Mondadori Children’s and Young Readers’ Books Rights List 2014

Rights Manager Sandra Barbui ARNOLDO MONDADORI EDITORE via Mondadori, 1 20090 Segrate - Milano sandra.barbui@mondadori.it tel. +39 02 75423474 fax. +39 02 75423140

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Rights List 2014 Children’s and Young Readers’ Books

TABLE OF CONTENTS SERIES

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MIDDLE GRADERS

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YA FICTION

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FIRST READERS

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NON FICTION

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Art director: Fernando Ambrosi Graphic designer: Anna Iacaccia

SERIES

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SERIES

AGE: +10

Alessandro Gatti • Mark Menozzi

The Three Islands Chronicles

A fantasy and historical reinterpretation of the British archipelago for a new breathtaking series

provviSIOnal cover 1. Caledonia hardcover w/jacket Available from March 2015

During the Age of Storms, a terrible calamity opened a chasm between the islands of Albion (modern-day England) and Caledonia (now known as Scotland). Since then, they have been divided by a rough stretch of water. Albion is an industrious land while Caledonia is an impassable land inhabited by fantastic creatures and wild nature. It is a very rich country and has always been targeted

by Albion’s formidable navy and its attempts to conquer its lands. However Caledonia is protected by the Magic that is refined in the Academy of Magicians on the tiny island of Laknousta, to the extreme north.

Ysall is the youngest daughter of humble Caledonian farmers and when two Magician scouts come to look for her, everyone thinks it is a mistake. But Ysall astoundingly passes the magic test and so wins a place in the Academy, where no girl had ever been admitted before. The journey to the magical island is long and full of ravenous wolves, kidnappers sent by a strange individual with a silver earring, and enchanted woods. While the war between Caledonia and Albion looms, Ysall sets sail for the Academy, where she will have to fight against prejudices, hostile fellow students, and dark intrigues. Luckily she will have Logan, a young magician who makes her heart beat in a new way…

Her adventure is only just starting. Ysall raises her eyes above the prow of the sailing ship where the mists thin out and catches sight of the huge outline of a dragon, the Island of Laknousta.

2. Albion Available from September 2015 3. Laknousta Available from March 2016

cotland and England are separated by a rough stretch of S water and are fighting a war against each other. Magic versus trade and wealth: which is the most powerful?

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Elena Kedros

SERIES

Robin’s Choice After “The Legend of Robin”, here is the second episode of the story never told before: Robin Hood is a girl!

While her friends Mud and Braelyn move into the castle of Shelford and get engaged, Robin returns to live in the forest as an outlaw. But her half-brother Philip is against this and tries to convince her to leave the clan forever. However, when Braelyn is kidnapped, Robin is the one who leads the search together with Robert. The new leader of the clan has to face with two challenges: saving her friend and convincing Philip that her life is among the outlaws of the forest.

1. THE LEGEND OF ROBIN • 260 pages

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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…

2. ROBIN’S CHOICE • 270 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: SARA SPANO 3. ROBIN’S revenge Available from March 2015

Robin is a girl!

A perfect read for both boys and girls who like timeless adventure and the endless twist and turns of fight and love.

Rights sold to FRANCE (POCKET JEUNESSE)

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!

POLAND (AKAPIT) SERBIA (VULKAN) TURKEY (DOGAN EGMONT)

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AGE: +12

Licia Troisi

Pandora A new sensational, engrossing saga where fantasy blends with dark themes Pam is 16. She’s an incredibly shy girl who likes heavy metal. She does her best to survive among her classmates who make fun of her, dealing with a life that never seems to go the right way. Sam is the class dunce. He lives in a huge apartment block in the outskirts of Rome and tries to cope with his nagging mother. Their destinies meet on the night of Halloween. An ancient ritual causes their lives to collide on a street in the suburbs. From that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. Pam discovers that she has become an undead creature and Sam finds he has gained a terrible gift: the power to kill just with the touch of his fingers. Despite the distance between them, Sam and Pam will join their forces, while a powerful and mysterious organisation enlists them in an epic battle against the Angels of Death who have been let loose on Earth.

ANDORA • 350 pages P hardcover w/jacket cover: CORRADO VANELLI

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

Rights sold to FRANCE (POCKET JEUNESSE) TURKEY (EPSILON)

he highly-anticipated new saga from the Italian queen of T fantasy is destined to follow her extraordinary success.

