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Children’s Books
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Alessandro Gatti
Ossian & Grace A thriller for children with a ghost story twist inspired by both Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe Edinburgh, 1881. Having lost his parents and sister Grace in a terrible fire, 14-yearold Ossian is determined to discover if someone has caused their deaths intentionally. When he finds a cracked mirror that belonged to his sister amongst the ashes, his investigation takes an unexpected turn. Grace appears in the mirror, speaks to her brother and helps him with his quest to uncover the truth.
OSSIAN & GRACE • 200 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ISABELLA MAZZANTI
A gothic and magic atmosphere. An investigation on the trails of a spooky mystery.
Available from November 2015
LESSANDRO GATTI is one of Italy’s leading children’s A authors and he teaches Philosophy and Literature at Duke University in North Carolina. He has published several highly successful series both with Mondadori and Piemme, including Sherlock, Lupin and Me, which sold over 100.000 copies in Italy.
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Pierdomenico Baccalario
AGE: +11
MIDDLE GRADERS
The Fifth Suit
From the acclaimed author of Ulysses Moore, a Dan Brown style novel that successfully combines adventure, history, intrigue and mystery It is taken for granted that when it comes to playing cards there are four suits, but there is an ancient secret connected to a fifth suit with magical powers linked to the ancient Egyptian symbol of ankh: the suit of Keys. Initially discovered by the Templars, it’s been kept for a millennium by a few secret guardians including the Pope (perhaps it’s no coincidence that the card of two keys appears on the Vatican flag). Gabriele Gritti is just your average teenager, until he discovers that he is the youngest member of a family of guardians of the Seven of Keys. Someone is trying to collect all the cards in order to awaken their magical powers. Gabriele and the other Guardians must try and stop them before it’s too late…
Baccalario wisely weaves history, legend and mystery together creating a striking adventure and a thrilling manhunt.
THE FIFTH SUIT • 264 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: RUDY FABER Available from October 2015
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P IERDOMENICO BACCALARIO with over 60 titles published and 3.3 million copies sold in 25 countries, he is considered the most important children’s author of his generation in Italy. He is the internationally bestselling author of the series Ulysses Moore.
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C. Deleau
All for one A powerful modern retelling of Dumas’s classic story, in which the Musketeers, Milady and Richelieu live in twenty-first century Paris Ipod on full blast, hood pulled down tightly and peddling hard on his charcoal coloured bike. Seven years after the attack that killed his parents D’Artagnan is back in Paris with one aim: to become a Musketeer for the King of France just like his father. Getting started in the capital waiting for the admission tests is not glamorous – a job as a delivery boy and a beaten up old sofa as a bed. But the Musketeers are always ready to look after each other, and Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the young agents in charge of Princess Constance’s security, honour their motto: “All for one and one for all!” But when an attack puts the lives of the Royal Family at risk and the Princess is mysteriously kidnapped, it falls to D’Artagnan to prove that his veins flow with the blood of a true Musketeer…
ALL FOR ONE • 203 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: DANIELE GASPARI
ame of the guard company: Musketeers of the King of France N Mission: To protect the Royal Family Uniform: Hoodie, jeans, and sneakers Specific marks: Brave, proud, loyalty Motto: All for one, one for all
. DELEAU is a pen name of two authors who write together C successful books and tv screenplays. They published with Mondadori La banda delle polpette and Jo Corallina series.
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Miriam Dubini
AGE: +11
MIDDLE GRADERS
Grandfather Christmas Even Father Christmas has a father, and this is his story Grandfather Christmas is a grumpy old man and lives in Turkey high up in the mountains, with just a little goat for company. He knows nothing about Christmas and all its traditions, and nothing of his son’s profession. But when he receives a strange postcard from Lapland, he decides to go and investigate in person. After a long journey with his faithful little goat, he is greeted with a great big Christmas surprise!
GRANDFATHER CHRISTMAS • 120 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: GIULIA BRACESCO Available from November 2015
M IRIAM DUBINI is graduated in semiotics with a specialization in fairy tales. She has written and performed for children’s theatre groups, collaborated with Disney on their comic magazines, worked with Italy’s leading circus performers and has published many books for children. She currently lives in Rome.
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AGE: +11
Guia Risari
Anne's Door Who else lived with Anne Frank? What happened in the hours before her arrest? These questions will be answered with an in-depth account of the events and people involved Amsterdam 4th August 1944. An Austrian low ranking officer belonging to the SS, Karl Josef Silberbauer, prepares for his day with particular precision. He enjoys wearing his uniform and likes to be perfect. That morning he has a mission to complete. At number 263 Prinsengracht, on the other side of a door of the premises of a pectin and spices business, eight Jews, amongst them Anne Frank, are living in hiding. This is the story of their lives, their wait and the courage of an unforgettable heroine and her companions in their secret hiding place.
ANNE'S DOOR • 336 pages approximately hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ARIANNA FIORIS
nne Frank’s story told from an inhedited perspective: through A the eyes of the other people who were with Anna at 263 Prinsengracht Street. UIA RISARI has published numerous novels and picture G books in Italy, France and Spain. She is an expert on Jewish culture.
