WS-NG Picture Gift Books proposals by White Star publisher

Illustrations by Francesca Cosanti The largest and the smallest creatures of the animal kingdom meet in two books so closely linked as to become a single volume! In fact, the mini book of the smallest animals, fits perfectly into the enormous cover of the book of the largest animals. Informations and amusing curiosities, and poetic and funny illustrations inside.

40 pp + 40 pp Big 293 x 385 mm / small 115 x 115 mm padded cover ISBN 978-88-544-1273-6

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 teaches in various schools as an expert of illustration, tecniques, graphic design and multimedia softwares. For White Star she has illustrated the books Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel.

40 pp + 40 pp Big 293 x 385 mm / small 115 x 115 mm padded cover

The Big Book of Giant Dinosaurs The Little Book of Tiny Dinosaurs 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 teaches in various schools as an expert of illustration, tecniques, graphic design and multimedia softwares. For White Star she has illustrated the books Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel.

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Original format: two books in one, with the smaller one included into the bigger one's cover. Curiosities and impressive illustrations for each animal or dinosaur.

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The Big Book of Giant Animals The Little Book of Tiny Animals

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Tirannosauro White Star Publishers 2018 | 2019

Illustrations by Isabella Grott, text by Valter Fogato

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Illustrations by Isabella Grott There are few subjects that fascinate children as much as animals, but they rarely get the opportunity to see their favorite creatures in person. This book gives readers the possibility to explore the animal world as though its inhabitants were right in front of them, exactly as they are in reality, with their real dimensions. It will thus be possible, for instance, to compare fangs and tails and discover that it’s not the lion that has the longest claws, but the sloth! With these immediate comparisons children will finally be able get to know animals the ways they are in real life! 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). She moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. Participated to various workshops with international artists. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books, on paper and digital, and she teaches at the Nemo Academy in Florence.

40 pp | 290 x 385 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1328-3

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

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). She moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti. Participated to various workshops with international artists. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival. She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books, on paper and digital, and she teaches at the Nemo Academy in Florence.

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Children can see their favourite animals and bugs as they were face to face, in their real size.

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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. More specifically, he has realized all the dioramas regarding world environments in Milan’s Natural History Museum.Half-architect and half-designer, he always dreamed of designing the flag of a fledgling nation. HIs favourite flags are those of Bahrain, Barbados and Kiribati.

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(Kallima inachus) In mezzo a tante foglie verdi c’è sempre qualche foglia secca, ma qualcuna è tutt’altro che morta! È così che la Kallima, o Farfalla Foglia, disorienta un predatore che la scopre malgrado il suo camuffamento.

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Quando si vive in un bosco, con tanti predatori che ti danno la caccia, è meglio nascondersi, oppure sembrare qualcosa di poco appetitoso! È ciò che moltissimi insetti hanno imparato a fare, in milioni di anni di evoluzione, e lo fanno meglio di chiunque altro.

(Dynastes hercules) Lo Scarabeo Ercole vive nelle foreste dell’America tropicale. È fortissimo e può sollevare e spostare oggetti decine di volte più pesanti di lui.

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Curiosities and informations for each category (tongues, fangs, weight, etc.).

100% Full-Size Bugs

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100% Full-Size Animals

(Titanus giganteus) Nelle stesse foreste dello scarabeo Ercole vive il cerambice Titano. La sua larva impiega molti anni a svilupparsi, scavando gallerie dentro i tronchi di alberi morti, e quando ne esce da adulto vive solo pochi mesi!

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Love in the Animal World They Lived Happily Ever After

The Kingdom of Colors

Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Cristina Banfi

Illustrations by Isabella Grott - Text by Valter Fogato

40 pp 275 x 365 mm hardcover

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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.

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.

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.

40 pp 275 x 365 mm hardcover

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 Carnivorous Plants Guide

The Amazing Book of the Weirdest Animals

for Young Explorers

Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti - Text by Cristina Banfi

Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti - Text by Elena Fin

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.

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.