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AGE: +9

Mathilde Bonetti

SERIES

White Star Can a tiny, freckle-faced girl tame a giant?

After her amazing performance on the track, there is no more doubts that Crys is capable of riding White Star. Flanked by Stefan, gradually getting over his insolence, and Max, an expert tamer, Crys discovers that her shire is a perfect best friend for her. However, even though a wonderful relationship of trust is born between the girl and her horse, learning to ride is anything but easy. Any hint of insecurity could lead to disastrous falls and plenty of teasing from the bullies of the riding school. Rapidly taken by taming, Crys accepts the challenge.

3. THE SEASON OF LOVES • 160 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: Jean Claude Vinci

1. SURPRISE HORSE • 168 pages 2. THE HORSE WHISPERER GIRL • 160 pages 1

A n engaging and funny SERIES not only about horses but also about friendship, nature, growing up and sport for all animal lovers.

T uscany is the charming Italian setting.

A series packed with all the less known riding tips and many curiosities on horsey care.

A t the end of the book the “horse vocabulary” to understand horses’ language and behaviour.

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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 HORSE WHISPERER GIRL • 208 pages cover: andrea parisi

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Rights sold to brazil (editora fundamento) germany (thienemann) poland (dreams) RUSSIA (EXMO) spain-castillan (PENGUIN random house) spain-catalan (la galera)

“ In ARIA you can find all could happen in a girl’s life” Il Giorno

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AGE: +11

Silvia Sacco Stevanella

Luce

A powerful ECO FANTASY saga by a promising young italian writer Luce has discovered that she belongs to the ancient lineage of the Lyliums, who lived in communion with nature, and that she has to save the geomantic grid that protects the equilibrium of the Earth. Meanwhile, though, Kendra, the handsome boy she encountered in the Grotto of Whispers, has been kidnapped by the evil Incarnators. Who has betrayed him handing him over to the enemy? In order to find out, Luce must penetrate the secret hideout where Kendra is locked up and she must do it quickly: another geomantic knot is about to vanish, and it’s the one situated on the Giant’s Path along the Northern Irish coast. An old legend tells the tale of a fierce Irish giant who built a footpath in the sea to reach his Scottish enemy. Will Luce accomplish her mission?

2. THE GIANT’S Causeway • 232 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: SARA iayasly SPANO

1. THE CAVE OF WHISPERS • 312 pages cover: FEDERICO BERTOLUCCI 1

“ Silvia is a real talent, keep an eye on her.”

Licia Troisi

SERIES

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SERIES

AGE: +11

Licia Troisi

370,000 copies sold

Dragon Girl

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 • second TRILOGY • 720 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: Paolo BaRbieri

Rights sold to Belgium and the Netherlands (Baeckens Books) BRAZIL (EDITORA ROCCO) FRANCE (POCKET JEUNESSE) Germany (bertelsmann-CbJ) Hungary (Könyvmolyképzo Kiadó) Poland (Videograf) Russia (Centrepolygraph) SPAIN - CASTILIAN (RBA) SPAIN - CATALAN (GRUP 62)

OMNIBUS EDITION • FIRST TRILOGY • 832 pages

1. Th uban’s Heritage hardcover w/jacket • 352 pages 2. I dhunn’s Tree • 248pages 3. Aldibah’s Hourglass • 264 pages

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4. Kuma’s twins • 304 pages

Turkey (Dogan Egmont)

5. the last battle • 444 pages

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Elena Kedros

Olympus Girls

AGE: +10

more than 140,000 copies sold

SERIES

An exciting fantasy saga inspired by the ancient myth. Three ordinary girls discover to be reincarnations of Greek goddesses: how they will manage to handle with this?

Sid, Luce and Hoon are first-year high school students. Sid is a fencing ace, Luce knows the secrets to winning a boy’s heart, and Hoon is simply a genius. The sudden appearance of a ruthless enemy, bizarre powers rekindled, rivers of tears turning to crystals and a messenger from a distant world cannot be merely coincidental. Sid, Luce and Hoon learn that in ancient times they were the goddesses Artemis, Aphrodite and Athena, who fled from Mount Olympus to escape the wrath of Ares, the god of war. Ares is still after them in order to gain possession of the twelve stones whose divine powers will allow him to unite Olympus and Earth under his savage command.

