Literature for Children and Young People 2012

AndrĂŠ Neves

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:43 PM Page 23

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:35 PM Page 1

Rigths Department Antonio Erivan Gomes erivan@cortezeditora.com.br

AndrĂŠ Neves

Publisher Amir Piedade amir@cortezeditora.com.br

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:35 PM Page 1

Welcome Welcome to Cortez Publishing Company!

I

t was founded over 32 years ago. We are a publishing company dedicated to create books which contribute to the formation of people in the academic areas, as well as in the area of literature for children and youths.

O

ur academic area is divided in three segments: Education, Social Services and Social Sciences. According to university teachers, we publish books that are a synonym of quality and reference.

W

e have been working with literature for children and youths for just eight years, but we have already conquered the respect from the part of the teachers and specialists, due to the themes that propose respect to diversity without putting aside the fantasy, which is absolutely necessary to this kind of public.

N

Ana Clรกudia Ramos

ow, we would like to invite you to know a small sample of the huge work we have been developing, and which is the result of the creativity of authors and illustrators, who are able to turn dreams and poems into enchanting books for children and young people.

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:35 PM Page 2

ages 5 - 7 Guess if you can!

trees, the mountains, the animals, l The the days and nights. This book leads

Author: Maria Júlia Paccini Illustrator: Antonio Carlos Tassara 24 pages – 25 x 24,5 ISBN: 978-85-249-1506-2 Mentioned subjects: transcendence; preservation of nature

children towards the perception of the world, the beauty and the wonders that exist in every little thing of nature. Who created all of it?

Guess if you can!

Curumim Abaré Imitating the Animals

Abaré, imitating the animals, tells us l Curumim the story of a native Indian boy and his

Authors: Dulce Seabra e Sérgio Maciel Illustrator: Cláudia Ramos 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1441-6 Mentioned subjects: ecology, psychomotricity

adventure through the forest where the game is to watch and imitate the animals found on his path. This way, the little native boy finds, watches and imitates the fast butterfly flying, the firm ants steps, the jumping frog, the slow landing turtle step, among other animals.

The little Abaré, since then, learns a lot about animals and about his own body’s movements. He has lots of fun while he discovers the world around him.

2

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:35 PM Page 3

Curupira is the guardian of the l The Amazonian forest, where a big number

The Curupira and the animals of the forest

of different species of animals live. The Curupira is the one who makes sure that each and every animal can live well and peacefully.

He is also the one that protects the forest against a dangerous animal, who causes the imbalance of the environment and puts other animals in danger: the human being.

Author and illustrator: Ingrid Biesemeyer Bellinghausen 24 pages – 28 x 21 ISBN: 978-85-249-1247-4 Mentioned subjects: the Amazonian jungle, folklore, the environment

The Lake Author and illustrator: Rodrigo Abrahim 36 pages – 25 x 24,5 ISBN: 978-85-249-1840-7 Mentioned subjects: nature, first communities, rock paintings

lake from this story is the bluest and l The deepest that has ever existed. Close to it, Rodrigo Abrahim

lived the first human groups who made discoveries and showed their experiences by painting the walls of the caves.

The discovery

upon a time, there was a l Once boy who planted square thoughts

Author and illustrator: Jonas Ribeiro 20 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1136-1 Mentioned subjects: love, friendship, geometrical figures

and was attentive so none of them would be born out of their own rows.

He liked his plantation very much, and he liked his neighbor too, a little girl who drew poems and did not care about the disorder or the mess. The cultivation of a friendship, the birth of love… A great discovery!

3

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/15/12 9:44 AM Page 4

ages 5 - 7 There’s an armadillo in my backyard

very smart and curious boy. A smart l Aarmadillo cub as well. One lives in the

Author: Flávia Côrtes Illustrator: Anielizabeth 24 pages – 24,5 x 25 ISBN: 978-85-249-1568-0 Mentioned subjects: curiosity, learning, discoveries

upper part of the backyard. The other lives under the earth. But the boy and the cub are much more alike than they think and their meeting will end up in a mess, for sure!

