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The Great Book of Dragons Love in the Animal World The Kingdom of Colors 100% Full-Size Bugs The Big Book of Giant Dinosaurs.

The Small Book of Tiny Dinosaurs

7 The Carnivorous Plants Guide 8 The Amazing Book of the Weirdest Animals 9 The Great Book of Mithology 10 The Princess Guide to Survival 11 Wonders of the World 12 Female Explorers’ Atlas 13 The Big Book of Brain Games 14 The Big Book of Christmas Games 16 Discovering the Ancient Egyptians 18 Discovering the Vikings 19 My Magic Wand 20 My Wild Orchestra 21 Black White Red. Baby Montessori Board Books 22 Montessori Baby Box. My First Box to Discover the World

24 Montessori Box. My First Box of Gardens 25 Montessori Box. My First Box of Feelings 25 Montessori Activity. My First Book of the Home 26 Montessori Activity. My First Book of the Seasons 26 Montessori Activity.

My First Book of the Human Body

Find Me! Adventures in the Forest with Bernard the Wolf Find Me! Ocean Adventures with Bernard the Wolf Search, Find, Count. Dinoland Coding for Kids.

Create your own App with App Inventor The Great Book of Sports The Human Body Dinosaurs Explorers Avery Everywhere Among...

Genius Series Little Fish Superheroes without Capes The Great Book of Emotions Good Night to Children all over the World Brothers Grimm My Favorite Prayers Build up Box. Santa’s Village The Magician’s Hat. Topsy-Turvy Book Topsy-Turvy Monsters The Return of Topsy-Turvy Monsters Guess What’s Behind the Door?

Who’s at the Window?

My First Jigsaw Books by Anna Lang My First Jigsaw Books by Agnese Baruzzi

27 Mad for Math. Become a Monster at Mathematics! 28

My First Jigsaw Books by Ronny Gazzola

Mad for Math. Navigate the High Seas!

Math adventures using fractions, percentages and decimal numbers

My First ABC Book

My First Book of English Words

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The Great Book of Dragons 7+ Illustrations by Anna Lang - Text by Federica Magrin

What would you do if you found a dragon’s egg? First of all, an apprentice dragonologist should study all of the characteristics of these unpredictable creatures beginning with the Western ones and working toward the Eastern ones without forgetting the oddshaped ones or the ones who behave a bit strangely. Having read all about the origins of dragons and learned everything there is to know about their anatomy and character, the young dragon trainer will find the information necessary to train a young dragon in this book. Instructions include how to prepare its meals, how to make it obey, how to ride it, how to keep it healthy and how to manage its mood swings. This book is the ideal guide for anyone who wishes to adopt a dragon or who simply wants to get a closer look at the world of these fantastic creatures that are not always the terrible monsters they are often made out to be; they are also strong and intelligent beings and are sometimes valuable good luck charms.

64 pp 275 x 305 mm hardcover

Anna Lang, a Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, currently lives and works in Milan. In Budapest, she attended the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2006-2011) and spent six months at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata (2010) under the Erasmus program. In 2011, after graduating as a graphic designer, she worked for three years in an advertising agency; in the same period, she worked with the National Theatre of Budapest and undertook her first children’s illustrations. In 2013 she won the prize of the city of Békéscsaba at the Hungarian Biennial of Graphic Design with the Shakespeare Poster Series. She currently works for 6.14 Creative Licensing Agency in Milan. For White Star she illustrated the “Play Yoga” series, “The Great Book of Games” and many others.

Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

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DO YOU WANT TO BE A DRAGON TRAINER?

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Love in the Animal World They Lived Happily Ever After

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Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Valter Fogato Humans do not need words to express their feelings. They can use a smile, offer a gift or simply be there. In this way, we humans are a lot like our animal friends. Even when spiders, fish, birds, in other word all types of animals are young and meet someone they like, sparks fly and love is born. Each animal has its own way to win the heart of a mate that in some cases will be its mate for life. This book is a collection of love stories starring romantically monogamous animals like wolves, eagles, lovebirds and penguins.

There are also the stories of animals whose courting rituals are surprisingly creative, like the dance of the blue-footed booby or the synchronous flashing of fireflies. The result is truly an ode to love, tender and ironic, fun and colorful, thanks to the stunning images created by Isabella Grott.

40 pp 275 x 365 mm hardcover

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Isabella Grott, even as a child, had an inclination for drawing and painting, that made her enroll and graduate at the art institute in Trento (Italy). After that, she moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. During the years, she has participated to various workshops with international artists, that helped and encouraged her in a continuous quest within the illustration field. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

Valter Fogato Is one of ADMaiora’s collaborators of excellence: as an advertiser, graphic designer, illustrator and author of not only scientific educational works, he has designed and set up a big number of dioramas for various museums and visitor’s centers in natural parks, including writing their explanatory panels.

The Kingdom of Colors

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Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Cristina Banfi Sometimes the incredible colors of an animal’s feathers or fur or skin is a defense mechanism and sometimes it is a tool for hunting or attracting a mate. But we find that the stunning colors of the animals that populate this book are first and foremost an extravaganza, an amazing feast for the eyes, beautifully portrayed in Isabella Grott’s rich, luxurious illustrations. Tree frogs and parakeets parade through the pages of this book. So do monkeys and butterflies, tropical fish and snakes and many other animal species. They are depicted in their natural habitats and together with their pictures, you will find information and curious facts about the influence that their colors have on their lives. They all have something in common – their infinite shades of bright red, blue, purple, yellow, orange and green confirm Mother Nature’s incredible imagination and joyfulness.

40 pp 275 x 365 mm hardcover

Isabella Grott, even as a child, had an inclination for drawing and painting, that made her enroll and graduate at the art institute in Trento (Italy). After that, she moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. During the years, she has participated to various workshops with international artists, that helped and encouraged her in a continuous quest within the illustration field. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

Cristina Banfi. A graduate in Natural Sciences from Università degli Studi, Milan, Cristina has taught at various schools. For over twenty years, she has been working in the scientific communication and teaching through play. She also has varied editorial experience in both scholastic and educational fields, especially for the children and young adult sector.

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100% Full-Size Bugs

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Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Valter Fogato Scientists have discovered more than a million different species of insects that every day, in every part of the world, live their very diverse lives. Many fly, others walk or bore through wood. Some are pleasing to the eye, like butterflies; others, like cockroaches, a bit less. For the most part, insects are small – sometimes so small that you need a magnifying lens to see them – and that is the way we are used to thinking of them. But in this book, the insects are presented in their actual sizes and in many cases readers will be genuinely surprised to find some veritable giants among them.