1. Crystal Tears hardcover w/jacket • 248 pages cover: F. Bertolucci

4.5.6. Olympus Girls • Omnibus Edition • 768 pages Rights sold to

2. the power of dreams • 256 pages

ALBANIA (PLEJAD) Belgium and The Netherlands (Baeckens Books) Brazil (Editora Fundamento)

3. the prisoner of hades • 240 pages 4. the flame of gods • 240 pages

1.2.3. Olympus Girls • Omnibus Edition • 768 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: PAOLO BARBIERI

France (Pocket Jeunesse) Greece (Livanis) 1

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Hungary (Könyvmolyképzo Kiadó) POLAND (GRUPA FOKSAL) Romania (Rao) RUSSIA (ROBINS)

5. the traitor’s smile • 240 pages

Serbia (Alnari) Spain (RBA) Turkey (Artemis)

6. the LAST DESIRE • 296 pages 4

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TV Cartoon Series Rights sold

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SERIES

AGE: +11

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 and, even worse, without her best friend Val. 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 turns to the strategies of the famous manual “Who wins in love? First win him over and then decide whether to keep him” and also 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

hilarious story in the vein of Louise Rennison which will A make you laugh since the very first page!

MIDDLE GRADERS

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MIDDLE GRADERS

AGE: +10

Viviana Mazza

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.

Nelson Mandela as a Boy • 190 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN

he story of Madiba’s childhood at the first anniversary of his T death. fter the international success of “Malala. The Story”, Viviana A Mazza tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s childhood with passion and accuracy.

IVIANA MAZZA was born in Catania in 1978. A journalist for V the newspaper “Corriere della sera”, she writes for the foreign news desk on the stories of men and women from Alaska to Pakistan. She’s been one of the first reporter telling the story of Malala.

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Viviana Mazza

AGE: +10

MIDDLE GRADERS

Malala.

The Story A novel telling the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 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.

“Every girl in Swat is Malala.

We will educate ourselves.

We will win. They can’t defeat us.”

Classmates of Malala

“ 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 A n extraordinary story told with an immediate and passionate voice and the accuracy of the documentary.

A brilliant example of the bravery of childood against the silence of grown-ups.

MALALA. THE STORY • 184 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN

30,000 copies sold

5 reprints in seven months!

Rights sold to BRAZIL (ediouro publicaçoes) france (GALLIMARD) GERMANY (DTV) JAPAN (KIN-NO-HOSHI)

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MIDDLE GRADERS

AGE: +11

Mario Desiati

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, det, 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 u mare, 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.

THE SUGAR SEA • 192 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: OTTAVIA BRUNO

“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?”

ario Desiati was born in Puglia, Italy, in 1977.

M 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 children. His works are published in Germany and Netherlands.

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Roberto Piumini

AGE: +10

MIDDLE GRADERS

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

oberto Piumini is considered one of the Italy’s leading R authors for children. Winner of the 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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MIDDLE GRADERS

AGE: +10

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

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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Andrea Camilleri

Magic

AGE: +3

MIDDLE GRADERS

40,000 copies sold

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

A funny story about magic and spells, full of unpredictable twists with three surprising endings! Wonderful pages which breathes out the scents, the sunlight and the colours that fill the air of Sicily.

C amilleri’s narrative experimentation is continuous 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 A NDREA CAMILLERI is one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into 32 languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened in the UK on BBC4.

Rights sold to BRAZIL (RECORD)

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MIDDLE GRADERS

AGE: +10

Roberto Piumini

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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Cristina Brambilla

AGE: +12

MIDDLE GRADERS

The Summer of Falling Stars An engaging and delicate novel which tells about the courage to follow the spirit of freedom which blows in everyone Summertime. Patrizia and Silvia are best friends. Patrizia loves making scientific models, while Silvia spends her time sunbathing and creating clothes for her Barbies.

Then one day the toolbox Patrizia uses for her inventions disappears and her enraged mother threatens to punish her if she doesn’t find it.

Suspicion is immediately laid on the Monster, a sinister and mysterious man with a disfigured face who lives in the building. Who is he? Why he never goes out?

Once Patrizia overcomes her initial mistrust, she discovers that he is actually a famous scientist who fled his country to prevent his important discoveries from being used for destructive means. She decides to help him against the secret police and a beautiful friendship is formed. The scientist sees in her the enthusiasm he has lost and helps her to follow a dream that in those times was nearly impossible for a woman: to become a scientist.