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Mario Desiati
AGE: +11
MIDDLE GRADERS
The Sugar Sea A touching story that tells the drama of thousands of people who leave their home, facing inhuman journeys, in the search for a better future For Ervin the sea is a friend he uses to play with. But when Ervin looks at the sea he also dreams of leaving Albania to go to Italy, the country where everyone sings and is happy, as he sees on television. So, when the Vlora, “the sugar ship”, is hijacked by over twenty thousand Albanians and sets sail for Puglia, on the 7th August 1991, Ervin leaves, wearing only his swimsuit. For Luca the sea reminds him of missed games of football on the beach and the loneliness of holidays at Torre Canne drawing imaginary friends, waiting for his beloved uncle Antuono. But when Luca looks at the sea he also feels the danger in it… One look was enough to see in each other’s eyes the same desire for freedom that lead two boys on an adventure that lasts just one night, an adventure of hand signals, dust, and stolen doughnuts. As words are not needed to make friends.
“Their eyes […] experience the same mysterious spark of complicity. They are two twelve-year-olds on the run. Ervin is naked, Luca is clothed. Both are terrified. They wanted freedom and they took it: and now what are they going to do with it?”
" As suggested by Ottavia Bruno's wonderful cover illustration the two main character are divided by a stretch of blue sea and they mirror each other. [...] The journey on the boat Vlora through the eyes of a child is the most evocative part of the book." Andersen M ARIO DESIATI was born in Puglia, Italy, in 1977. After graduating with a Law degree, he began working for magazines, national daily newspapers, and leading publishers. He writes numerous essays, poems, and novels. The Sugar Sea is his first book for younger readers. His works are published in Germany and the Netherlands.
THE SUGAR SEA • 192 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: OTTAVIA BRUNO
FULL GERMAN TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
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AGE: +10
Viviana Mazza
Malala. The Story
60,000
COPIES SOLD
A novel telling the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 In 2009, at just eleven years old, Malala Yousafzai started to write a diary for BBC Urdu under a pseudonym. She wrote about her daily life, the violence of the Taleban, and the injustices she and her school companions suffered as young girls. Then came the direct threats and, in the end, the attack. When she was fifteen, Malala received a gunshot to the head by a member of the Taliban. Her only crime was fighting for the right to education for girls. After the episode she moved to England with her parents. Thanks to her, many young girls are no longer afraid.
Malala's story reaches a wider public of children! MALALA. THE STORY • 184 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN
NEW FIRST READERS EDITION FOR +8
“Every girl in Swat is Malala. We will educate ourselves. We will win. They can’t defeat us.” Classmates of Malala
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“ The writing is clear and effective. The style reminds Malala’s blog that focuses on the difficulties, the suffering and the determination to hold on of Malala, a protagonist of her time. The final impression is that […] this is a reading addressed to children but recommended also to many grown-ups.” La Stampa n extraordinary story told with an immediate and passionate A voice and the accuracy of the documentary. brilliant example of the bravery of childood against the A silence of grown-ups.
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Viviana Mazza
AGE: +10
MIDDLE GRADERS
Nelson Mandela as a Boy Once upon a time there was a young boy called Madiba, a child who became a great man Among the blue houses of a small South African village, a grandmother starts to tell the story of a child called Nelson Mandela, who is known in the village as “the boy who shook trees” because he’s always getting up to mischief. It’s right here in the village of Qunu that his story began. To the rhythm of a grandmother’s voice the story of Madiba – the most beloved man in Africa – comes to life. His roots, his favourite fairy-tales, and the breathtaking games he played in the African countryside. This book tells us about the childhood and adolescence of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first coloured president, the man who put a stop to apartheid, the activist who served 27 years in prison for a dream of equality and freedom.
" Viviana Mazza walked Mandela's hills and collected sounds, flavours and his timeless stories. This book vividly recalls all this thanks to the richness of the local language which gives a good pace to the dialogues." Corriere della sera - La Lettura " The author creates an authentic and believable narrative voice [...] with a fluent, clear and evocative language. With a skillful writing she balances oral legends and historical documentation offering a captivating and very useful tale to young readers." Andersen V IVIANA MAZZA was born in Catania in 1978. A journalist for the newspaper “Corriere della sera”, she writes for the foreign news desk about the stories of men and women from Alaska to Pakistan. She’s been one of the first reporters telling the story of Malala.
NELSON MANDELA AS A BOY • 190 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN
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AGE: +11
Bianca Chiabrando
The Case of 3D. Tales from a Hopeless Classroom In the same league as Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Patterson’s Middle School series, a cutting edge novel that successfully captures the psychology of the classroom! 13-year old Bianca lives in Milan and is in her third year of middle school. One day she comes across a copy of Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud in her mum’s bedroom. She reads it and has a brainwave: when she grows up she wants to be a psychologist! She has the feeling that she’ll have to study loads, keep notes, delve deep; but there is no need to wait as she already has everything necessary to put her skills of observation to the test and begin her career, as a… professional! Her patients are all around her, the very ones who have brought three quarters of the teaching staff to the verge of a nervous breakdown, make the caretakers despair and are every supply teacher’s nightmare. Her classmates, the students of 3D.
The rule of 3D: if you’re in this class, you have to be naughty. THE CASE OF 3D. TALES FROM A HOPELESS CLASSROOM • 216 pages hardcover illustrations: BIANCA CHIABRANDO
MORE THAN 8,000 COPIES SOLD An exciting and hilarious diary that Bianca started writing at 13. portrait of today’s teenagers told from a unique perspective, A with the spontaneous and authentic voice of a teenager. Rights sold to GREECE (SUSAETA) TURKEY (PEGASUS)
IANCA CHIABRANDO (Milan, 1999) is fifteen. She B miraculously survived her middle school class, the most undisciplined ever. Deeply touched by this experience she decide to be a psychologist. The 3D is her first case.