64 pp 265 x 295 mm hardcover

48 pp 215 x 300 mm hardcover

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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 Human Body

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

Dinosaurs Explorers Infographics for Discovering the Prehistoric World

Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis - Text by Cristina Peraboni

Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis - Text by Cristina Banfi

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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; information, numbers, curiosities and measures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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.

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.

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.

72 pp 250 x 345 mm hardcover

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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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Secrets of the Deep

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Space Explorers

20 Infographics to Explore the Universe

Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis

The fascinating marine environment, populated by strange and wonderful creatures, is presented in a modern and clean infographic book. The infographic plates with excellent scientific information are accompanied by colorful illustrations rich with detail. The data provided includes the basic characteristics of the seas and the oceans and the creatures to be found there, while the information boxes give unusual information about animals and plants in the underwater world. Easy to consult, useful and a chance to visit little-known worlds that seem to be only the fruit of our imagination, but in fact, exist.

72 pp | 250 x 345 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-540-3941-4 ALSO AVAILABLE IN REDUCED FORMAT:

Giulia De Amicis has a strong inclination for freehand drawing and collage since early childhood. She specialized in data and information visualization with Density Design Lab. Since her graduation she has worked as an information designer and illustrator for several design studios. She currently works and lives in Brighton, UK. She is specialized in infographic projects, using a modern and absolutely clear style. For White Star she published Space Explorers.

Infographics is considered to be one of the most up to date and effective way of getting the message across about science. In this book, infographics is used to inform the reader about some of the most important achievements of mankind in the conquest of space and the greatest mysteries it holds. Solid scientific data has been selected and organized into infographic plates which then translate the concepts into images and the numerical data into forms, dots and lines. Interspersed throughout are amusing snippets of information and engaging illustrations.

72 pp | 250 x 345 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1144-9 ALSO AVAILABLE IN REDUCED FORMAT:

240 X 333 mm

Planet Earth

50 infographic tables to discover our world

Infographics is used to inform the reader about characteristics of the seas, oceans and creatures living there.

Illustrations by Federica Fragapane Born from the encounter between graphic arts, computer science and journalism, the language of infographics is considered one of the most contemporary and rigorous, from a scientific point of view. Its new and original application to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publishing makes this volume, devoted entirely to the planet Earth, truly one of a kind. The solid scientific data, selected and organized in 16 infographic tables by the author of the texts, who is a children psychotherapist, are interspersed with amusing curiosities, while the thorough schemes are lightened by colorful illustrations. Becoming experts of our planet will be easy and fun!

Extremely modern and innovative style of illustrations created by Giulia De Amicis.

72 pp | 245 x 340 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-540-3274-3 ALSO AVAILABLE IN REDUCED FORMAT:

240 X 333 mm

White Star Publishers 2018 | 2019

Giulia De Amicis is surrounded by pets and illustrated books and with a strong inclination for freehand drawing and collage since early childhood. After studying Communication Design at Milan Polytechnic shespecialized in data and information visualization with Density Design Lab. Since her graduation she has worked as an information designer and illustrator for several design studios, Ngos and marine organizations. She currently work and live in Brighton, UK.

240 X 333 mm

A book full of infographics to explore the deep of the oceans and to give lots of information in a simple way.

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Ocean Explorers

Federica Fragapane, who graduated at the Polytechnic of Milan, is a freelance designer and illustrator. She has worked for various publishers and Italian and international magazines, including CondĂŠ Nast and RCS MediaGroup, and collaborates with Corriere della Sera. Chiara Piroddi, psychologist, works as a developmental therapist. She is the author and co-author of scientific publications in the field of neuropsychology and education for children with learning disabilities.

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64 pp | 245 x 305 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1276-7

An extremely scientific and complete infographic book to explore the universe of bees.

Infographic is used to inform the reader about the importance of these insects in our lives and how to protect them.

Modern and innovative style of illustrations created by Giulia De Amicis, for a topic which is a big trend of the last years.

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The World of Butterflies

Text by Cristina Banfi - Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis

Text by Rita Mabel Schiavo - Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis

Bees have always been friends to man, even way back in prehistoric times. But these special insects play a role of primary importance in the pollination of flowers and plants, which are at the base of the food chain of a great many animals. This book gives you the chance to get to know them from up close, and to explore their fascinatingly complex society, showing you how everything is perfectly organized, from the cleanliness of the hive to its defense, from gathering nectar to caring for the larvae. The book pays special attention to the dangers these hard-working insects currently face due to pollution.