THE SUMMER OF FALLING STARS • 192 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: EMILIANO PONZI

A gainst the backdrop of Italy in the post Second World War period, issues that are still topical and imperative, such as the emancipation of women, are tackled with an intelligent and spontaneous touch.

C ristina Brambilla has established herself as one of the most appreciated Italian authors in children’s fiction (her successes include The Alchemist’s Key and The Dragon in the Dump, published by Mondadori).

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AGE: +11

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.

Polixena and her Pig • 360 pages paperback illustrations: Quentin Blake

A selection of titles:

Rights sold to china (tomorrow) France (L’Ecole des loisirs) Japan (Tokuma Shoten) Poland (Proszynski) russia (samokat) SERBIA (ODISEJA PUBLISHING)

LISTEN TO MY HEART

Diana, cupid and the grandpa

Rights sold to china (qingdao)

Rights sold to

Germany (Bertelsmann)

RUSSIA (SAMOKAT)

Poland (Skrzat) RUSSIA (SAMOKAT) SERBIA (ODISEJA PUBLISHING) Spain (Sabina Editorial)

tornatras

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AGE: +9

MIDDLE GRADERS

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.

“ The author’s talent lays in very apt descriptions with a distinctive choice of words in a dynamic and humorous style.”

White Ravens “ 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 Rights sold to Japan (Chobunsha) Poland (Proszynski) russia (atticus) Spain (Anaya)

A selection of titles:

THE LIVING DOLL

TURKEY (GUNISIGI KITAPLIGI)

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: FABIAN NEGRIN

illustrations: GIULIA ORECCHIA

illustrations: GAIA STELLA

illustrations: DESIDERIA GUICCIARDINI

illustrations: PIA VALENTINIS

illustrations: barbara NASCIMBENI

Tales where the most cunning wins • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: ALICIA BALADAN

Fairy-tales about Spells • 96 pages hardcover w/jacket illustrations: GIOVANNI MANNA

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.

In the fairy-tales where the most cunning wins, who will be the truly most cunning?

In this new collection, the characters are all “subject to spells”. Human events and common, remarkable, fun destinies where Calvino’s distinctive storytelling voice merges perfectly with the “exact and mysterious” mechanism of a fairy-tale.

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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

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Roberto Piumini

A Classic for You Great classics retold by a great author The greatest classics of children’s literature such as Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Little Women, The Prince and the Pauper and Treasure Island relive with the collection “A classic for you”.

A fresh and elegant design enriched with wonderful new illustrations.

A project addressed to young readers that want to approach the great classics with the simple and fascinating version by the renowned Roberto Piumini.

the prince and the pauper • 120 pages boxed paperback illustrations: MARINA MARINELLI

THE jungle BOOK ill: GIOVANNI MANNA

LITTLE WOMAN ill: MARINA MARINELLI

PETER PAN ill: GIOVANNI MANNA

YA FICTION

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YA FICTION

Licia Troisi

The Overworld.

The Lost Stories In the 10th anniversary of Licia Troisi’s first success, Nihal, the most popular heroine of her stories, is back with a new striking adventure Nihal is a distant memory in the Overworld, but the celebration of her feats against Tiranno is still very much alive in the hearts of the inhabitants of the Land of the Wind and in the legends passed down through the generations. Her actions had such a far reach that one night a mysterious storyteller turned up at a dark inn with three stories to tell by candlelight, secret stories that no one had ever heard before. He lives through again the most exciting episodes of Nihal’s life, he goes back over the most attractive and evocative places of the Overworld Lands, and so the patrons of the inn discovered how Nihal’s birth parents died, how the heroine disappeared after defeating the armies of Tiranno, and finally they hear a disturbing story that no one would ever have imagined…

The OVERWORLD. The Lost Stories • 396 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: CORRADO VANELLI

“ Licia Troisi, c’est un peu le nouveau Tolkien….en jupon.”

Le Figaro “ She’s the queen of fantasy, a new icon for YA audiences.

Kids show her a devotion previously reserved only for Harry Potter.”

La Repubblica ihal is still the protagonist of an outstanding adventure which N will let the readers out of breath until the staggering final twist.

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Licia Troisi

The Overworld Saga A modern epic saga in three trilogies, translated in 18 countries, which has sold more than 3,5 million copies all over the world A unique revisitation of fantasy genre, with a vivid and gripping depicted fictional world, full of twists and action. Intense and layered portrayals of rebellious young heroines grappling with friendship, love and all other emotional upheavals of their age

NEW GRAPHIC LAYOUT!