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Andrea Camilleri
Magic
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MIDDLE GRADERS
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The first amazing short story for children written by the great Italian author Andrea Camilleri Lullina is six years old and likes walking with her grandfather who’s a charming storyteller. One day Lullina tells him about a strange dream, more awesome than any fairytales she’s ever heard: a dwarf dressed in yellow reveals her a few magic mysterious words that make people disappear… Only be careful not to speak these words loudly, otherwise they could really work! Try if you dare! “Firiri, borerò, parupazio, stonibò…now I disappear!” The text is enriched with the vibrant drawings by Giulia Orecchia, famous for her work on books by Calvino and Grossman.
MAGIC • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA
funny story about magic and spells, full of unpredictable A twists with three surprising endings! Wonderful pages which breathes out the scents, the sunlight and the colours that fill the air of Sicily. amilleri’s narrative experimentation is continuous C and constant. The author range from detective novel […] to children’s tales thanks to a curiosity that is not only about literature but is about life. L’Unità NDREA CAMILLERI is one of Italy’s most famous A contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into 32 languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened in the UK on BBC4.
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AGE: +10
Roberto Piumini
Metamorphoses Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” as told by one of the most beloved Italian authors Two children happen upon a hidden cave covered in wonderful frescoes. These images unveil ancient legends along with the enchantment of lost words and the distant past. Roberto Piumini’s vibrant writing style brings the “Metamorphoses” of Ovid to the young, through a captivating adventure about the discovery of beauty and the desire to protect it.
METAMORPHOSES • 136 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ALESSANDRO SANNA
R OBERTO PIUMINI is considered one of the Italy’s leading authors for children. Winner of the Italian Andersen prize, he has published poetry, stories and novels for children and teenagers (including Lo Stralisco, C’era un bambino profumato di latte, Il pirata pescatore), widely translated abroad, not to mention prose and collections of verse for adults.
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Roberto Piumini
AGE: +10
MIDDLE GRADERS
Gods and Heroes of Olympus Through the pen of one of the Italian most refined writers, mythology becomes an adventure and poetry for all ages An old aoidos sits down amongst the children to tell a story, and the ancient Greek myths come to life. The young listeners hold their breath at the story of the powerful arms of Heracles, who strangles the lion’s roar. They are thrilled at the birth of Apollo, whose wails are mixed with the cries of seagulls, white flying flowers. They weep when Arachne is transmuted into an insect because she dared to challenge the goddess Athena in the art of weaving. They depart for far-flung, legendary lands with Theseus, fly in the sky with Daedalus and Icarus, tremble with fear with Perseus before the terrible Medusa. And they embark on the endless journey of growth accompanied by the eternal and fascinating story of Odysseus.
GODS AND HEROES OF OLYMPUS • 176 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: FABIO VISINTIN
“ Playfulness, physicality and verse: the features of this extremely attractive book for children.” TuttoLibri - La Stampa “ And the tales come to life in a fantastic atmosphere enchanting young and grown-up listeners, or even readers. (…) A clear and simple language yet strongly imaginative which makes myths jump out the pages as powerful and vivid characters with their epic accomplishments and their human feelings.” Andersen
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Laura Orvieto
Stories of Very Ancient Children Have you ever imagined Greek and Roman Gods when they were children? A masterpiece enriched with new striking and original illustrations “This child is called Hephaestus and also Vulcan, he is really ancient. Anyhow, no one has ever met him...” This is the opening of these exciting stories, jam-packed with the adventures of the gods and heroes back when they were kids and got up to so much mischief. This is a light-hearted book full of plot twists. Stories full of monsters, captivating queens, invincible heroes, and, above all, children – brave, mischevious, inquisitive, high-spirited – told in a voice full of zest, irony, and extraordinary knowledge.
STORIES OF VERY ANCIENT CHILDREN • 240 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: RITA PETRUCCIOLI
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COPIES SOLD AURA ORVIETO (Milan, 1876 - 1953) the author of the L extraordinary long-seller Stories of World History, who lit up the Italian and European cultural and pedagogical scene for over a century.
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Nicoletta Bortolotti
AGE: +10
MIDDLE GRADERS
The Waves of Freedom
A valuable story that deals with the subject of the conflict in the Middle East, through the innocent, disenchanted eyes of a boy Mahmud is 9 and has an unbridled passion for surfing. The waves of GazaCity are not honkers like those in Hawaii, but you can ride them, even with a wooden toilet seat. And because, as his mother says, the sea is the only land where you can feel free, in a city targeted by daily bombings, where children play at guessing the tank models on the streets. But when a real surfer arrives on the beach with real surfboards, Mahumd finds a mentor to teach him the secrets of the sea. And that’s not all. There’s another pupil, Samir, an Israeli boy with whom Mahmud shouldn’t even speak. Yet he discovers they have the same dreams and are waiting for the same wave! And it doesn’t matter whether that wave is Israeli or Palestinian.
THE WAVES OF FREEDOM • 112 pages paperback cover: GIORGIO BARONI
“ An engaging and touching novel inspired by a true story.” TuttoLibri - La Stampa T he book is loosely based on the legendary figure of the surf master Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, who came to Gaza from California. Facing the military guards at Erez, “Doc” succeeded in delivering fifteen new surfboards to the young surfers. In an interview he stated to reporters: “If kids can surf together, they can also live together”. Dorian Paskowitz offered to organise surfing competitions between Israelis and Palestinians to unite in the sea two peoples divided on the same land. N ICOLETTA BORTOLOTTI (1967) works in publishing as copyeditor and ghostwriter. She’s the author of many books for adults and for children as I piedi nella neve, Einaudi.
FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
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THE MOST POPULAR ITALIAN CHILDREN’S AUTHOR WHO SOLD 2,500,000 COPIES OF HER BOOKS
Polixena and Her Pig Disguised as a boy and with a false identity, Polixena travels around the world looking for her true parents. She joins Lucrezia, the young tumbler, and her group of acrobatic animals: a Saint Bernard, a bear, two monkeys, a goose and a little pig.
“ The author’s talent lays in very apt descriptions with a distinctive choice of words in a dynamic and humorous style.” White Ravens POLIXENA AND HER PIG • 360 pages paperback illustrations: QUENTIN BLAKE
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DIANA, CUPID AND THE GRANDPA
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 ANDERSEN AWARD
The House on the Tree All children dream of having a secret house where to live on their own, far from rules and duties. But not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives on the top of an extraordinary tree together with Bianca, an older friend with an incredible imagination.
“ What she loves is telling stories. And that's why kids love Bianca Pitzorno.” Corriere della Sera THE HOUSE ON THE TREE • 95 pages paperback illustrations: QUENTIN BLAKE
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THE LIVING DOLL
A SCHOOL FOR LAVINIA
THE ALCHIMIST’S DOLL
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From Italo Calvino’s Italian Fairy-tales, a new collection of texts selected by the author featuring wonderful illustrations illustrations: ALICIA BALADAN
illustrations: GIOVANNI MANNA
illustrations: FABIAN NEGRIN
illustrations: DESIDERIA GUICCIARDINI
illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA
illustrations: PIA VALENTINIS
FAIRY-TALES ABOUT MAGIC OBJECTS • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: IRENE RINALDI
TALES ABOUT FAIRY GIRLS • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIULIA TOMAI
In the tales about magic objects four wonderful stories about the power of magic.
In this new collection, six enchanting stories dedicated to girls.
Italian fables are a treasure of Italian popular fairy-tale tradition. In 1974, Italo Calvino made a selection from that treasure chest for younger readers. illustrations: GAIA STELLA
illustrations: BARBARA NASCIMBENI
TALES OF LITTLE GIRLS ALES ON HORSEBACK T
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For the first time in illustrated edition, the fantastic novels and short stories by one of the twentieth century’s leading writers
THE PATH TO THE SPIDERS’ NESTS • 240 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIANNI DE CONNO
THE ANGRY DRAWINGS • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA
THE DRAGON, THE BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER STORIES • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: FABIAN NEGRIN
The little Pin reaches his secret place, hidden in the woods, where spider’s nests grow and where he can forget about his loneliness and the violence of war. But soon the partisan battles involve him in a much tougher reality than his games.
This surprising story, published for the first time in 1977, is back resplendent with the vibrant illustrations of Giulia Orecchia.
Conceived in 1977 for the models by the artist Toti Scialoja, these three theatrical tales are published together for the first time, illustrated by the elegant plates of Fabian Negrin.
AGE: +13
T he powerful Calvino’s debut novel enriched with drawings by the great artist Gianni De Conno.
AGE: +5
“ A fantastic series of characters, landscapes and events.” Roberto Denti, La Stampa
AGE: +8
“ The colours are a cheerful accompaniment to the expert lightness of Calvino’s hand.” Corriere della Sera Rights sold to TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
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Arianna Leoni
The girls of the Rose A group of friends. A magic ring. Careful what you wish for: it might just come true! Thirteen year old Alice desperately wants her mum to let her go to school by herself and not lose her best friends when they go to high school… Each girl in the group has a secret desire: Selene wants to perform in the school musical, Daria to get into the dance academy, Roberta to be appreciated for who she is, Milena to become captain of the volleyball team and kiss the boy she fancies. When Alice’s granny, owner of a bookshop cafe, finds the magic rings of the Rose at a flea market, that when worn by a group of friends have the power to make their dreams come true, the lives of the five friends could really change… THE GIRLS OF THE ROSE • 210 pages paperback
Carlotta Fiore
The Not-so-serious Diary of a Desperate Teenager Being fourteen time flies, if you know how to! Nicoletta is fourteen years old and is terrified at the idea of starting high school. In junior high she was the superstar of the school, whereas now she has to start everything all over again. But everything becomes easier to deal with when she meets her new desk partner: a rare example of the gorgeous-guy species. She absolutely has to move quickly before the intolerable flirty Francesca snares him! But Nico lacks experience in the field of love, so she starts a blog where she asks advice from the internet community. This can only mean disaster... or go the right way!
THE NOT-SO-SERIOUS DIARY OF A DESPERATE TEENAGER • 176 pages paperback cover: ALESSANDRA CERIANI
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Fabio Geda • Marco Magnone
Berlin
From the author of In the Sea There are Crocodiles, an epic series that courageously launches children into a world to face the mysteries of life and death by themselves 1978: The Berlin Wall looms over a Berlin in ruins, without electricity or heating, all the houses have been repeatedly ransacked for every item that could aid survival, wild animals scavenge the streets and mother-nature is reclaiming Berlin with grass and roots ripping through the tarmac and cement. Only those under eighteen have managed to survive the mysterious illness that has wiped out all adults.