The book includes other impressive insect characteristics – how much they weigh, how fast they are, how large and small insects differ from each other – all of which can be seen in the life-size illustrations that make the insects seem as though they have just landed on the page.

40 pp 290 x 385 mm hardcover

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Isabella Grott, even as a child, had an inclination for drawing and painting, that made her enroll and graduate at the art institute in Trento (Italy). After that, she moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. During the years, she has participated to various workshops with international artists, that helped and encouraged her in a continuous quest within the illustration field. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

Valter Fogato. Is one of ADMaiora’s collaborators of excellence: as an advertiser, graphic designer, illustrator and author of not only scientific educational works, he has designed and set up a big number of dioramas for various museums and visitor’s centers in natural parks, including writing their explanatory panels.

The Big Book of Giant Dinosaurs.

The Small Book of Tiny Dinosaurs

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Illustrations by Francesca Cosanti

The largest and the smallest creatures of Jurassic Period meet in two books so closely linked as to become a single volume! In fact, the mini book of the smallest dinosaurs, which resembles its characters also in the format, fits perfectly into the enormous cover of the book of the largest dinosaurs. In both volumes the dinosaurs are presented by texts full of information and amusing curiosities, and poetic and funny illustrations by Francesca Cosanti, an artist able to draw both ironically and sensitively these extraordinary examples of Nature.

Francesca Cosanti, attended the Multimedia Illustration and Animation Course at Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome and an illustration course at Officina b5 - Accademy of illustration in Rome and some intensive illustration courses with international famous illustrators. She works as an illustrator for publishing and advertising, for associations, companies and agencies since 2005. At the same time she teaches in various schools as an expert of illustration, tecniques, graphic design and multimedia softwares. For White Star she has illustrated the books “The Big Book of Giant Animals. The Small Book of Tiny Animals”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Hansel and Gretel”, “Snow White” and “Alice in Wonderland”.

40 pp + 40 pp 293 x 385 mm / 115 x 115 mm hardcover

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The Carnivorous Plants Guide

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for Young Explorers

Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti - Text by Elena Fin Carnivorous plants are, without the shadow of a doubt, the member of the plant world that children find most intriguing! In a style that is simple and interesting as well as fun, this book brings together all of their characteristics along with many suggestions for growing them. Charles Darwin was the first to study these plants and recognize their extremely peculiar nature. He and his comically awkward assistant will guide the reader, knowledgably mixing scientific and historical data with an endless array of curious facts about the most bizarre plant ever created by Mother Nature.

Elena Fin Her passion for plants was in her genes, inherited from her father, a collector of Mammillaria cactus and member of AIAS (the Italian association of cactus lovers). She began collecting botanical rarities and orchids and when she discovered carnivorous plants in 2006, she fell in love with them. She has been a member of AIPC (the Italian association for carnivorous plants) since 2009 and in 2011 and she was put in charge of the Seed Bank.

48 pp 215 x 300 mm hardcover

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The Amazing Book of the Weirdest Animals

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Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti - Text by Cristina Banfi Nature never ceases to amaze us, especially in the animal kingdom!

In this book, children will be able to follow the adventures of an intrepid explorer and his research, which has brought him face to face with some of the most bizarre animals in the world. Young readers will therefore discover that there is a wasp that looks like a panda and watch with surprise a basilisk snake running over water, or observe open-mouthed a butterfly with a large skull on its body and a fish that seem to be wearing lipstick. By following the explorer’s interesting tale, children will discover lots of curious things about the animal kingdom and read fascinating information written with scientific basis by a team of expert naturalists, while also admiring Rossella Tronfetti’s clear and detailed illustrations.

64 pp 265 x 295 mm hardcover

Rossella Trionfetti Born in 1984, as a child she frequented bookshops and libraries, hungry for illustrated books about animals, showing an early interest in the world of drawing. After her high school certificate in Applied Art, she specialized in the field of illustration and graphics attending a number of courses with professionals of the sector, including the MiMaster di Milano. She currently works as a children’s illustrator, also collaborating in the creation of apps and interactive games.

Cristina Banfi A graduate in Natural Sciences from Università degli Studi, Milan, Cristina has taught at various schools. For over twenty years, she has been working in the scientific communication and teaching through play. She also has varied editorial experience in both scholastic and educational fields, especially for the children and young adult sector.

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The Great Book of Mythology

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Illustrations by Laura Brenlla - Text by Federica Magrin A fantastical journey for young enthusiasts of myths and legends where they can travel in the world of heroes and ancient gods: Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, the Minotaur, Medusa, the Argonauts, Horus, Anubis, Atum, Odin, Thor, Huitzilopochtli... But also get to know other, even stranger and more mysterious “beings”, bizarre creatures such as the Sirens and Cyclops, Nymphs or Trolls, Centaurs and Satyrs, Sphinxes or Harpies, discovering a whole new repertoire of unusual and sometimes terrifying adventures.

Thanks to the simple but exciting words and Maria Laura Brenlla’s colorful, entertaining illustrations, every page will reveal love, adventures, intrigues, prodigies... so may the journey begin!

Laura Brenlla started learning to draw at the age of 16, but she grew up holding a pencil. She won a scolarship to study Art at Universidad Europea in Madrid, and once she graduated she specialized in cartoons in a two years course. Later she was selected to receive a digital clean-up training at prestigious animation studio SPA, with Fernando Moro in charge. Strong drawing skills were developed at SPA. Drawing has been her passion ever since she took her very first pencil.

80 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover

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Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

The Princess Guide to Survival

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Illustrations by Laura Brenlla - Text by Federica Magrin If you want to be a princess, be aware that you need more than wealth and beauty – you also need to learn how to survive evil witches and queens, how to befriend trusty servants who can protect you, and find helpful potions and weapons against all kinds of enemies. A manual just like this one, with advice from your fairy godmother, who has worked for years helping all kinds of princesses, is just what you need. You will uncover all the secrets that have made princesses like Cinderella and Snow White famous, and you will also get to know more exotic princesses such as Pocahontas or Jasmine who showed such courage and determination before finding their happy ever after.

Laura Brenlla started learning to draw at the age of 16, but she grew up holding a pencil. She won a scolarship to study Art at Universidad Europea in Madrid, and once she graduated she specialized in cartoons in a two years course. Later she was selected to receive a digital clean-up training at prestigious animation studio SPA, with Fernando Moro in charge. Strong drawing skills were developed at SPA. Drawing has been her passion ever since she took her very first pencil.