2. S ennar’s mission

3. Th e talisman of power

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1. Chronicles of the overworld • Nihal from the Land of the Wind cover: CORRADO VANELLI

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3. A new kingdom

Germany (Heyne) Greece (Fantastikos Kosmos) Hungary (Könyvmolyképzo Kiadó)

LEGENDS OF THE overworld

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2. daughter of blood

3. Th e last heroes

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Licia Troisi

125,000 copies sold

The Kingdoms of Nashira

The third title of the new fascinating universe created by the Italian queen of fantasy The destinies of Talitha and Saiph have reached a turning point: Saiph must come to terms with a devastating truth about his planet’s past and about his new companion, Verba, while Talitha, confronted with the atrocities committed by the Rebels in the name of freedom, as finally realised that she can no longer fight with them. Considered a traitor by both his fellow Talariti and by the Femtiti, she struggles in a world devastated by war and devoid of purpose. But when Saiph makes a terrible and irrevocable decision, Talitha will again be forced to choose: whether to fight to save Nashira, still threatened by a planetary catastrophe or to abandon the mission. Her life is at a crossroads, ancient prophecies come to an end, while the two planets that have always marked the fate of Nashira prepare to spark off once again an apocalypse of fire. And this time, the answers are buried in the desert sands.

3. T HE SACRIFICE • 420 pages approximately hardcover w/jacket cover: Paolo BaR bieri 4. UNTITLED

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“ Licia continues her conquest of the 13-20 age group, who consider her a god, throwing parties devoted to dressing up as characters from her series.”

Italian Vanity Fair

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YA FICTION

Dragonero An heroic fantasy for passionate readers of George R.R. Martin’s books Dragonero is Ian, a former Empire official and now a scout with intelligence duties, the only man to have defeated a dragon. However, the dragon’s blood marked him permanently… Alongside Ian we find Gmor, a surprisingly sharp-witted orc, and the sylvan elf Sera, uncontrollable and insatiable. When the three companions receive a visit from the old magician Alben they realise that the Empire is in peril. The curse of Thule is about to strike, and only they can prevent the Empire’s fatal destiny from occurring.

DRAGONERO • 288 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: Andrea Tentori Montalto

One of the most popular Italian fantasy comics is now a novel

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Valentina Camerini

Your Frozen Embrace An impossible love, a dark, mysterious castle, and a secret to be kept. An horror romance with a creepy touch from a very promising Italian voice When she is sent away to study in a school located in a castle in the Alps, Cat decides to try to escape at the first opportunity: just the idea of a life marked by strict rules horrifies her. Gradually, however, the mysteries in the castle where she is forced to study become more and more obscure and impenetrable. What had happened to Lily, the student who suddenly disappeared into nothing a few months previously?

And who really is Arthur, the handsome boy who gradually steals Cat’s heart away?

YOUR FROZEN EMBRACE • 336 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: DANIELE GASPARI

or fans of Walking Dead and World War Z an atmospheric and F original novel.

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Valentina Fontana

The Last Dream A great thriller, a compelling story of love and friendship. A gripping and vivid universe portraying the dark side of virtual dimension There is a world where everything is possible: flying through space, getting to live people’s memories, walking through unknown cities and even killing for fun. You just need a helmet to connect up to the virtual reality where all minds are linked.

All kinds of experience are available. It is more real than reality, more vivid than a dream; it is the place where all desires are fulfilled. Its name is: ONYRICON. But some people get lost in the web, like Zoe’s best friend, Miri, who is trapped in the pirate social network, X-stream. Zoe realises that she has to act when other people entrapped in X-stream start dying for real. Bastian is the only one who can help her. In the past he broke her heart. Now he has to save her life.

THE LAST DREAM • 372 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: ROBERTO OLEOTTO

T he expressive power of The Matrix T he visionary spirit of Inception Rights sold to

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Emma Romero

Garden

Italy the Renaissance in the future. A girl starts her fight for freedom in a world where both art and science are forbidden and the price of a dream is death Maite is 16 and is the most efficient worker in her factory. She silently nurtures her passion for singing while she dreams of reaching the mythical garden at the end of the world, where legend says that rebels live in complete freedom. After a long war, in Italy the Rebirth is set up and to prevent a return to chaos, both arts and science are forbidden and reserved to the elite class. All that is left to those excluded is a life of hard labour and deprivations under a terrible control system and a certain death for any violation. A life without hope, which makes you even end up wishing to escape your dreams.