The different format of this book, printed in block letters, encourages the curiosity of the children and makes the reading easier for them.

Kissing Animal

the diversity of onomatopoeias l Toit isknow necessary to find out how the

Author: Rosângela Lima Illustrator: Anielizabeth 40 pages – 25 x 24,5 ISBN: 978-85-249-1799-8 Mentioned subjects: animals, onomatopoeia, kisses

animals kiss each other. How does the elephant kiss with its huge trunk?

What about the peacocks kiss with its long multicolored tail? It challenges children´s imagination, who can play with a variety of animal kissing sounds.

4

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:36 PM Page 5

ages 8 - 9 poem about a large river that l Short shows what happens on its margin,

Author and illustrator: Ellen Pestili ISBN: 978-85-249-1439-3 32 pages – 25 x 24,5 Mentioned subjects: river, environment, pollution

since exuberant flora and fauna to degradation caused by coal dealers, by polluted water, by people who do not know the importance of life in the river. There is a predominance of images that makes possible the reinterpretation of the text.

Golden Rosemary and Other Smells of Love

of lots of love ditties (short l Collection rhymed poems) gathered from oral

Authors: Lenice Gomes e Giba Pedroza Illustrator: Cláudio Martins 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1784-4 Mentioned subjects: love ditties, oral stories, poems

stories and told to boys and girls. Passionate poems that talk about: eye contact; wish of being loved; happiness of sharing dreams with each other; emotion of the first scribbles about love and friendship.

Rafael Limaverde

River´s Soul

5

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:36 PM Page 6

ages 8 - 9 The Absentminded Girl

ideas ran free in the thoughts of l The the absentminded girl. She always

Author: Sandra Branco Illustrator: Elma 24 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1254-2 Mentioned subjects: creativity, freedom, respect for diversity

seemed to have an open window for everything that was new, interesting and creative. However, one day, an idea became an obsession for her and she couldn’t think of anything else. And now? How would she get out of this mess?

Every child has the right to read the world

have rights and one of them l Allis thechildren right to read; read the clouds, the

Author: Fabiano dos Santos Piúba Illustrator: Rafael Limaverde 32 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1538-3 Mentioned subjects: children rights, the importance of reading

people, the places, the things. And read books, these small objects which are able to open up a person’s mind for life, for other people and for himself. And for many possibilities of reading and changing the world. It is a book about the importance of reading as a fundamental right.

The girl and her little dots Author: Silmara Rascalha Casadei Illustrator: Lisie De Lucca 32 pages – 21 x 21 ISBN: 978-85-249-1398-3 Mentioned subjects: fear, insecurity, friendship girl had so many little dots in l The her heart that she was lonely and sad all the time. This situation bothered her and made her feel even more unhappy. The thing she wanted the most was to take those dots away…

But a very wise friendship will show her that we all carry little dots in our hearts and that they are part of our own stories.

6

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:36 PM Page 7

I live, you live, and so does the armadillo tail!

the lice, pop the popcorn and l Catch rolled wrapped duck are some of the

Author: Lenice Gomes Illustrator: André Neves 40 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1533-8 Mentioned subjects: verses, poetry, oral ability

funny verses recited to entertain and calm down children and tongue twisters which, united by the rhythm and rhymes in these colorful poems, stimulate the imagination and remind us of the taste and memories of our childhood.

Why do boys have big feet and girls have small feet?

have big stinky feet and l Dolikeallto thekickboys balls? And do all the girls

Author: Sandra Branco Illustrator: Elma 24 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-0998-6 Mentioned subjects: verses, poetry, oral ability

have small feet, play with dolls and wear sandals? This book shows us that the most important thing in life is to be happy and respect other people the way they are.

It is a book about acceptance without discrimination.