80 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover

Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

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Wonders of the World

Atlas of the Most Spectacular Monuments

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Text by Daniela Celli - Illustrations by Giulia Lombardo This book is an atlas, dedicated to present some of the most famous monuments in the world. The idea is to tell the story of each building in the most captivating way for children. To realize this purpose, the story is told by a famous character who is involved in the tale or in the legend or is related to the place where the monument is located. The style of the narrated text also changes according to the profession of the person telling the story that each time, can be poetic, fairy or more technical. Therefore each building, perfect illustrated by marvelous drawings by Giulia Lombardo, is presented differently according to the most interesting aspect of its history, considering what can be more attracting for children.

For every monument, kids will find pratical informations, such as, the lenght or the height of the building, and some very attractives short curiosities, funny facts, or features that will catch the attention of the reader: do you know the shoe’s number of miss Liberty?

96 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover

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Daniela Celli was born in Florence in 1977. After studying piano at the Conservatory of music Luigi Cherubini she moved to New York where started studying Criminology. In 1997 she came back to Italy where graduated in law .

She also get a diploma at the Theatral Academy. She alway had a real passion for traveling so in 2008 she’s started writing on a blog about her family adventures around the world.

Giulia Lombardo is an illustrator who lives and works in Florence. After a classical high school diploma, she decided to completely change her course of studies following her passion and enrolling at Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in Florence, where she graduated with honors in 2013 as Entertainment Designer.

Since then, she has worked as a freelance illustrator for children’s books, as a graphic designer and a web designer. For White Star she published “Coloring Atlas of the World”, “Coloring Atlas of Animals” and “City Atlas”.

Female Explorers’ Atlas

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Text and Illustrations by Riccardo Francaviglia and Margherita Sgarlata

From the dawn of civilization, mankind has been inspired to explore and discover the world around him. This atlas, with its beautiful illustrations and wealth of information and interesting facts, is a fascinating voyage following in the footsteps of 18 great and courageous women who travelled and explored the world over the past few centuries, most of whom forgotten about by history: from Amelia Earhart to Isabelle Bird, from Freya Stark to Laura Dekker. Tenacious, bold women who travelled the globe by bike or sailboat, passing through the Australian deserts or Asian tundra, overthrowing the social codes that often meant they had to go the extra mile to win their own freedom. The daring and audacity of these explorers will be a great example for many boys and girls – and, why not? Even their parents!

96 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover

Riccardo Francaviglia is a children’s books author and illustrator who lives and works in Catania, Italy. Together with Margherita Sgarlata, he has illustrated more than twenty albums and books. Many of his original illustrations have been displayed in exhibitions throughout Italy and are to be found on stamps, posters, calendars and board games. He contributes as an illustrator to two children’s magazines and he has also delivered an iPad App he created around his stories and characters. He has won numerous prizes for children’s literature.

For White Star he published the “Great Explorer’s Atlas”.

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The Big Book of Brain Games 8+ Ingenious board games to improve your mind Illustrations by Beatrice Tinarelli A new play book for discovering traditional board games in an amazing new guise: in the practical, large format, eight traditional board games from around the world are reinterpreted in the amusing illustrations of Beatrice Tinarelli on the fantastic world of science. After removing and fitting together the cardboard pieces at the back of the book, the children can challenge each other in games of logic and strategy, such as Watermelon Chess, Chinese Checkers, Dara, a traditional Nigerian game of strategy, or the eternal Noughts and Crosses. Each of these activities helps children to develop specific skills of logic and calculation, as briefly described in the texts that accompany the rules of each game. Each board has a different setting, with a delightful guide to accompany the children as they explore outer space, sensational robot factories, science labs and much more. Rediscovering the best traditional board games will be a fascinating journey into the world of science!

Beatrice Tinarelli from Bologna (Italy) is a graphic designer and children’s illustrator who specializes in educational and picture books. She has published a number of volumes for children with some important international publishing houses. Her works are exhibited in Italy and abroad.

10 spreads + pull-out markers 270 x 360 mm board book

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8 BOARD GAMES TO PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS! PULL-OUT MARKERS AT THE END!

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR LOGIC ATTITUDE!

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The Big Book of Christmas Games

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Illustrations by Claudia Bordin

This very original game-book is certain to entertain children of all ages as well as their families! In its practical big-book format, eight traditional board games are recreated in a Christmas version with splendid illustrations. Children can detach and assemble the cardboard figures at the back of the book to play The Game of the Goose in the Toys Factory or to race to Santa’s house after throwing the dice. Claudia Bordin’s precious, colorful illustrations depict suggestive fantasy scenarios that will transport both the young and the old to the most magical atmosphere of the year.

After graduating in illustration at IED in Milan, Claudia Bordin taught for five years Art and Image in primary schools, while devoting herself to drawing.

Working with children and with their “worlds”, which expressed imagination in their thoughts and drawings, made her desire to release her imagination too. So now she works, as an illustrator, with some publishing houses and communication agencies and is also involved in custom-made wedding stationery. Five years ago she founded Mondo • Mombo: a logo, a stage name, but, above all, a virtual world where she uses her illustrative skills for new ideas and projects.

10 spreads + pull-out markers 270 x 360 mm board book

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MARKERS AND DICE TO PULL-OUT AT THE END!

8 CLASSIC AND ORIGINAL GAMES TO PLAY DURING CHRISTMAS TIME!

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BUILD UP

Discovering the Ancient Egyptians

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Illustrations by Laura Brenlla - Text by Federica Magrin This new series of large board books was developed for children aged 6 to 9 to teach them about ancient history using a fun, playful approach. It includes short, simple texts that examine some of the aspects of relevant civilizations in an easy but captivating manner as well as detachable cardboard figures and characters that can be mounted on pedestals and used to create imaginary stories and adventures. The first volume of the series is dedicated to the ancient Egyptians. Readers learn about the Pharaohs through texts, games with figures that tell of the mystery of the Sphinx, construction of the pyramids, stories of the countless Egyptian gods and goddesses, the making of mummies and life in the court of the Pharaohs.

6 spreads + cover (5 build up pages) 243 x 260 mm board book

Laura Brenlla started learning to draw at the age of 16, but she grew up holding a pencil. She won a scolarship to study Art at Universidad Europea in Madrid, and once she graduated she specialized in cartoons in a two years course. Later she was selected to receive a digital clean-up training at prestigious animation studio SPA, with Fernando Moro in charge. Strong drawing skills were developed at SPA. Drawing has been her passion ever since she took her very first pencil.

Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

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BUILD UP

Discovering the Vikings

Illustrations by Laura Brenlla - Text by Federica Magrin In the second book in the series, Vikings and their seafaring endeavors are center stage. Short informative texts and detachable figures help readers to discover everything about the Drakkar ship, the greatest achievements of the Viking explorers, how they organized their villages and about the Nordic divinities they worshiped.