1. B ERLIN: AUTUMN 2015 hardcover w/jacket Book 2: SPRING 2016 Book 3: AUTUMN 2016 Book 4: SPRING 2017 Book 5: AUTUMN 2017 Book 6: SPRING 2018 Book 7: AUTUMN 2018
The publishing plan is inspired by the format used for television series: six books each with 200 pages followed by a special double-length conclusive title.
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ON FABIO GEDA'S PREVIOUS BOOKS: “ [A]n authentic, open and marvelous voice of youthful exuberance.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review “ ‘Geda’s voice combines the plucky survivor’s determination of his charge with moments of pathos […It] will raise tears of sorrow and joy.” The Independent ABIO GEDA (Turin, 1972), an Italian novelist who works with F children in difficulties. He writes for several Italian magazines and newspapers, and teaches creative writing in the most famous Italian school of storytelling (Scuola Holden, in Turin). In the Sea There Are Crocodiles published in 2010 has been a worldwide success, translated in over thirty countries. ARCO MAGNONE (Asti, 1981), he has worked as a free lance M editor and then as a teacher at IED (European Institute of Design). He is the author of graphic novels and travel diaries such as Bim Bum Berlin, a docufiction on the German capital, where he has lived between 2005 and 2006.
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Alessandro Gatti • Mark Menozzi
AGE: +10
The Three Islands. Albion
A fantastic and historical reinterpretation of the British archipelago for a new breathtaking series At Stormwall Academy of Magicians young Ysall is studying to become the first female Wizard in the school’s history. Life is not easy for her, a girl among so many male Apprentice Wizards, even more so when she discovers that she has a unique and extraordinary power: the ability to control the only natural element deemed uncontrollable by men, fire. Meanwhile Stormwall’s prophet Ansel, who has been living for over fifty years as a hermit in the Horn Tower, has foreseen that Ysall has a special destiny; so when one day he reappears in the school’s corridors, everyone thinks that he has come back because of her. Nobody suspects that the motive for Ansel’s return is connected to a terrible prophecy: the future of Caledonya is in danger, threatened by Albion’s dark plans, and within Stormwall’s walls somebody is plotting to sabotage the magic that has ensured peace for centuries. 1. CALEDONYA • 264 pages
2. ALBION • 270 pages hardcover w/jacket Cover illustration: LUIGI AIMÈ 3. EYRE Available from March 2016
S cotland and England are separated by a rough stretch of water and are fighting a war against each other. Magic versus trade and wealth: which is the most powerful? LESSANDRO GATTI studied philosophy at Turin and now teaches A aesthetics and philosophy of literature at Duke University, in North Carolina. He has written more than 70 books for children including the international hit, Sherlock, Lupin and Me. ARK MENOZZI was born in a little town between Piedmont and M Liguria where he works as a plumber. Every Friday evening, for seventeen years, a group of friends gather at his house to hear and tell magical stories. His previous work includes The King. The Black King (Fazi 2010).
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Licia Troisi
Pandora Samael's Awakening The second episode of the engrossing saga by Licia Troisi, where fantasy blends with dark themes After they’ve met on the night of Halloween nothing has been the same. Pam and Sam destinies are now fatally interweaved by an ancient and mysterious ritual. Pam, the girl who nobody can see and Sam, the guy with the power to kill just with the touch of his finger, give chase to the demon which is bumping off children in Rome and who’s now reincarnated in a absolutely above suspicion person. Pam and Sam don’t know that they’ve been enlisted in an epic battle. Telling the difference between friends and enemies is getting more and more difficult…
1. PANDORA • 350 pages ANDORA - SAMAEL'S AWAKENING P • 350 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: ANTONIO DE LUCA
What is inside Pandora’s box is a mystery. Opening it could trigger unpredictable consequences... An author translated in 18 COUNTRIES 2 MILLION copies sold in Italy 3,5 MILLION copies sold all over the world
NEW GRAPHIC LAYOUT! he highly-anticipated new saga from the Italian queen of T fantasy is destined to follow her extraordinary success.
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ICIA TROISI (Ostia, 1981) is the best-selling Italian fantasy L writer. She’s graduated in astrophysics, and a phd student at the Second University of Rome Tor Vergata. With her most successful work, the Overworld saga, she becomes an icon for YA audience and has been named by the international press the “Italian queen of fantasy”.
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Elena Kedros
SERIES
Robin’s Revenge After The Legend of Robin, here is the third episode of the story never told before: Robin Hood is a girl! When almost all the people in the clan suddenly fall ill, Robin gets the guilt, as she had welcomed a weird sick pilgrim the night before. She is also made to believe that Robert is dead because of the poisoning, so she runs away, desperate, and walks for days till she gets to Newcastle. Here she gets to know shy and mysterious Lucy. One night Robert finds her out, and to mutual relief they seal the unexpected meeting with a kiss. Soon they discover that Lucy is the daughter of evil Count Nickolaus, the one who ruled the poisoning to get rid of the clan. Nickolaus is ready to fight for his politics, as much as Robin and Robert are for their friends!
1. THE LEGEND OF ROBIN • 260 pages 2. ROBIN'S CHOICE • 270 pages 1
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Robin is a generous outlaw who robs the rich to give to the poor. Robin moves as fast as a burning arrow in the dark wood. Robin is lively, loyal and an excellent archer. Robin and the Merry Men are known all over the land. Robin is a legend, but most of all… ROBIN IS A GIRL! A new fast-paced and thrilling project by Elena Kedros whose previous series, OLYMPUS GIRLS, has sold 140.000 copies in Italy and has been translated in over 12 languages!