Rafael Limaverde

Amazonia Author and illustrator: Ellen Pestili 32 pages – 25 x 24,5 ISBN: 978-85-249-1475-1 Mentioned subjects: environment, the Amazonian forest

beauty of the illustrations and the l The force of the text in poetic prose of this book take us to the heart of the Amazonian forest, where the enchantment of its rivers, its fauna and flora, as well as the brutality of the human being, who invades this paradise with his greed and destruction, live together. The book shows the reality of the Amazon region and the urge to preserve nature.

7

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:37 PM Page 8

ages 10 - 11 kingdom, the Sunflower l Inwitha distant golden petals was the king and his

Author: Maria da Glória Cardia de Castro Illustrator: Ana Maria Moura 48 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1847-6 Mentioned subjects: love, fidelity, cheating, fairy tales

queen was a Rose with red petals. They used to live happily until a two-colored Rose shows up and enchants the king. Jealousy, plots and lies make the king almost forget his queen, who does not give up on showing him that her love and fidelity are more important than appearances.

Heads Will Roll

for those who like to play with l Poems the words. The hen that sends e-mail to

Authors: Edson Gabriel Garcia Illustrator: Elma 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1571-0 Mentioned subjects: poems, games

the rooster telling him to look for another hen; the despair of the worm because it does not know where the side of its face is; the suffering agouti that looks for a boyfriend; the frog that is tired of being the ugly guy in the stories and declares itself a prince; the greedy bogey and lots of verses and animal poems.

Anelise Zimmermann

The Midnight Hug

Pedro Malasartes´Stories

Malasartes is a folklore character l Pedro who came from the Iberian countries.

Author: Júlio Emílio Braz Illustrator: Anelise Zimmermann 48 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1796-7 Mentioned subjects: popular culture, short stories, tricks

He is young or adult, depending on the narrator. He loves tricking people, especially those who like to abuse the poor people. Five of the best stories are retold skillfully and with good humor.

8

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:37 PM Page 9

Marco Antonio Godoy

Little Paulo: the boy who wrote a new story Authors: Mere Abramowicz and Silmara Rascalha Casadei Illustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy 40 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1671-7 Mentioned subjects: Paulo Freire, education, biography will to overcome all difficulties that life imposed to l The him was fundamental for the formation of this referred to man. Paulo Freire is an example to be followed and a reason of pride for young people and adults who, just like him, did not have the opportunity to go to school when they were little.

His way of teaching, a mixture of love and dialogue, has run around the world and makes Paulo Freire be remembered for his great contribution to education.

This biography introduces some information about his trajectory to the small children.

The Annoying Fat Girl

Simone´s story, a girl who was l Itnottellsannoying because she was fat – she

Author: Regina Drummond Illustrator: Salmo Dansa 32 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1468-3 Mentioned subjects: bullying, obesity, appearance

was annoying anyway! She did not accept herself the way she was and ate to calm down with her frustrations: not having true friends, her passivity, absence of not having a spirit of struggle and a low self-esteem. When she has an accident, she notices that people are not the way she thought they were. She even notices that they can pleasantly surprise us.

The Upside Down World

Flávio´s world was turned upside down l when his parents told him they would

Author: Jonas Ribeiro Illustrator: Claudia Cascarelli 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1690-8 Mentioned subjects: family, divorce, friendship

get divorced. He understands what has happened for he is not silly, but he is sad and confused. He is trying to put everything together in his heart to find a new place for each thing that has changed.

9

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:37 PM Page 10

ages 10 - 11 The Selfish Giant

Márcia Széliga

Author: Oscar Wilde Adaptation: Liana Leão Illustrator: Márcia Széliga - 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1698-4 Mentioned subjects: friendship, share, happiness has a big garden. Flowers, trees and birds love l Ato giant play there with children, but a giant locks the door and blocks children´s entrance. Everything becomes lonely and sad. Even spring does not start after winter.