Laura Brenlla started learning to draw at the age of 16, but she grew up holding a pencil. She won a scolarship to study Art at Universidad Europea in Madrid, and once she graduated she specialized in cartoons in a two years course. Later she was selected to receive a digital clean-up training at prestigious animation studio SPA, with Fernando Moro in charge. Strong drawing skills were developed at SPA. Drawing has been her passion ever since she took her very first pencil.

6 spreads + cover (5 build up pages) 243 x 260 mm board book

Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

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SOUND BOARD BOOK

My Magic Wand

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Illustrations by Susy Zanella

A tender and airhead fairy is ready to arrange an important birthday party, but she will need the help of her special magic wand and of the young readers! Thanks to a new interactive method, children can take off from the cover the magic wand and rub it on the pages... doing a lot of magic! Sound effects, page after page, will make the story unique and interesting for the reader who will help the fairy in preparing the most fabulous party ever.

6 spreads 210 x 210 mm board book with magic wand

Susy Zanella The artist was born in Ferrara in 1987 and even as a child she had an inclination for art. She started drawing her characters with upside down faces and creating by herself comics and quiz. She graduated at Accademia di Belle Arti of Bologna and attended thousands of illustrations’ workshops. She is now a recognized author and illustrator and won many competitions; among them the most important are: the Lucca Junior XI Award for Comics Artists and Illustrators and Librifattiamano of Pieve Santo Stefano award. Today she collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

RUB THE WAND ON THE PAGES AND... ... START THE MAGIC!

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My Wild Orchestra

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Illustrations by Susy Zanella

Theo the Parrot has a dream: to create his personal orchestra in the forest! However, his friends are not great musicians and it will be up to him to teach them how to play their instruments. The young readers’ help will be central: with the musician’s wand in the cover, they can interact with the book and the characters, and with a simple rub on the pages they will give life to a perfect forest symphony!

6 spreads 210 x 210 mm board book with music wand

Susy Zanella The artist was born in Ferrara in 1987 and even as a child she had an inclination for art. She started drawing her characters with upside down faces and creating by herself comics and quiz. She graduated at Accademia di Belle Arti of Bologna and attended thousands of illustrations’ workshops. She is now a recognized author and illustrator and won many competitions; among them the most important are: the Lucca Junior XI Award for Comics Artists and Illustrators and Librifattiamano of Pieve Santo Stefano award. Today she collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

RUB THE WAND ON THE PAGES AND... ... WHAT MUSIC!

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Baby Montessori Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

Animals

In this new collection, the Black White Red Baby Montessori board books, the scientific studies on the visual development and the Montessori theory on the visual skills of newborns are combined to stimulate the attitude of babies in recognizing shapes and figures with net borders. The four board books propose progressive visual complexity, starting from black and white contrast and moving on with a third vibrant color: red. Red color is recognized by the baby from the third month of life forward. The variety of subjects (animals, vegetables, fruits, path to follow with the fingers) keep the interest of the baby during the first year of life.

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

Follow Me!

The Garden

Big or Small?

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MONTESSORI BABY BOX

My First Box to Discover the World

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Chiara Piroddi

A 16-page book, 15 gameboards and 1 poster box size 170 x 135 x 38 mm

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Maria Montessori believed that babies had innate abilities and that it was up to adults to offer suitable stimulus to develop them. This box, for babies from 0 to 12 months, contains some entertaining cards with shapes and patterns in black and white as well as colored cards showing interesting animal faces to stimulate the attention and visual perception of newborns, and to be used as a first puzzle for babies from 10 months on. Parents themselves may enjoy making up a memory book with photos of their babies’ funniest and most interesting expressions, using the poster included in the box. With the shapes inside, parents can fill in the mobile on the little bed of the baby, to stimulate the optical skills in the baby fast development.

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My First Box of Gardens

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Chiara Piroddi This box holds an active nature experience for children. Through various types of games, children can get to know the “inhabitants” of the garden, learning to spot the tails, paws, antennae and wings, and even become the perfect little gardener, recognizing plants by their leaves, flowers, fruits, seasons and the cycle of a plant.

A 16-page book, 15 gameboards and 1 poster box size 170 x 135 x 38 mm

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My First Box of Feelings

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Chiara Piroddi This box contains three different activities that work on children’s emotional spheres: learning about the physical characteristics of facial expressions of the emotions of joy, anger, fear, sadness, surprise, disgust or shame.

A 16-page book, 15 gameboards and 1 poster box size 170 x 135 x 38 mm

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MONTESSORI ACTIVITY BOOKS Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Chiara Piroddi

My First Book of the Home

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The book is a collection of activities developed through the Montessori Method. Each activity takes place in one room of the house and children can discover which utensils are used the most in the kitchen, how to set the table, the correct sequence for brushing their teeth, how to put their toys in order, how to organize their bedroom closets, how to make their own library in the living room or how to bring nature to the terrace.

40 + 8 stickers pp 216 x 272 mm softcover

My First Book of the Seasons

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This book helps children explore various themes related to the seasons of the year, highlighting the peculiarities of each season and reinforcing the idea of change and the cyclical passage of time. The book furnishes information and curious facts about the typical weather of each season, the fruits and vegetables that are grown in each season, the habits of animals in different seasons and what kind of clothes are most adapt in which months. All the activities make it possible to assimilate information in the simple, independent manner inspired by the Montessori Method.

40 + 8 stickers pp 216 x 272 mm softcover

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My First Book of the Human Body

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This book accompanies children aged six and up on the discovery of their own bodies with an overview of each body area and the most important internal organs, starting at the top with the head and continuing down to the feet. The cards are inspired by the Montessori Method and help the children to develop an awareness of their own bodies by helping them to learn the name, the position, the size and the function of each organ. Each child interacts with the book but also carries out exercises directly with his or her own body in order to learn to observe it and listen to it.

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

40 + 8 stickers pp 216 x 272 mm softcover

Chiara Piroddi is a psychologist and expert in Neuropsychology, specializing in Cognitive-Evolutionary Psychotherapy. She graduated in Psychology at the University of Pavia in 2007 and continued as a teaching assistant for the Chair of Physiological Psychology, and as a lecturer in Practical Neuropsychology Training at the same academic institution. She completed her practical training at the Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital in Milan, where she has worked since 2008, acquiring clinical experience in children with serious mental and physical disabilities of all ages. She is an author and co-author of several scientific publications on Neuropsychology.

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MAD FOR MATH SERIES

Become a Monster at Mathematics!