However the day of redemption has come and after the abduction of her best friend Erika, Maite decides to let the world hear her voice.

GARDEN the secret place at the end of the world • 276 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: stefano moro

“A horde of drones, that’s what we have become.

I don’t think that is what our forefathers had in mind when they used to say that one day we would return to glory.”

A powerful YA novel written by a very talented italian author.

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strong, original heroine and fascinating characters depicted A with a sharp and engaging writing.

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Leonardo Patrignani

Multiversum Utopia

The end of every journey is the first breath of a new world The reality where Alex, Jenny and Marco have lived for eighteen years is a comfortable world, a new life far from the dramatic memories of 2014, buried deep in their souls. However, the safe haven where they grew up is only one of the infinite sides of the dice, one of the multiple realities of the Multiuniverse.

Elsewhere their bodies have grown old and the world lies under the terrible rule of someone who fears their power. They have crossed through parallel dimensions and passed the limits of time by digging up the past. The meaning of their journey is about to be revealed. Their memory is the last hope left.

1. m ultiversum • 350 pages

3. multiversum • UTOPIA • 390 pages hardcover w/jacket cover: ROBERTO OLEOTTO

2. m ultiversum • MEMORY • 348 pages 1

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“ The story enthrals, the book entertains, and the final page leaves you wanting to find out how it all ends, if, indeed, it does.”

La Repubblica

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Francesco Gungui

I Still Like You the Way You Are

more than 70,000 copies sold

Love is not the answer, but the question Two years have passed since the summer when Alice and Luca’s love began. Two years since they uttered the words: “I like you the way you are”. Now Alice is entering her last year at high school, whereas Luca has suddenly decided to leave for San Francisco to study Economics at Berkeley. A difficult long-distance relationship of jet lag and rushed video-calls begins. Their love is put to the ultimate test. And while Luca is losing his head for the sake of a lap dancer, Alice discovers a true passion for journalism and for... a young journalist! A last minute flight, an unexpected phone call, a last night together back in Milan again: here are the magic ingredients that will help them defy the odds stacked against their love.

#1 in the spanish YA bestseller list FOUR editionS in three months

I still like you the way you are • 336 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: Eleonora Bassi

I LIKE YOU THE WAY

I thought i would run

YOU ARE • 348 pages

away with you • 312 pages

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hardcover w/jacket

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Valentina Camerini

My One Direction Summer The story of an unforgettable summer following the cult band One Direction’s tracks Finally summer is here. Azzurra cannot wait to leave for Sardinia with her aunt.

But all the things she dreamed of are swept away when her parents decide to send her in England for a study holiday. No beach, no sun, no friends, but she will have to go to class and do homework everyday!

All she has left to console herself are the songs of One Direction, her favourite band, to listen to at full volume. But then she makes a discovery that turns her summer around: Liam, Louis, Harry, Niall, and Zayn were born just around the corner from where she is! They went to the very same places she sees everyday and breathed the same air! And so, together with her new friends, a full-blown treasure hunt begins with an unforgettable summer, true friendships, and maybe even a love story.

“Their voices have the power to bring me away from everything, from problems, from difficulties.

With them I can dream a different life.

Fot this reason even the little chance to meet them leave me completely breathless.”

my one direction summer • 252 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: licensed by olycom

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Manuela Salvi

The Dark Side of the Heart A strong love story set in a Gomorrah World What happens if an attorney’s daughter crosses up path of a mafia member? What if they fall in love despite their relationship being doomed from the start? 18 years old Bianca follows her dad to Southern Italy, where he’s going to investigate an illegal trade of disposing poisonous waste. 19 years old Manuel is a promising member of the Di Giacomo mafia clan and in charge of the trade. Bianca and Manuel meet at the Art School and they seem to share a life shrouded in shadows and loneliness, which is the trigger that makes them fall in love with each other. But trouble soon starts to blow, pushing everybody to a difficult crossroads.

The dark side of the heart A story of Mafia and Love • 252 pages trade paperback with flaps cover: ALEXANDER SIKOV

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n outstanding contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet A myth, in which a topical subject like Mafia is approached in an enticing way, with the appeal of a hard-won teen love story.

