Where the Beaver
suitable for suitable for
age 6–8 age 6–8
When the Weather Does His Business:
Changes? What Animals Leave
book parameters: illustrated by misha bera
Behind
Size 215 × 280 mm, 48 pages, written by sabina konečná , tereza marková
hardbinding book parameters: illustrated by hedviga gutierrez
Size 250 × 250 mm, 36 pages, written by markéta nováková
Have you ever wondered about the shape of a raindrop? hardbinding
Or why the wind blows? Or where snow comes from?
Or what happens when a storm comes? Or what
NEW a hoarfrost is? You will find answers to these questions
and many others in this book, which is all about an
Even the stubborn loner bear sometimes feels like
dancing. When he does, nearly everyone in the woods
immensely interesting subject – weather. Your guide will knows about it. And just think of all the traces he
be none other than Rosie the tree frog, a meteorologist leaves! Battered pines, firs bent out of shape, bear hair
of great experience. So what are you waiting for? Grab in the tree bark, plus lots of giant footprints. Every
Rosie’s foot and let her show you what happens animal leaves various traces – poop pellets, feathers,
when the weather changes! eggs, nests, you name it… Join us in their woodland
homes, the town, the field, the meadow and the
garden, even underwater. Not only will you discover
where the beaver does his business, you’ll learn lots of
other things too – like who makes the best slides in the
snow and in the mud.
FOX PECULIARITIES PHEASANT COURTSHIP
IN THE FIELD With the upcoming autumn,
the common voles are arriving
In March, the most celebrated pheasant season begins – the period of mating
calls. Combative cocks call out from every field and baulk, competing with one
at the stack of straw. They are other. The pheasant hen, white as a bride, is choosing its bridegroom.
looking for shelter and the final Who wins its heart? The one with the most beautiful engagement
grains. And the sly foxes have their dance of course!
During the autumn harvest, the field invites
PARTRIDGE GATHERINGS
eyes out for the chubby voles. It‘s not
the animals to eat properly before the win- surprising that the fox has to relieve it-
ter. The pig family does not set even a hoof self after such a rich catch. Its toilet is an Hungarian partridges are loyal to fields, meadows and
out of the vast field of maize, they feel elevated space, especially stumps, stones balks. In the autumn they find plenty of goodies here
PRETTY SWEET,
so happy there. The greedy guts common or heaps of grass. Here you can find the HUH?
and form larger flocks. In the winter, it‘s always better in
hamster has been hamstering supplies since dung of a red fox, full of hair, bones larger groups. The partridges wait out the cold winter
FOX POO IS BLACK OR GREY, IN A ROLLER
summer, so its underground pantry is full. It and feathers. nights in a protected place in the klatches, where they
SHAPE, OVER TIME IT MAY TURN WHITE.
sure won't starve in the winter! The swallows all huddle together. When they leave the klatch the next
are bidding farewell: “We're flying somewhe- morning, they also leave a large amount of faeces.
re warm, see you in the spring!”
RABBIT CHASES AND SKIRMISHES OUCH, YOU’RE
STANDING ON MY
In the springtime, the field becomes the scene for hare courtship. One doe is PAW.
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You have been to the theatre and the cinema many
times, I’m sure. All of us sometimes go to a musical
performance, and I doubt there is anyone among us
who has never been to a really big concert or art
NEW gallery. All these things are such a natural part of our
lives that we rarely think to ask how they come about.
But do you know how many people and occupations
come together in a single theatre performance? Do you
know how much work and time are involved in making
a feature-length film? Do you know how many creative
people work together on one short animated film? Did
you know that a two-hour concert requires two whole
months of rehearsals and preparations? Have you any
books for curious young minds idea what needs to be done before an interesting
How Art Is Made sculpture or painting comes into being? If you lack
answers to these questions, do not despair. That’s what
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about
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The piano is one of the most ARRANGED VERTICALLY.
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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS
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Attracted by music soft and gentle, then wild and IT WILL EVEN FIT IN of the piano.
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stands in the middle of the hall. On a stoolnext to piano in many a room and apartment. Standing smartly against a
Higher,
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long fingers racing about the black and white keys. vertically in separate planes in order to fit them all in. The bass
strings of an upright piano are thicker and shorter than those
Man and piano make beautiful music together. of a grand, giving the upright a more booming but narrower and
less expansive tone.