Madiba, the African Boy

is a gripping narrative that l This describes Madiba´s story. He grows up

Author: Rogério Andrade Barbosa Illustrator: Renato Alarcão 28 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1821-6 Mentioned subjects: freedom, apartheid, fight

in South Africa during the apartheid era and does not accept discrimination against people because of skin color. The change of thinking has not come without fight and sacrifice, but it achieves freedom and it makes Nelson Mandela one of the biggest leaders of the 21st century.

10

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/15/12 9:44 AM Page 11

Ages, people were scared l Into thedeathMiddle of vampires, witches and

The Vampire Baby Author: Regina Drummond Illustrator: Márcia Széliga 56 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1659-5 Mentioned subjects: history, habits, living in society, acceptance of differences

demons. And this fear was often turned into rage and intolerance towards everything that was unusual. The appearance of a vampire baby in a peaceful village in Transylvania is the motto for author Regina Drummond to show us what daily life was like in Europe in the 15th century, all in writing a very involving, thrilling and full of mystery text.

Sounds From the Forest Author: Celso Sisto Illustrator: Mateus Rios 60 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1826-1 Mentioned subjects: Indian tales, friendship, love

Mateus Rios

of four tales from Brazilian Indians from the l Collection Amazon region. The legends tell the story of the birth of cassava, how day and night appear, how the moon rises in the sky, and the reason why some animals have more meat than others. It rescues the beauty of oral tradition from people who live in harmony with nature.

Nature Trip to Amazon

narrative in which Arara leads l Fiction the reader to the heart of the huge

Author: Arlette Piai Illustrator: Rodrigo Abrahim 56 pages – 20 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1831-5 Mentioned subjects: nature, forest, Indians

Amazon Forest. It is exposed the beauty and rich diversity of fauna, flora, waters and Indians who live there. Gripping text with poems, photos and information that sensitize children and adults.

11

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:38 PM Page 12

ages 10 - 11 of customs and creation of l Tales species who inhabit Africa and the

Stories Told by a Snake Girl Authors: Ima Maria Canauna and Fábio Cardoso dos Santos Illustrator: Tati Móes 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1343-3 Mentioned subjects: tales, African culture

world. Ecubu, the snake girl, following the Creator´s commands, sets the destiny of every living being in the world. It is a lovely narrative that shows the origin of man and how he dominated the world.

is the adaptation of one of the most l This interesting episodes in the Americas’s

The Amazons: the conquest of the sea-river by captain Francisco de Orellana, according to Friar Gaspar de Carvajal Adaptation and Illustrator: Jô Oliveira 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1561-1 Mentioned subjects: history, the Amazonian forest, art

Packowitsky is bent over the l Mr. gear of a damaged watch to try to

Mr. Packowitsky, who Turned Into a Package, and his Weird way of Speaking

control the time to prevent it from becoming uncontrolled and reckless throughout the world. Besides living to track the time, he also loves telling stories to children, who love his way of speaking.

Author: Milton “Bituim” Campos Illustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy - 28 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1707-3 Mentioned subjects: time, friendship, imagination

12

Marco Antonio Godoy

history for a comic book. In the 16th century, the expedition led by Francisco de Orellana navigated all through the Amazon river, since the Andes up to its source in the Atlantic Ocean. In the forest, Orellana and his men lived great adventures and met fantastic characters, such as the legendary Amazon female warriors.

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:40 PM Page 13

The animal man

message has been carried l Anby theimportant coos of the doves, the cackles of

Author: Nelson Albissú Illustrator: Marcia Misawa 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1588-8 Mentioned subjects: ecology, fauna

the chicken and many other onomatopoeias, with the sole objective of denouncing an urgent fact: the arrival of a dangerous animal that threatens everybody’s lives and disturbs the peace and the balance of the environment.

The little box of noses

Márcia Széliga

Author: Liana Leão Illustrator: Márcia Széliga 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1481-2 Mentioned subjects: acceptance, vanity, diversity is Toucan’s story. He was so unhappy l This because of his colorful and enormous nose that he decided to set an appointment with Dr. Parrot and his box of noses. But, will the change for a smaller and snub nose bring him happiness? This book talks about the difficulty we have in accepting ourselves the way we are, a subject that is dealt with sensibility and good humor by the author.