3. ROBIN’S REVENGE • 270 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: SARA SPANO
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A perfect read for both boys and girls who like timeless adventure and the endless twist and turns of fight and love.
POLAND (AKAPIT) SERBIA (VULKAN) TURKEY (DOGAN EGMONT)
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Mathilde Bonetti
White Star Can the girl who talks with horses cope with the emotions of a foal being born? Whilst Crys is preparing for the end of year gala, her heart is being torn in two: half of her is dedicated to Stefan, her gorgeous boyfriend who is as untamable as a wild horse and the other half to Stella Bianca’s foal who her parents are keen to sell. Is there a way for Crys to keep the whole of her heart happy?
1. SURPRISE HORSE • 168 pages 2. THE HORSE WHISPERER GIRL • 160 pages 3. THE SEASON OF LOVE • 160 pages 6. THE GRAND FINAL SHOW • 160 pages paperback w/ flaps illustrations: JEAN CLAUDIO VINCI
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n engaging and funny SERIES not only about horses but also A about friendship, nature, growing up and sport for all animal lovers. Tuscany is the charming Italian setting. series packed with all the less known riding tips and many A curiosities on horsey care. t the end of the book the “horse vocabulary” to understand A horses’ language and behaviour. MATHILDE BONETTI was born in Milan (1971). She is passionate about animals as well as being an expert horsewoman. For Piemme and Mondadori she has written numerous successful series and titles for girls in the 6-9 age-range.
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Licia Troisi
SERIES
420,000
Dragon Girl
COPIES SOLD
A sparkling saga from the most beloved Italian fantasy author Sofia knows that nobody adopts a thirteen-year-old. Life in the orphanage is dreary and monotonous, until one day an anthropology professor adopts her and takes her away. He reveals to her that the mole on her forehead is a sign that in her dwells the spirit of the dragon Thuban. Three thousand years ago this powerful creature defeated Nidhoggr, the treacherous wyvern who sought to destroy the Tree of the World and alter the balance of Nature forever. Thuban imprisoned him in the bowls of the Earth, but the seal holding him in has grown weak with time. Feeding on men’s rage and stupidity, and making use of ferocious emissaries, Nidhoggr is on the verge of returning. It’s up to Sofia and the other chosen ones to stop him in the final battle. Sofia, the girl with the dragon spirit, must believe in her gift. OMNIBUS EDITION • FIRST TRILOGY • 832 pages
OMNIBUS EDITION • SECOND TRILOGY • 720 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: PAOLO BARBIERI
1. THUBAN’S HERITAGE hardcover w/jacket • 352 pages
Rights sold to BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS (BAECKENS BOOKS) BRAZIL (EDITORA ROCCO)
2. I DHUNN’S TREE • 248pages 3. ALDIBAH’S HOURGLASS • 264 pages
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4. KUMA’S TWINS • 304 pages
SPAIN - CATALAN (GRUP 62) TURKEY (DOGAN EGMONT)
5. THE LAST BATTLE • 444 pages 4
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AGE: +11
Miriam Dubini
Aria
A series for sturdy and romantic girls, with their feet on pedals and their heart in the clouds There is a place where unreceived letters, lost presents, and unsaid words end up. There are eyes that can read the wind and hearts that can fly. “What rubbish!” Greta would immediately declare. Thirteen years old with a racing bike on hand to speed off on as soon as anyone starts talking about love. Like her classmate Lucia, who seems to think of nothing else, or Emma, who knows everything about. Greta does not believe in love... that is until she meets Anselmo. Seventeen years old, as beautiful as an angel, as mysterious as the packages he delivers around Rome on his bike. To discover his secret, the three girls land at a do-it-yourself bike repair centre where miraculous things happen. Here they discover that Anselmo can read the future. Written in the wind with weaves of light. But when his eyes meet Greta’s, everything disappears. In the darkness of the greatest mystery that is love.
3. THE DANCE OF FALLING STARS • 198 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: ANDREA PARISI
1. M ESSAGE FOR ME • 195 pages cover: CINTIA GONZALVEZ 2. THE FLIGHT OF THE SWALLOW • 208 pages cover: ANDREA PARISI
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“ In ARIA you can find all could happen in a girl’s life” Il Giorno
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Wonderful stories for a PRE-SCHOOL target written by a selection of the most important Italian authors and illustrators for children
DA UN ALTRO PIANETA? VIAGGIA SU UN’ASTRONAVE O LO PORTA LA CICOGNA? E COME TROVERÀ LA STRADA DI CASA?
EMANUELE NAVA CHILDREN HAVE WINGS ill: D ESIDERIA GUICCIARDINI
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A. MORUCCI A. MACCHETTO BRAVO BIMBÙ ill: ANDREA MORUCCI
MI LEGGI UNA STORIA?
All’interno, testo in stampatello maiuscolo per facilitare le prime esperienze di lettura autonoma del bambino. DAI 3 ANNI DI ETÀ
PULCINO, PESCIOLINO, FRATELLINO!
AGOSTINO TRAINI FIVE MATTEO RASCALS SA CHE PRESTO AND A ARRIVERÀ UNMAGIC FRATELLINO. POT ill: TRAINI GIÀ,AGOSTINO MA DA DOVE ARRIVA?