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hardbinding book parameters: illustrated by collective of illustrators
Size 230 × 330 mm, 96 pages, written by štěpánka sekaninová
They’re all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, hardbinding
and it never occurs to us to stop and think about where
they came from. What, you ask? The most ordinary “Mom, please, please, let’s get a dog or a cat!” there is
NEW things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas,
toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so
most probably no parent accross the globe who may
have never had to face a similar wish of their kids. But
forth. How did they come to be? Who invented them, NEW don’t be confused, not only just do children long for a
how did they develop and change over time? If you’d living pet, but also outstanding artists, great rulers of
like to know the answer to these questions, to peek ancient empires or warlords throughout the whole
behind the curtain that drapes the most ordinary history of human kind have always wanted to have
stuff in mystery, then definitely read on and learn their own little animal that they would love. No matter
the story of common things. whether it‘s ordinary or exotic. But animals are not just
cute silent faces to cuddle, they can also bravely save
people’s lives during war conflicts or in critical
situations. Do you not believe? There are about 45
stories introducing glorious, valiant and brave animals
as well as the darlings of famous celebrities in this
publication that will surely convince you. There are texts
full of interesting information completed with
illustrations from well-known Czech and Slovak artists.
SKATES leather straps
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Nothing better than iron!
A few centuries later – in the 4 and 3 centuries BC,
to be precise – Celts started settling down in Euro-
Marquis de Lafayette's
It’s brass monkeys out there. Ponds are gleaming pe, introducing their ability to work with iron. This wild alligator
with ice. Cool, great, wonderful! Everyone’s tripping skill not only benefitted farmers or warriors, but also
over themselves to go skating, the young and the greatly improved the concept of skates. How? Well,
old!!!! They take their sharpened skates out of the what do you think? Bones were replaced with iron,
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette maybe with relief. Adams became quite
closet, and off they go. Girls start doing pirouettes of course! An iron strip would be embedded into
while boys turn into fierce hockey players, pushing a wooden plate, and voilà! You could glide on the was an intrepid soul. In his native France, fond of the apparently heartless creature.
the puck into the net with their hockey sticks. A few nearest pond, as fast as lightning. The earliest iron- he commanded the National Guard during He gave it an unfurnished room of its own
timid beginners fall down a couple of times and treated bone -made great-grandmother of our modern skates is the Revolution. In America, he fought in in the East Wing of the White House, to-
scrape their knees, but they become more and more almost 2000 years old. Quite the number, huh? the Battles of Brandywine and Yorktown gether with a good-sized bathtub, so that
assured of their skating skills by the end of the day.
for independence, freedom and democracy. it could live well and happily. And as Presi-
And he triumphed. So it’s no surprise that dent Adams was a joker, he had great fun
The oldest skates his later visit to the land across the pond using the sharp-toothed animal – which
was a triumph, too. Wherever he and his people with imagination took for a fairy-
in the world stagecoach reached, he received an enthu- -tale dragon – to scare unsuspecting guests
archeological siastic welcome, and he was showered with and visitors to the president’s residence.
These prehistoric skates, made in the Stone Age
gifts of all shapes and sizes. It was then After a while Mrs Adams tired persuaded
( 3,000 BC ) would later be discovered by archae- reconstruction of skate 4 t h — 3 rd
CE that someone came up with the idea that her husband to move their green house-
ologists in Scandinavia, England, Hungary, Russia, N 4 5
nothing smaller than an alligator was a fit mate out of the White House. Lafayette’s
or the Czech Republic.
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tribute for the gallant nobleman, soldier and Adams’s alligator was sent away to the
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and general. That’s right – a predator with exotic wilderness of Africa.
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teeth as sharp as Lafayette’s sharpest No one knows how much of the story
sabre. The general behaved with full mi- of the Marquis de Lafayette’s strange gift
Hockey, or figure skates? litary courtesy. He accepted the alligator is true. Many historians have searched for
Our prehistoric ancestors didn’t really face this di-
Jump in at the without hesitation and took it along as he it in the annals of French and American
lemma. All of them had identical skates made from
bones. The shinbones or ribs of elephants, horses, metal buckles leather straps
medieval end continued on his American pilgrimage. But
the green pet didn’t make it to France with
history; it seems that none of them has
found in all the papers and documents
The skater helped reindeer, deer, boars, or cattle were the best mate- him. Before his departure, Lafayette pre- any mention of an alligator in a White
Celtic-style skates were perfected and improved
with a simple stick rial. If one was crafty enough, they’d chop such
many times, up until the Middle Ages. Sure, the iron
sented it to his friend John Quincy Adams, House bathtub. So it’s up to us whether
while riding a bone to be as long as their foot, and carefully rub
version was reserved for blue-blooded nobles while the new president – maybe in sorrow, we believe it.
the bottom down so that it would be smooth and
slide nicely. And to make sliding even better, the Ancient skates have overtaken time. In many parts the poor and subjects had no other option but to go
of the world, prehistoric, bone-shaped, until the late for bone skates. But at any rate, who cares? The point
skates would be regularly rubbed with grease. The
is that everyone could go for a ride. The most skilful
skaters-to-be then simply drilled holes at both ends Middle Ages remained. among the skilled even tried their hand at doing the
of the bone, pulled straps through, tie the skates
first figures.
to their feet, and they were ready to go…
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