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Roberto piumini THOUSANDS OF JOBS ill: Anna Maria Curti

AGOSTINO TRAINI FIVE RASCALS AND A MAGIC POT ill: AGOSTINO TRAINI

emanuele nava CHILDREN HAVE WINGS ill: D esideria Guicciardini

a. morucci A. macchetto BRAVO BIMBÙ ill: Andrea Morucci

Stepping Stones The popular Stepping Stones series now presents wonderful stories for a PRE-SCHOOL target written by a selection of the most important Italian authors and illustrators for children

Simone Frasca

Silvia Sommariva

The Forest School 3 • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SIMONE FRASCA

I Don’t Want Any Vegetables!

• 48 pages paperback illustrations: CARLA MANEA

A funny reading about children’s first experience outside family and initial moments of insecurity.

silvia vecchini WHO’S INTO MY HAIR? ill: SUALZO

agostino traini RAMBLING THROUGH FABLES ill: AGOSTINO TRAINI

The little school animals go on an outing to the museum. Back to class the little owl Oronzo is afraid not be able to make his personal work of art. Where his inspiration could be?

A fun way to speak about food whims and to present vegetables to children Why is the world not just made of jam tarts, chips, and chocolate pudding?

This is the question Camilla asks herself every day until she discovers how vegetables contain these magic things called vitamins that activate superpowers...

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AGE: +6

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The Green Stepping Stones guide young readers in the pleasure of reading, through simple text, bright illustrations and an appendix full of fun games

Miriam Dubini

Anna Sarfatti

I Don’t Like Reading • 48 pages paperback illustrations: FRANCESCA CARABELLLI

Rhymes, Rules and Frogs • 48 pages paperback illustrations: SIMONE FRASCA

Books – what a bore! After sitting still for a while, your legs become numb and your eyes burn. But Anna the teacher 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 without books! But maybe you will miss a lot of wonderful adventures.

"If you decide to help your brothers / capture lizards, frighten birds. / If you make the right choices in your actions and thoughts / a bright light will light your path." When every child is born they are unaware citizens who start out on their path towards civil awareness.

This book is a fantastic journey on the island of Nomos, in search of the values and rules of living in civilisation.

FIRST READERS

DANIELA PALUMBO PIETRO TOMATO ill: CARLA MANEA

AUGUSTO MACCHETTO IN THE BLACKBOARD ill: MANOLA CAPRINI

PINA VARRIALE LELLO THE BULLY ill: NEDDA COTRONAI

ENZA EMIRA FESTA THE CROCODILE’S TERRIBLE QUARREL WITH HIS OWN TOOTHBRUSH ill: ALFREDO BELLI rights sold to TURKEY (PEGASUS)

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SILVIA VECCHINI ISABELLA & CO THE MISTERY OF THE MUTANT FISH ill: SUALZO

MIRIAM DUBINI i don’t like writing ill: F RANCESCA CARABELLI

VIVIAN LAMARQUE THE little girl on tiptoes ill: manuela santini

STEFANIA LEPERA 3 detectives and 2 math-mysteries ill: F RANCESCA CARABELLI

Stepping Stones The Red Stepping Stones appeal to those who are already reading with confidence. With coloured illustrations and an appendix (‘Why, Why, Why’) at the back of every volume in which curious readers can find answers to all of their questions

Stefania Lepera

Silvia Vecchini

An Enigma and Two Mathematical Mysteries • 80 pages paperback illustrations: FRANCESCA CARABELLLI

Boys Against Girls • 128 pages paperback illustrations: SUALZO

Andrea’s holidays are made special by the presence of his hero, uncle Marco, a policeman and champion of justice, who smites down bandits and lays down the law. But criminals are never on vacation.

And so uncle Marco is called to resolve a very complicated case. For everyone except Andrea who, thanks to his top logical and mathematical skills, manages to solve the mystery of the objects stolen from a hotel guest…

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!

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Blue Stepping Stones have been created for advanced readers, with colour illustrations and additional facts and information at the end of each book listed in the appendix ‘Something extra’

Daniela Morelli

Mario Sala Gallini

The Boy from Ithaca • 136 pages paperback illustrations: PAOLO D'ALTAN

The Guardians of the Light • 88 pages paperback illustrations: Laura zannoni

Many years ago on the island of Ithaca a special child was born. His name was Odysseus. He was not great at sports, but he loved sailing and he was intelligent, curious, and resourceful.

To decide his successor, King Laertes, Odysseus’ father, held a competition among the young men of the court.