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Linda Bertola Why do so any children run and hide from multiplications and decimal numbers? Perhaps because they haven’t yet found out just how much fun there is to be had in math. . . In particular, with these two new books in the series Mad for Math, children will find out that math problems can be surprisingly fun when done with the entertaining monsters from the planet Zot, and that fractions are completely different when you learn them together with a band of pirates and Greg the parrot! Thanks to the brightly colored and exciting places, young readers will have to help the characters to solve enigmas and problems with mathematical calculations. The journeys are structured in a gradual and intuitive way: the main aim of these innovative activity books is, in fact, to help children learn independently, encouraging them to use their brains to understand the mathematical rules while playing. This is why there are no definitions or abstract formulas in these books. Children can however check their answers against the solutions found at the back of the books. This series of didactic and educational books will teach children that not only can you play with math‌ you can even have fun!

56 pp + 8 pp with stickers 210 x 297 mm soft cover

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

Linda Bertola is a linguistic and learning facilitator. She is specialized in teaching and supporting students with difficulties in learning and special educational needs, both at school and outside. She worked with various schools and associations as an intercultural educator/trainer. Passionate about didactics, mathematics and game learning, you can find her articles about didactics on the website genitoricrescono.com.

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Navigate the High Seas!

Math adventures using fractions, percentages and decimal numbers

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi - Text by Linda Bertola Learn fraction is funny if with a band of pirates and Greg the parrot!

Brighty colored adventures with pirates will help children in solving enigmas and problems of math. No definitions or abstract formulas in the book: a series of didactic and educational books that teach children how math can be funny!

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

56 pp + 8 pp with stickers 210 x 297 mm soft cover

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FIND ME!

Adventures in the Forest with Bernard the Wolf

6+

Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

Have you ever seen a wolf in glasses before? Poor old Bernard the Wolf can’t see a thing and his big, yellow glasses make him look pretty silly and not at all... scary! Michael the Squirrel wants to help him get his sight back and get rid of those terrible glasses for ever! Following Michael’s instructions, children can explore the woodland and will enjoy helping Bernard the Wolf play the visual stimulation games involved: for example finding the different snake amongst a group of snakes or finding the odd one out in the frog pond – all activities that are aimed at developing children’s observation skills. Youngsters can then check their answers by themselves with the solutions in the back of the book.

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

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Ocean Adventures with Bernard the Wolf

6+

Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

But that’s not all: Bernard the Wolf needs even more help! In the second book, he will have to sharpen his sight even more to be able to see underwater! Children will be able to help Bernard the Wolf in more new challenges in a completely different setting, discovering the wonders of the underwater world. The colorful pages of these large type books, inhabited by Agnese Baruzzi’s unmistakable and irresistible animals, make for a truly exciting and stimulating visual experience!

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

48 pp 215 x 308 mm hardcover

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SEARCH, FIND, COUNT

Dinoland

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A prehistoric counting book Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi In this large format book, children can test their powers of observation and practice doing additions. The most prevalent dinosaurs and reptiles of the Prehistoric Age are depicted in Agnese Baruzzi’s richly detailed, full-page illustrations. The children must find the animals, count them and write down their results in the designated area on the margin of the page. How many dinosaurs can they find on each page? The correct answers are on the last page of the book so that the children can check their work. Entertaining and educational at the same time, this big book will give hours of fun to its young readers.

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

56 pp 251 x 347 mm hardcover

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CODING FOR KIDS

Create your own App with App Inventor

8+

App Inventor is a simple application development environment (ADE) for android applications, created by Google and currently the property of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It was intended above all for teaching beginner programmers who wanted to create and develop simple applications. The straightforward and intuitive interface was designed with this in mind, using blocks of color and different shapes that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

Young readers will find this guide easy and simple, with step-bystep instructions for creating their own projects: games, quizzes and animations. They can also personalize their projects using all the potential of this incredible open source tool.

128 pp 175 x 235 mm hardcover

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The Great Book of Sports

7+

Text by Langue&Parole - Illustrations by Luca Poli

A fabulously illustrated book to introduce young readers to the world of sport via fact sheets dedicated to the world’s most popular athletic activities: ranging from more famous games like soccer to more unusual sports such as cricket. Each sport is presented with a simple summary of the rules, a series of champions who have made that sport great, and some of the most interesting fun facts (sometimes very bizarre!) you can imagine. A book that will make children eager to step out onto all fields of play.

Langue&Parole is a publishing agency specialized in contents for young readers, founded in 2008 on an idea that came from Marina Invernizzi e Luca Panzeri.

The agency has collaborated with a variety of editors in creating and realizing novels, manuals and picture books both in translated and original versions.

Pelledoca, a publishing house specialized in mystery-based books for young readers, was founded with three other partners. It also became a training school for translators, editors and communication specialists in 2009 and many of the most prolific translators in Italy today have passed through its doors. Its format Artigiani delle parole (Word Artisans), a one-of-a-kind convention dedicated to anyone who job involves writing, was created in 2017.

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Luca Poli, proud to come from Bologna, has been working with the most important children’s publishers for many years. His work ranges from graphic design to illustration. He created and designed the Cities project, and has illustrated numerous books, with a preference for cartoons. He has also worked with graphic design studies on advertising and animation projects. Nothing is precluded in the aesthetic choices and language of his work. Each project is a new adventure...

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The Human Body

Secrets and Fun Facts about the Human Body at a Single Glance

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Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis - Text by Cristina Peraboni This book narrates the human body as the incredibly complex mechanism that it is. It uses an innovative language, infographics, to simplify the most complex data – information, numbers, curiosities and measures – and make them readily understandable and accessible. The book begins with a useful timeline of human evolution and continues diagrams that are both fun and understandable. They make subjects like the functions of the brain, muscles and the skeleton, the heart and the skin, the sensory organs, DNA and cell structure, easy to comprehend.

Giulia De Amicis Since completing her masters in communication design in 2012, Giulia has been working as a visual designer and illustrator. Her work mainly focuses on the display of information for newspapers, magazines and the environmental sector, with a particular interest in marine ecology, geography and human rights.

Cristina Peraboni A veterinarian who has been an enthusiast of natur al sciences her entire life, Cristina has always been involved in scientific popularization and edutainment, in addition to giving refresher courses for teachers and training courses for museum educators. She also works with various publishing houses, writing for both children and adults.

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Dinosaurs Explorers Infographics for Discovering the Prehistoric World

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Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis - Text by Cristina Banfi This wonderfully illustrated infographic was created for children (911 years old) who love the Prehistoric Age. The myriad of graphic visual representations will captivate them and teach them the names of the most prevalent species of dinosaurs as well as many curious facts about them. The comparison of many of these prehistoric behemoths to the animals of today makes it easier to understand exactly what they were like, what they ate, how they reproduced and what their habits were.

Giulia De Amicis Since completing her masters in communication design in 2012, Giulia has been working as a visual designer and illustrator. Her work mainly focuses on the display of information for newspapers, magazines and the environmental sector, with a particular interest in marine ecology, geography and human rights.