The city of stone carriers

they are born, the inhabitants of l Since this city are obliged to carry stones. As

Author: Sandra Branco Illustrator: Elma 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1411-9 Mentioned subjects: fear, guilt

a matter of fact, they even don’t know why.

Some stones are big and heavy; some others are small or just fragments. Pedrinho, a very curious little boy, wants to know where this story comes from. He leads the readers to think about important themes, such as fear and guilt, so present in our society.

13

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:40 PM Page 14

ages 10 - 11 Julieta on her bike

Julieta, everything should be timed, organized, aligned. l For Nothing could surprise her on her way, which should always be a straight line. One day, while riding her bike, Julieta suddenly sees a curve. What should she do? Will she be stuck there, just watching the happiness go by? This is an involving text, full of splendid and detailed illustrations, which fascinate both children and adults.

Márcia Széliga

Author: Liana Leão Illustrator: Márcia Széliga 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1078-4 Mentioned subjects: fear, challenge, self-confidence

Choose Your Dragon

centuries dragon stories have run l For the world and scare everyone. However,

Author: Rosana Rios Illustrator: Nireuda Longobardi 36 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1694-6 Mentioned subjects: dragons, folk-tales, family

are they only stories or do dragons really exist somewhere out there?

Three children will try to find out Grandma´s house mystery and they will have surprises.

Who’s afraid of the papangu?

joy and colors of a traditional l The character of the northeastern region of

Author: Goimar Dantas Illustrator: Claudia Cascarelli 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1675-5 Mentioned subjects: popular tradition, popular feasts, folklore

Brazil are the main topics of this story entirely told in verses. The celebration of papangu legend, which was originally created to scare children, gets new forms as the years pass by and survives by emerging again on every Ash Wednesday, in order to make children have fun.

14

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/15/12 9:45 AM Page 15

Stories about story tellers

idea of this book was born by the l The time of the 7th Story Tellers International

Authors and organizers: Lenice Gomes and Fabiano Moraes Illustrator: Ciça Fittipaldi 128 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1612-0 Mentioned subjects: legends, fairy tales, popular tales, popular traditions

Symposium (Rio de Janeiro, 2007). The authors are renowned writers in Brazil, Portugal and Mexico, who make efforts aiming at spreading the oral culture in their countries.

In this book, they retell, reconstruct, renew and revive wonderful legends, ghost stories, fairy tales and popular tales.

legends survive thanks to the oral l The tradition and they carry imaginary and

Author and illustrator: Lúcia Hiratsuka 48 pages – 18 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1287-0 Mentioned subjects: Japanese legends, culture

historical traces along with them. They reveal the cultural richness of a people. This book consists of three stories which, due to their beauty, delicacy and truth, seem to be weaved in silk: they are soft in their narrative and beautiful and strong in the messages they communicate to the readers.

Marco Antonio Godoy

Stories weaved in silk

Giros: enchanting short stories Author: Mila Behrendt Illustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy 48 pages – 23 x 30 ISBN: 978-85-249-1576-5 Mentioned subjects: popular culture, rhymes are short popular tales of oral tradition, also known as l “Giros” repetitive tales or enchaining stories. In the “giros”, there is a predominance of word games, and not exactly of a narrative. Being originated from many different countries, these stories have passed through several adaptations in Brazil, but they keep their original characteristics: they are humorous stories with a harmonious rhythm, and very easy to learn by heart.

15

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/15/12 9:45 AM Page 16

ages 10 - 11 I wanna have grandparents!

a class, the teacher asks about l During the students’ grandparents. From that

Author: Silmara Rascalha Casadei Illustrator: Lisie De Lucca 40 pages – 21 x 21 ISBN: 978-85-249-1592-5 Mentioned subjects: respect for elderly people, adoption, feelings

moment on, a sad little dot starts growing in the heart of a little girl. But the children’s visit to a nursing home turns this sadness into a great idea: the adoption of grandparents! This is a story about solidarity, loving care and integration between different generations.