SILVIA VECCHINI
SILVIA SOMMARIVA I DON’T WANT ANY VEGETABLES! ill: CARLA MANEA
Silvia Vecchini
Agostino Traini
LITTLE CHICK, LITTLE FISH, BABY BROTHER • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SUALZO
FIVE LITTLE RASCALS • 48 pages paperback illustrations: AGOSTINO TRAINI
When a little brother is on the way… it’s better to get ready!
SIMONE FRASCA THE FOREST SCHOOL 4 A VERY SPECIAL FAIRGROUND ill: SIMONE FRASCA
SILVIA SOMMARIVA MY CHOCOLATE FRIEND ill: F RANCESCA ASSIRELLI
Mum and dad tell Lucia she’ll have a little brother. But where does he come from? From another planet? How does he could manage to get home? And how will he look? And most of all, she wants to play with him, can he arrive straight away ?
The fun and freedom of playing with imagination The five inseparable friends are always looking for adventures. After having met a magic pot, a wizard and a sea dragon and rambling through the fairy tales, fun and surpise are not over!
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FIRST READERS
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FIRST READERS
NEW GRAPHIC LAYOUT!
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A collection which guides young readers in the pleasure of reading, through simple text and bright illustrations
ANNA SARFATTI RHYMES, RULES AND FROGS ill: S IMONE FRASCA
ENZA EMIRA FESTA THE CROCODILE’S TERRIBLE QUARREL WITH HIS OWN TOOTHBRUSH ill: ALFREDO BELLI RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (PEGASUS)
Annalisa Strada
Miriam Dubini
I WANT TO SEE CLEARLY • 48 pages paperback illustrations: G IULIA BRACESCO
I DON'T LIKE READING • 48 pages paperback illustrations: F RANCESCA CARABELLI
How to get over the stigma of glasses with a giggle.
A first step to enjoy the adventure of reading
It’s the Opening of the Opera season and Vinicio wants to go and cheer on his dad, who will be performing. Along the way to the theatre the little boy will bump into enormous green monsters, walk along piano keys and see candyfloss clouds… Is it possible that the excitement of going to see his dad has sent him loopy?
Books - what a bore! After sitting still for a while, your legs beocme numb and your eyes burn. But Anna the teahcer says that when you find the perfect book you never get bored and that people are lost without books. What an exaggeration! You can do lots of things withour books! But maybe you will miss a lot of wonderful adventure. RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
DANIELA PALUMBO PIETRO TOMATO ill: CARLA MANEA RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
ALBERTO MELIS LIES, LIONS AND TWO-HEADED DRAGONS ill: ALFREDO BELLI
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FIRST READERS
NEW GRAPHIC LAYOUT!
Junior +7 appeals to those who are already reading with confidence
SILVIA VECCHINI ISABELLA & CO THE MISTERY OF THE MUTANT FISH ill: SUALZO
MIRIAM DUBINI I DON’T LIKE WRITING ill: F RANCESCA CARABELLI
RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
VIVIAN LAMARQUE THE LITTLE GIRL ON TIPTOES ill: MANUELA SANTINI
STEFANIA LEPERA 3 DETECTIVES AND 2 MATH-MYSTERIES ill: F RANCESCA CARABELLI RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
LIA LEVI THE MAGIC RUBBER ill: DANIELA VILLA
Mario Desiati
Silvia Vecchini
WITH WINGS ON YOUR FEET • 96 pages paperback illustrations: LINDA CAVALLINI CHIARA ZULIANI
BOYS AGAINST GIRLS • 128 pages paperback illustrations: SUALZO
Will rivalry or team spirit prevail? Lucia is sat on the sideline benches transfixed by the sight of her dad training twenty rough teenage boys. She would love to slip on some football boots instead of the same old ballet shoes! She would send a great pass to that talented striker Tonio! If only they could find a way to stop fighting…
A smart story to introduct the topics of prejudice and gender difference. Zoe’s mother drives a truck, her grandfather threads pearls, and she is a fan of Star Wars! Since Zoe started at his school, Giovanni’s world has been turned upside down. He no longer understands which things are for girls and which are for boys. And yet, the rules are straightforward: a boy should never do girls’ things, talk to girls or share things with them, and the same goes for girls! RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
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NEW GRAPHIC LAYOUT!
FIRST READERS
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Junior +9 have been created for advanced readers
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pina Varrale
HOW TO SET UP AN EXPLORER CLUB • 120 pages paperback illustrations: IVAN BIGARELLA
YUSUF IS MY BROTHER • 108 pages paperback illustrations: ILARIA URBINATI
A true story told by a mother and son about growing up and adventure.
A funny story about prejudice, immigration and integration between children.
Pierdo is fascinated by documentaries about explorers and dreams of following in their footsteps: living adventurously in the outdoors, challenging himself against the wilderness. You do not need much to get things going: a few mates, a shared passion, a secret base and a good name: Explorer Club. The autobiographical account of the childhood of one of the most successful Italian writers for children.
When the teacher suggests to the class to publish a newspaper, straightaway the project is a great success! This is largely thanks to the daring comic strips created by Yusuf, the Syrian boy who has found asylum in Italy. But Yusuf’s journey towards freedom hasn’t ended yet: not everyone is happy to have him on the editorial team.