72 pp 250 x 345 mm hardcover

Cristina Banfi A graduate in Natural Sciences at the UniversitĂ degli Studi di Milano, she has taught in various schools. She is a founding partner of Associazione Didattica Museale (ADM) and ADMaiora, organizations involved in teaching in museums and at exhibits. For more than 20 years now she has been working in the field of scientific communication and teaching through play and can boast several publications for both classroom and general education purposes, particularly for audiences of children and teenagers. In recent years she has written several books for White Star Kids.

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Avery Everywhere Among... 8+ Illustrations by Luca Poli - Text by Jacopo Olivieri

The Vikings

The Greeks

48 pp 205 x 253 mm hardcover

48 pp 205 x 253 mm hardcover

In this new series, Avery, a boy that young readers can easily identify with uses captivating adventures that are both fun and scientifically correct to narrate and explain history. Each time he embarks on an adventure, a new female friend joins him and gives the children a feminine point of view about the historical period being described. The narrator ties all of the titles together. With him, the young readers will help raid a Viking pirate ship, they will become camp aids to a Roman consul during a military expedition against the Carthaginians, they will attend one of the first editions of the Greek Olympics and they will act as an assistant to an embalmer from Karnak as he performs a mummification ritual.

Luca Poli, proud to come from Bologna, has been working with the most important children’s publishers for many years. His work ranges from graphic design to illustration. He created and designed the Cities project, and has illustrated numerous books, with a preference for cartoons. He has also worked with graphic design studies on advertising and animation projects. Nothing is precluded in the aesthetic choices and language of his work. Each project is a new adventure...

Jacopo Olivieri was born in Verona in 1966 though he spent part of his childhood in the Ivory Coast. After working as an illustrator, cartoonist and comic book author in the 1990s, as well as a toy designer, and theatre stage and costume designer, in the second decade of the 21st century he decided to work in children’s books, as author, translator, editor and scriptwriter. Today he is published by a number of Italian publishing houses.

The Romans 48 pp 205 x 253 mm hardcover

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Genius Series

6+

Illustrations by Isabel Muñoz

Frida Kahlo

Marie Curie

40 pp 195 x 235 mm hardcover

40 pp 195 x 235 mm hardcover

A series of illustrated books specifically designed for children in elementary education, narrating the stories of those great historical figures who have left their mark on humanity in fields such as science, art, exploration, music, fashion and other subjects. Young readers will be able to read all about these famous peopleʼs main achievements, experiencing the main steps of their lives through Isabel Muñozʼs engaging illustrations, and finding out some curious facts about their work and success. In the twelve volumes of the series, children will be fascinated by the genial and revolutionary intuition of Einstein, Leonardo da Vinciʼs vast breadth of expertise, the incredible discoveries about space made by Galileo Galilei, the visionary theories about the Universe by Stephen Hawking, the Maria Montessori’s educational method Mozartʼs infinite musical creativity, the masterpieces created by Picasso, Van Gogh, and Frida Kahlo. Young readers will also discover how Marie Curie, Charles Darwin and Coco Chanel have changed science, medicine and fashion forever. There is a timeline at the end of each volume listing the main biographical events and some simple quizzes will help children to further understand and test their knowledge.

Back in series:

• Vincent Van Gogh • Pablo Picasso • Galileo Galilei • Leonardo Da Vinci • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Albert Einstein

Coco Chanel

Charles Darwin

40 pp 195 x 235 mm hardcover

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Stephen Hawking

Maria Montessori

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Little Fish

Illustrations by Antonio Boffa The adventure of a little, shy fish life is the main theme of this wonderful illustrated album, specially written for parents to read together with their children. Children can follow the story as the adult reads, thanks to the easy-to-understand, imaginative pictures and a lot of flaps to lift to discover what is hidden under them.

Antonio Boffa, creates images for children’s books; he is an illustrator, painter, engraver, potter and graphic designer. He has won numerous acclamations and awards both in Italy and abroad, including the “Lucca Comics Junior” International Illustrators’ Award in 2011 and 2012. He holds workshops in graphics and creativity for children in schools and institutes. He also collaborates with publishing houses for graphics consultations. He has had numerous illustrated books published.

6 spreads + 24 flaps 195 x 270 mm board book

ANTONIO BOFFA INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATOR AWARD WINNER

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Superheroes without Capes 9+ Discover the “super powers” of 20 famous people and you will find your own too!

Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Federica Magrin You don’t need a mask or cloak to be a hero, nor do you need superpowers – merely courage and determination. There are many such heroes, everywhere, from sport to science, to art and politics. These men and women have shown it is possible to unite brains with love. What makes their lives and adventures so special is that they are so normal, just like you and me. Martin Luther King, Frida Kahlo, Stephen Hawkins… a long list of people who, from the beginning of the 20th century until today, encourage us to think of what we could all be capable of. This book will give you some interesting facts and unknown information on these contemporary heroes, as exceptional as they are normal.

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Isabella Grott, even as a child, had an inclination for drawing and painting, that made her enroll and graduate at the art institute in Trento (Italy). After that, she moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. During the years, she has participated to various workshops with international artists, that helped and encouraged her in a continuous quest within the illustration field. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books.

Federica Magrin born in Varese in 1978, has worked in publishing for over ten years, first as editor of Edizioni De Agostini and now as a freelance. She mainly works in children’s books, but also writes educational texts and stories and translates novels. For White Star Kids she has produced the book “City Atlas.”

The Great Book of Emotions

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Illustrations by Alessandra Manfredi - Text by Chiara Piroddi This book is an introspective voyage through the world of Allegra’s emotions. Allegra is a sensitive, curious child of seven and the pages mark episodes of her life and narrate her feelings of joy, sadness, fright, anger, surprise, disgust and shame – all of which are personified in seven adorable characters. The reader dives into Allegra’s inner world, narrated through paintings and fascinating illustrations where reality intertwines with fantasy scenarios. At the end of the voyage, Allegra and her readers will have learned how feelings arise and how to avoid being frightened by them as they evolve, change in intensity and break down inside of one’s conscience and how to welcome them into one’s own inner world.

Allegra will learn to play on her piano all the emotional shades that distinguish her and thus be able to completely integrate her characters into her inner world.

48 pp 275 x 315 mm hardcover

Alessandra Manfredi Born in Marche, she has adopted Milan as her home city. She works as a freelance graphics designer and illustrator. Having studied Art Restoration at the University of Urbino, she attended the Arte&Messaggio School in Milan, as well as various specialization courses at the S. Zavrel International School of Illustration in Sarmede, Treviso. She mainly works in illustrated albums, participating in exhibitions and competitions in Italy and abroad.