The fox and the nightingale

is a curious and imaginative girl. On l Rita a sunny and rainy day, she discovers

Author and illustrator: Ana Maria Moura 32 pages – 21 x 26 ISBN: 978-85-249-1567-3 Mentioned subjects: Brazilian popular culture, family, tolerance and respect for the differences

something fantastic in her backyard: the sun and the rain together mean the wedding of the fox with the nightingale. You will know Rita and also a little bit of Brazilian culture and wisdom existing in popular sayings, in “cordel“ literature (cheap literature hanging on a line in a street market), as well as the stories told by the Brazilian viola players.

The Sun and the Earth: a love story

Sun fell in love with the Earth. As l The he was very shy, it took him a long time

Author: Amir Piedade Illustrator: Ana Maria Moura 32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1473-7 Mentioned subjects: love, friendship, environment, weather changes

to tell her about it. In her turn, the Earth felt flattered and then they started dating right away. But life on Earth suffered the consequences of this love. This is the story of a big love, where an important choice can determine the protection of the world.

Pretty animal, weird animal

rhymes written by João Proteti lead l The us to the Brazilian fauna and flora. The

Author and illustrator: João Proteti 36 pages – 22 x 20 ISBN: 978-85-249-1286-3 Mentioned subjects: preservation of nature, sciences, biology

color of the flowers, the enchantment of the birds, the beauty and oddity of some animals are all present in the poems, as well as in the colors of this book. A funny and pleasant reading that makes children enrich their vocabulary and learn how to value nature.

16

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:41 PM Page 17

from 12 years old on writer and artist Silvana de Menezes l The faced a challenge that just a few people would

I just know that I know nothing Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes 48 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1328-0 Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, art

face: introduce the foundations of philosophy to children and young people. With a very light and visual text, similar to a play, characters such as Socrates (470-399 b. C.), Plato (427-347 b. C.) and Aristotle (384-322 b. C.) become more familiar to readers and the questions these philosophers asked, 25 centuries ago, become more updated than ever.

Earth, fire, water and air: The Milesian School

Anaximander, Anaximenes and l Thales, Heraclito lived in the ancient Greece from

Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes 40 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1330-3 Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, sciences

624 to 470 before Christ. They were the first philosophers who tried to explain natural phenomena, searching by answers observing nature, and not the gods. In a very easy language, with interesting short texts, this book reveals a little bit of human history and the construction of human thinking.

The magic square: The School of Pythagoras

was one of the seven wise men l Pythagoras in ancient Greece. Living in a war time, he

defended peace. In a world of inequalities, he was against slavery and for the education of women. In his search for harmony, Pythagoras believed that everything could be explained by the numbers.

Allow yourself to dive into the life of one of the most interesting historical characters of all times and find out the wonders of math with him.

Rafael Limaverde

Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes 48 pages – 16 x 23 ISBN: 978-85-249-1327-3 Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, mathematics, art

17

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:41 PM Page 18

from 12 years old on a teen brings a lot of l Becoming changes. Some are quite perceptible,

Sweet love: short stories for boys and girls beginning this little thing called love

but some are not, such as a brand new feeling that arises for a male or a female friend. A feeling that gets chills all over your body or makes you suddenly blush. In “Sweet Love”, the reader will find eight short stories about the discovery of love and of a new phase of life.

Rafael Limaverde

Author: Edson Gabriel Garcia Illustrator: Kiko Garcia 72 pages – 14 x 21 ISBN: 978-85-249-1528-4 Mentioned subjects: adolescence, love, friendship, self-confidence

Leonardo since Vinci

was by admiring nature and its changes day by day that l ItLeonardo trained himself as an attentive observer. Since his

childhood, with his particular organization, he kept beautiful things and different pieces of information, so that he would be able to use them when he needed. This book was born exactly in the same way, starting in the small town of Vinci, in the search for Leonardo’s places.