MARIA TOFFETTI A PUPPY TO RESCUE ill: : F EDRICO BERTOLUCCI
DANIELA MORELLI THE BOY FROM ITHACA ill: PAOLO D'ALTAN
CAROLINA CAPRIA ALMOST BROTHERS ill: ALFREDO BELLI
MIRIAM DUBINI THE RECYCLING UNCLE ill: ELENA PRETTE
GUIIA RISARI DECAMERINO ill: E LISA MACELLARI
MARIO SALA GALLINI THE GUARDIANS OF THE LIGHT ill: LAURA ZANNONI RIGHTS SOLD TO TURKEY (YAPI KREDI)
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The Gold Stepping Stones put into rhyme some fundamental ethic questions and important principles of living in society, such as freedom, duty and rights, peace and war, justice, multiculturalism, history, children rights and feelings
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ANNA SARFATTI MANY, MANY WOMEN ill: SERENA RIGLIETTI Equal opportunity told to children.
GOLD STEPPING STONES
ANNA SARFATTI RIGHTS AND DUTIES ill: SERENA RIGLIETTI A funny reflection about the principles of living together.
Anna e Paolo Sarfatti ROBERTA LIPPARINI A PLACE NEXT TO MINE ill: ARIANNA OPERAMOLLA Free thoughts about a school without prejudices.
THE WORLD ON YOUR PLATE • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SERENA RIGLIETTI
The right to healthy and safe food explained to children. What do you need to make a pizza? Flour, yeast, tomatoes, mozzarella, oil, water. But that’s not where the story ends: to make flour you need wheat, a mill, a miller. For the wheat you need seeds, soil, rain, sun and farmers. All children, or nearly all, have had a go at making pizza dough, but how many have had the chance to think about all the necessary “hidden” ingredients?
A highly informative book endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Department for Co-operation and Development.
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AGE: +11
Elena Gatti
I Want to Be a Scientist What kind of scientist are you? Archeologist or vulcanist? Aerospace engineer or botanist? Ethologist or climatologist? More than 20 scientific subjects which could be your future job! A book which reveal all the tricks, the curiosities, the standard working day of the most incredible scientific professions.
I WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST • 96 pages hardcover
LENA GATTI graduated in Natural Science, has volunteered E for naturalistic projects, and has worked in the field of environmental education for children.
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AGE: +9
NON FICTION
The History of Food A book tracking the history of food through the ages, from prehistoric dishes to those of the future What did prehistoric men eat? What tickled the taste buds of the Greeks and the Romans? Did you know that the discovery of America also led to the discovery of new ingredients that form part of our modern daily diet, such as potatoes and tomatoes? There is also an insight into what people eat nowadays around the world, the most disgusting food ever, ‘made up’ dishes and what could appear on restaurant menus in the future.
Unknown ingredients, weird dishes, cooking curiosities through times and all around the world!
F RANCESCO ORSENIGO is a journalist, he writes about technology, tourism, sport, economy but also about nutrition, habits and customs of people. His friends call him a “knowall” but in the end they always listen to his stories.
THE HISTORY OF FOOD • 200 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: FEDERICO MARIANI
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Party Recipes
FULL COLOR BOOKS
A brand new project created in collaboration with one of the most popular and prestigious Italian cooking magazine, Sale & Pepe Kids Any excuse is good to celebrate and mess around in the kitchen! Birthdays, Christmas, 31st December, Halloween, 15th August: for every festivity, religious and not, here are some great ideas for preparing snacks and themed banquets to satisfy all food lovers. Fresh, healthy and easy recipes particularly deviced for kids along with useful tips to make cooking an entertaining and yummy family event. I’m so hungry... What are we celebrating?
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• 6 uova • 4 fette di prosciutto cotto • olio extravergine d’oliva • sale, pepe
Lessate le patate in acqua bollente salata. Rassodate le uova. Tagliate lo speck a listarelle e rosolatele in una padella antiaderente, senza condimento, per renderle croccanti. Sbucciate le patate e passatele allo schiacciapatate. Mescolatele in una ciotola con lo speck e regolate di sale e pepe. +1 RIGA
Sgusciate e tritate grossolanamente le uova insieme al prosciutto e insaporite con poco sale e pepe. Se i due composti risultano asciutti, ammorbiditeli con poco olio.
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PARTY RECIPES • 96 pages hardcover
Ricette sane e divertenti per festeggiare insieme!
Ricavate dalla sfoglia 16 strisce di 10x20 cm. Dividetevi le due farce disponendole a triangolo su uno dei lati corti.
Dal lato opposto praticate dei forellini o dei taglietti, a seconda del ripieno, per identificarli una volta cotti.
Ripiegate le strisce su se stesse a triangolo, sigillando i bordi con poco olio. Disponete i fagottini su una teglia coperta di carta da forno e cuoceteli in forno ventilato a 200° per 10 minuti.
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• 400 g di farina, più quella per la lavorazione • 250 g di emmentaler • olio extravergine d’oliva, sale
• 3 carote • 1 peperone • 3 zucchine medie • 1 pizzico di bicarbonato
Disponete la farina a fontana sul piano di lavoro. Unitevi il bicarbonato e 1 pizzico di sale, poi versate al centro 0,75 dl di olio e 1,25 dl di acqua tiepida. Impastate a lungo fino a ottenere un composto liscio.
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RECIPES WITH FRIENDS • 96 pages
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Magic Football
NON FICTION
A funny and original way to know everything about football! Football is one of the most popular sports in the world and one of the most enjoyable team games. Created for young people approaching the game for the first time, a comic-strip handbook which illustrates what children should expert to find during a football training year.
A n enticing book to learn your sport and fair play with comics.
MAGIC FOOTBALL • 200 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: MAURO MARCHESI
1. M AGIC TEAM • 168 pages paperback 2. F AIR PLAY CUP • 156 pages 1
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