Chiara Piroddi was born in Vercelli (Italy) in 1982; she is a psychologist and expert in Neuropsychology, specializing in Cognitive-Evolutionary Psychotherapy. She graduated in Psychology at the University of Pavia in 2007 and continued as a teaching assistant for the Chair of Physiological Psychology, and as a lecturer in Practical Neuropsychology Training at the same academic institution. She completed her practical training at the Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital in Milan, where she has worked since 2008, acquiring clinical experience in children with serious mental and physical disabilities of all ages. She is an author and co-author of several scientific publications on Neuropsychology. An enthusiastic traveler with a curious soul, she lives between Barcelona and Milan, where she works as a psychotherapist in developmental age. In the last few years she/he has illustrated, with enthusiasm and creativity, several books for White Star Kids.

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Good Night to Children all over the World

6+

Illustrations by Anna Lang

Bedtime is, for children, a very important moment of the day: which is why this rich illustrated collection of fairy tales and popular stories from all over the world is the perfect way to help children fall asleep and enjoy a good serene night’s rest. The 70 folklore stories are been carefully chosen to represent the many different genres of short stories and also to best represent the traditions of the various geographical areas of the planet so as to give parents a vast and varied choice as they decide which fairy tale to read their children while keeping the reading light and easy for those children who are already to read alone. The delightful illustrations by Anna Lang will transport children to an enchanted land, guaranteeing the sweetest of dreams.

176 pp 222 x 277 mm hardcover

Anna Lang, a Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, currently lives and works in Milan. In Budapest, she attended the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2006-2011) and spent six months at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata (2010) under the Erasmus program. In 2011, after graduating as a graphic designer, she worked for three years in an advertising agency; in the same period, she worked with the National Theatre of Budapest and undertook her first children’s illustrations. In 2013 she won the prize of the city of Békéscsaba at the Hungarian Biennial of Graphic Design with the Shakespeare Poster Series.

She currently works for 6.14 Creative Licensing Agency in Milan. For White Star she illustrated the book “Play Yoga” Series, the “Great Book of Games” and many others.

FAIRY TALES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!

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Brothers Grimm

The Most Beautiful Fairy Tales

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Illustrations by Manuela Adreani The imaginations of children from all over the world have been inhabited by the unforgettable characters of the fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the courageous twins Hänsel and Gretel, the unfortunate Frog Prince, Cinderella and her hateful step-sisters, and many more. Many children have closed their eyes at the end of the day, lulled to sleep by these stories, which have by now become a part of global literary heritage. In this volume of some of the most famous and best-loved fairy tales, world famous illustrator Manuela Adreani, has created a brand new world with her delicate and brightly-colored illustrations where children can rediscover their favorite characters through new eyes, while the adults with them can relive some of their warmest childhood memories.

80 pp 290 x 360 mm hardcover

Manuela Adreani, after taking a diploma specializing in illustration, she worked as a graphic artist and then progressed to the world of animation. After winning a scholarship for a master course in animation at Turin’s IED, she worked for the Lastrego e Testa studio on TV series produced and broadcast by Italy’s RAI television: Le avventure di Aladino, Amita della Giungla and also on La Creazione, based on the book by Carlo Fruttero. In 2011, she embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator, working with Benchmark and Scholastic India.

She was one of the winners of the illustration contest organized for the 130th anniversary of the creation of Pinocchio. For White Star Kids she has created the illustrations for: Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, The Little Prince, The Snow Queen, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, and The Odyssey and the titles Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland published for the Book Posters series.

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My Favorite Prayers

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Illustrations by Anna Lang

A delightful collection of some of the most beautiful and important prayers of the Christian religion to help guide children through the delicate phases of their spiritual growth. Each prayer is accompanied by original, fascinating and light-hearted illustrations to interpret through the shapes and colors, to excite and deeply inspire young readers. In these pages rich in spirituality, children will be able to learn to recite their favourite prayer on their own.

Anna Láng Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, she currently lives and works in Milan. In 2011, aft er graduating as a graphic designer, she worked for three years in an advertising agency; in the same period, she worked with the National Th eatre of Budapest and undertook her fi rst children’s illustrations.

In 2013 she won the prize of the city of Békéscsaba at the Hungarian Biennial of Graphic Design with the Shakespeare Poster Series.

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BUILD UP BOX

Santa’s Village

3+

Illustrations by Ronny Gazzola

1 box + 1 book (8 spreads incl. cover) + 15 gameboards + 1 platform + 3 ribbons box size 237 x 185 x 48 mm

Santa Claus Village is one of children’s best-loved and most dreamt-of imaginary places. This play-box will bring the village to life for endless hours of enjoyment as your children construct and reconstruct it. The box contains durable cardboard shapes to build the houses and workshops of the village and for the objects and people that inhabit it: gifts, trees, reindeers and elves, children will be able to build lots and lots of little statues. The box also contains a board-book that tells a lovely story of Christmas evening. Children will enjoy playing out this story, or simply giving way to their imaginations: the concept of the play-box in fact, as well as stimulating their manual skills, is to encourage their creative fantasy, letting them change the surroundings depending on all the different stories they can invent. Ronnie Gazzola’s brightly-colored and funny-looking houses and characters will long live on in the imaginations of the children even after they have played with them.

Ronny Gazzola was born in a little town near Venice. After the diploma at the artistic high school and through workshops and several international competitions he approached illustration. He has worked as freelancer with several companies. He realizes editorial illustrations, illustrations for children and graphic projects.

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The Magician’s Hat A Topsy-Turvy Book

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi A new topsy-turvy book full of surprising effects! An awkward magician is looking for the perfect hat... the one from which a beautiful rabbit will jump out! Turn the spinning hats and find, page after page, all the crazy and funny animals hidden inside!

Children will love discovering what is hidden beneath the hats in this hilarious world of upside down magic!

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

14 spreads + 10 diecut sheets 225 x 225 mm hardcover

YO U A B L E E R TO A FIN D T HE RABBIT?

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TURN THE SPINNING HATS!

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Topsy-Turvy Monsters Turn the Flap to Uncover the Hidden Monsters

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi An interactive book in which every page has a spinning figure that, when turned, puts the world on its head turning harmless and lifeless objects into funny, colourful, monsters. Children will love discovering what is hidden beneath these drawings in this hilarious world of upside down monsters.

8 spreads + 9 diecut sheets 177 x 177 mm board book with spinning sheet on cover

The Return of Topsy-Turvy Monsters

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

Another captivating game of moving and transforming shapes!