Rafael Limaverde

Author: Nilson Moulin and Rubens Matuck Illustrator: Rubens Matuck 94 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-0859-0 Mentioned subjects: art, biography

18

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/15/12 9:45 AM Page 19

Every little monkey to his parent

What the animals say

Author: Cristina Santos Illustrator: Ane Mitri 40 pages – 23 x 19 ISBN: 978-85-249-1307-5 Mentioned subjects: diversity, preservation of species, endangered animals

Author: Cristina Santos Illustrator: Anelise Zimmermann 40 pages – 23 x 19 ISBN: 978-85-249-1572-7 Mentioned subject: Brazilian fauna

has the highest diversity of primate species of the world. l Brazil They are spread all over the country, but their major concentration

animals talk to each other? Yes, they do! In a very specific way: l DoBy showing their bodies, making sounds or spreading their smell.

is in Amazonia. Every species has a different way of taking care of their own baby monkeys. The eleven species presented in this book show several different ways of care and their importance related to the protection and development of their babies.

This book deciphers how some animals of the Brazilian fauna communicate among themselves. You will know what the dancer tangará does to conquer a female. You will learn how the queen butterfly warns her predator not to eat her! And you will find out how the ants never lose their tracks.

The secret life of ants

and being reunited by the smell, this is the way the l Moving different kinds of ants communicate among themselves, and also

this is how they care for their nests and preserve them. But it is by the act of carrying leaves to their anthills that a kind of fungus is born and let the soil more fertile. And, with the task of “cleaning up” the seeds, the ants cultivate the forest.

19

Leandro Lopes

Author: Cristina Santos Illustrator: Leandro Lopes 24 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1668-7 Mentioned subjects: biology, life of ants, ecology

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:42 PM Page 20

and enormous beings who looked like lizards l Ferocious and lived in distant lands: this is how the dinosaurs are

Brazilian dinosaurs

described in our imagination. But not everything one imagines is true. We already know that more than a thousand different kinds of dinosaurs lived on Earth. Some of them lived in Brazil.

They were of different sizes. Some disappeared without a trace. Some others caused the rise of new species…

Maurílio Oliveira

Author: Luisa Massarani Illustrator: Maurilio Oliveira 56 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1589-5 Mentioned subjects: sciences, dinosaurs, geography

Ball on the foot: the amazing history of soccer

One for All and All for One. The group living of mammals

Authors: Luisa Massarani and Marcos Abrucio Illustrator: Ivan Zigg 32 pages – 19 x 25,5 ISBN: 978-85-249-0993-1 Mentioned subjects: football, sports, history

Author: Cristina Santos Illustrator: Leandro Lopes 24 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1843-8 Mentioned subjects: environment, mammalian, life author in this book tells us how the group living of mammals is, l The also called social animals because they live in groups. The group

l

Did you know that the football was born in China and it had already been used for military training? Or that old American inhabitants, such as the Mayas and the Aztecs, played a football game on which they bet on their lives? From that time on until the present time, we invite you to know the history of soccer, a sport that is nowadays played all over the world.

living helps their babies develop the skills needed for their adult life. Later on, instead of spreading themselves everywhere, they remain with their natal group for a long time, so that their social ties become stronger among them. We are going to visit Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, Caatinga and Amazon and get to know the meaning of the different behaviors of some social mammals of Brazilian fauna...

20

Tati M贸es

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:43 PM Page 21

catalogo_cortez_final_Layout 1 3/14/12 2:43 PM Page 22

Rua Monte Alegre, 1074, Perdizes, S達o Paulo, SP, 05014-001, Brazil Phone: +55 11 3864-0111 Fax: +55 11 3864-4290 cortez@cortezeditora.com.br www.cortezeditora.com.br