The boy could not count on his physical performance, but his wit and the help of the gods and the nymphs were enough to win the games and see off his envious rivals!

The ozone later, the greenhouse effect, global warming... When the teacher explains these concepts, Andrea and his classmates struggle to understand them. And then when the teacher confirms that even cow’s farts contribute to pollution, there is a roar of laughter.

Jokes aside, the boys and girls soon discover what in its own small way contributes to pollution.

So “The Guardians of the Light” are ready to do their bit to make the world a better place.

FIRST READERS

ANNALISA STRADA MY SISTER THE SNAKE ill: ELISA ROCCHI

NICOLETTA BORTOLOTTI the waves of freeedom ill: fabiano fiorin

carolina capria almost brothers ill: alfredo belli

miriam dubini THE RECYCLING UNCLE ill: elena prette

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Alessandro Gatti • Manuela Salvi

Professor Focussen’s Stories A new, truly brilliant series of fiction for children, which combines adventure, science, interesting facts and stacks of fun

It is the last day of school when twins Maddie and Mark receive a mysterious blue letter inviting them to the fabulous Smart Camp, the summer camp for young geniuses! Will the Smart Team manage to win the Mystery Race, the one that will lead them along the trail of the biggest scientific mysteries and the darkest secrets in the History of the planet? Will Maddie, Mark, Shiva and Quasar, led by the talented and eccentric professor Focussen, be able to solve the complicated enigmas of the Blue Notebook before the other teams in the competition, especially before their fearsome (and not altogether fair) rivals in Group KZ?

4. u.f.o. program • 152 pages hardcover illustrations: FABIANO FIORIN

1. Th e North star hardcover w/jacket • 160 pages 2. Th e compass rose • 152 pages 3. THE jade EYE • 152 pages

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• The second adventure is about the search for the legendary city of Atlantis.

• The third enigma is set in the wild valleys of Mexico on the trail of an ancient Atzec leader.

• The fourth mystery lead the Smart Team to a crazy voyage on the chase of U.F.O. in the blazing desert of New Mexico.

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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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Decoratela con fettine di zucchina e cubetti di peperone e servitela a fette calda o tiepida.

RECIPES WITH FRIENDS • 96 pages

ach recipe is photographed to show the final result and the E preparation stages are clearly explained and illustrated, listing all the necessary ingredients and quantities, preparation and cooking times. Without forgetting to mention that an adult must be present in the kitchen when children have to cut or bake food.

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sigillando i bordi con poco olio. Disponete i fagottini su una teglia coperta di carta da Sul piano infarinato, stendete le porzioni di forno e cuoceteli in forno ventilato a 200° per pasta con il matterello in dischi sottili (circa 10 minuti.

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2 taglietti, a seconda del ripieno, per identificarli una volta cotti.

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Ricavate dalla sfoglia 16 strisce di 10x20 cm. Dividetevi le due farce disponendole a triangolo su uno dei lati corti.

• 3 carote • 1 peperone • 3 zucchine medie • 1 pizzico di bicarbonato

ta n t i a u g u r i a t e ! - i l c o m p l e a n n o d e l l e b a m b i n e

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.

S a n S i lv e S t r i n o . i l c e n o n e d e i p i c c o l i

ta n t i a u g u r i a t e ! - i l c o m p l e a n n o d e l l e b a m b i n e

PARTY RECIPES • 96 pages hardcover

Ricette sane e divertenti per festeggiare insieme!

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Magic Football

NON FICTION

A new 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.

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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Simple words for important issues

Giovanni Bignami • Cristina Bellon

The Future Explained to Young People How will we produce energy in the future (without destroying the Earth)? Will there be a mission to Mars? How can you catch a comet? What is the centre of the earth made of? Do extra-terrestrials exist? Can DNA be synthesised? Does time travel exist? What is the dark energy that fills the universe? Robot games and holograms: will they be the videogames of the future? What will cities be like? Questions and answers to understand the present and learn about the future.

THE FUTURE EXPLAINED TO YOUNG PEOPLE • 168 pages trade paperback with flaps illustrations: federico mariani

iovanni Bignami astrophysicist and “Lincei” Academic has G written several books and articles on science.

Cristina Bellon is an expert writer and sci-fi fan.

1. WORK EXPLAINED to Young People 2. Mafia Explained to Young People 3. Gr een Issues Explained to Young People

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