Every page in the book has a spinning figure, pivoting on a nail, which represents a common object (a boat, a flower vase, a mushroom‌). By turning the fig­ure the world will be reversed, and harmless and lifeless objects will become funny colorful monsters.

8 spreads + 9 diecut sheets 177 x 177 mm board book with spinning sheet on cover

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Guess What’s Behind the Door?

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

Who is hiding behind the door? Peeking through the keyhole, it looks like a mysterious and frightening creature! But all is not what it seems and fears are swept away in a game of unexpected surprises, designed by the volcanic illustrator Agnese Baruzzi.

11 spreads 177 x 177 mm board book with die cut on cover

Who’s at the Window?

Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

3+

Who’s at the window? Could it be a hungry OGRE? No! Turn the page and you’ll find a garden full of tools. Nothing is what it first seems in Agnese Baruzzi’s fun board book, which has a diecut windowpane that shows just a glimpse of what lies beyond.

Children will love this guessing game that’s full of surprises!

11 spreads 177 x 177 mm board book with die cut on cover

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BOARD BOOK

My First Jigsaw Books

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Illustrations by Anna Lang A new collection of simple jigsaw books appositely created for pre-school children. The three volumes present for the first time the animals of the farm, the animals of the sea and the wild animals.

While learning the names, children can play with 2 pieces jigsaws on each page and recreate the tender and colorful images by Anna Lang.

Wild Animals

Farm Animals

Sea Animals

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Anna Lang, a Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, currently lives and works in Milan. In Budapest, she attended the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2006-2011) and spent six months at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata (2010) under the Erasmus program. In 2011, after graduating as a graphic designer, she worked for three years in an advertising agency; in the same period, she worked with the National Theatre of Budapest and undertook her first children’s illustrations. In 2013 she won the prize of the city of Békéscsaba at the Hungarian Biennial of Graphic Design with the Shakespeare Poster Series. She currently works for 6.14 Creative Licensing Agency in Milan. For White Star she illustrated the “Play Yoga” series, “The Great Book of Games” and many others.

6 spread 5 jigsaws made up of 2 pieces 160 x 160 mm board book

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My First Jigsaw Books

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Illustrations by Agnese Baruzzi

Wild Faces

Another funny collection of simple jigsaw books created for preschool children. Four volumes present the faces of wild and farm animals to children, together with common fruits and vegetables and what they can find into the garden. Children will learn the names of animals, fruits, vegetables and tools while having fun recreating the simple 2 pieces puzzles on each page, illustrated

by Agnese Baruzzi.

Agnese Baruzzi. Was born in 1980 and graduated in Graphic Design at ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche) in Urbino. She has worked as an illustrator and author since 2001, writing more than 40 children’s books that have been published in Italy, the UK, Japan, Portugal, the US, France and South Korea. She is a long-standing collaborator of White Star, illustrating many books for young children.

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Farm Faces

Into the Garden

Fruits and Vegetables

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BOARD BOOK

My First Jigsaw Books

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Illustrations by Ronny Gazzola

Home Sweet Home!

Jigsaw puzzles are one of the simplest and most effective ways to learn while having fun! Created for pre-school children, the aim of this new and innovative collection is to unite reading time with playtime and manual creativity. In each volume, the pages of text are alternated with puzzle pages to put back together: in order to see how many sheep there are in the field, or what the bird’s house is made of, children will have to piece together Ronnie Gazzola’s illustrations on their own, giving then a whole new sense of satisfaction! The first two volumes, Home Sweet Home! and Where’s your Mommy, T-Rex? are made by 6 pieces that teaches children to link each animal to their home in the first book and all about the little T-Rex in the second. This is a sure method for children to learn with ease and above all having lots of fun!

Ronny Gazzola was born in a little town near Venice. After the diploma at the artistic high school and through workshops and several international competitions he approached illustration. He has worked as freelancer with several companies. He realizes editorial illustrations, illustrations for children and graphic projects.

Where’s Your Mommy, T-Rex?

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BOARD BOOK

My First Jigsaw Books

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Illustrations by Ronny Gazzola The other two books in series are made up of 1 piece on each spread: they are appositely thought to learn counting from 1 to 5.

Children pull-out all the pieces and build them together from piece 1 to 5. They will see in this way how many animals live on the tree with chameleon and how many are on the farm!

How Many Animals in the Farm?

Ronny Gazzola was born in a little town near Venice. After the diploma at the artistic high school and through workshops and several international competitions he approached illustration. He has worked as freelancer with several companies. He realizes editorial illustrations, illustrations for children and graphic projects.

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What Color Are You?

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My First Book of English Words

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Illustrations by Anna Lang

Small and Big Animals

Hungry Animals

Animal Sounds

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These four little books with their rounded edges are perfect for introducing younger children to the world of animals. Anna Lang is an illustrator who is both delicate and funny and whose characterizations of the various animals are ironic and captivating.

Turning the pages of these books, children will learn about the biggest and smallest animals, what they like to eat, what noises they make when they want to be heard and where they like to hide when they want to get away from danger or simply to relax.

Children can page through the books on their own or with the help of their parents or older children to learn new words.

Anna Lang, a Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, currently lives and works in Milan. In Budapest, she attended the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2006-2011) and spent six months at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata (2010) under the Erasmus program. In 2011, after graduating as a graphic designer, she worked for three years in an advertising agency; in the same period, she worked with the National Theatre of Budapest and undertook her first children’s illustrations. In 2013 she won the prize of the city of Békéscsaba at the Hungarian Biennial of Graphic Design with the Shakespeare Poster Series. She currently works for 6.14 Creative Licensing Agency in Milan. For White Star she illustrated the “Play Yoga” series, “The Great Book of Games” and many others.

My First ABC Book

4+

Illustrations by Angelica Gerosa

In this lively alphabet primer, each letter and the English word that accompanies it become characters that can be easily developed into a personality and a story. Letters and words come to life as the objects they represent thanks to Angelica Gerosa’s collages, in which pieces of multicolored cardboard are cut and composed in unexpected combinations to create a vibrant, irresistible style.

Learning through play and having fun makes comprehension easier and this book certainly makes it simple for children to memorize the alphabet and expand their vocabulary with their first words in a new language.

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Angelica Gerosa, was born in Florence and now she lives and work in Milan at Studio Armadillo. She worked for many years as a restorer in an artisan atelier in Florence, now she loves to work with different techniques and materials! She has attended Lisaa, a school of arts in Paris, then she studied Illustration and get a master degree in editorial illustration at MiMaster in 2011. She get fun doing different things and she found many applications for her works. In the last years she diversified her work from interior decoration, to textile design, sculpture project and shows. She love to make colorful collages and she do collage workshops with kids, and volumes workshops with adults

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