Butterflies, the most admired and collected of insects; like bees, they are vital for plant pollination, which is why we have recently started protecting them as their numbers are significantly dwindling. Through this book you will get to know them better, explore their physiology, their defense and reproduction mechanisms and their most noteworthy features, and uncover the secrets behind the complicated patterns and amazing colors that characterize their appearance.

Cristina Banfi has taught in a number of scholastic institutes. For over 20 years she has worked in scientific communication and learning through play and boasts a vast editorial experience in both education and popularization, in particular for children and young adults. Giulia De Amicis has a strong inclination for freehand drawing and collage since early childhood. She specialized in data and information visualization with Density Design Lab. Since her graduation she has worked as an information designer and illustrator for several design studios. She currently works and lives in Brighton, UK. She is specialized in infographic projects, using a modern and absolutely clear style. For White Star she published Space Explorers.

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The World of Bees

Rita Mabel Schiavo graduated in Biological Sciences, specializing in Natural Sciences at the University of Milan, has a major interest in the fields of herpetology and eco-ethology. She is one of the founding members and directors of ADM –Teaching in Museums Association– and ADMaiora, which both work in education and learning in museums, natural parks, oases and exhibitions.

64 pp | 245 x 305 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1275-0

A complete and modern infographic book to explore the world of butterflies and to give a lot of informations in a simple way.

Infographic is used to inform the reader about the importance of these insects, their society and what they do for us with the pollination.

Extremely clear style of illustrations and clean disposition of data by Giulia De Amicis.

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Look inside animals’ homes and find out their secrets

64 pp + 4 fold out | 245 x 305 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1327-6

WITH FOLD OUT PAGES!

This Chicken is a T-Rex!

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What’s Inside?

The Great Big Book of Animal Evolution

Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis

Illustrations by Román García Mora

Some of the habitats designed by animals to defend themselves, their families and their society, are absolutely fascinating; many are well known, but at the same time they are hidden from us and difficult to interpret. Ants and termites build complicated underground tunnels, that bees in their hives create precise and impeccable geometric structures, that mammals design ingenious and unique solutions to protect the entrance to their dens. By investigating and clearly showing them, this book explains and highlights, the genius of certain animals. Through folding pages that show what’s inside animals’ houses.

Did you know that today’s humble chicken is related to the legendary T-Rex? Now, thanks to this lively look at evolution, even the youngest readers will be able to understand how animals gradually transformed over millennia. Using fabulous, easy-to-follow illustrations, This Chicken Is a T-Rex explains such fun facts as how the elephant’s trunk developed and why horses’ toes have changed into hooves!

40 pp | 227 x 309 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1197-5

Since childhood, Román García Mora has loved both art and science, so after earning a degree in biology he began to specialize in scientific illustration. In particular, he devotes himself to paleoart, or paleontological reconstruction. Román has received many international awards for his work, and has published in various scientific journals. He currently works for various publishers and illustrated scientific journals, and with researchers from several Spanish institutions.

The story of biological evolution of animals is illustrated in a funny and ironic style.

Roman Garcia Mora is a biologist and illustrator, specialized in paleo-art and very well-known for his modern and realistic style.

For each animal’s evolution, the silhouette of children is placed near the animals and their ancestors to allow kids make truthful comparisons.

22 houses of animals to look inside how they are built up and what is contained in.

Four fold out pages to open and see constructions created under the ground, under water or inside a hive.

Extremely modern and innovative style of illustrations created by Giulia De Amicis. 50

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Illustrations by Román García Mora

Dinosaurs dominated the Earth for millions of years—and they dominate our imaginations still. Where and when did they live? How big were they, and how much did they weigh? What made each species important? In simple, accessible language and stunningly realistic illustrations, this magnificent volume captures in detail the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of all the major carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs and marine reptiles.

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All About Dinosaurs

144 pp | 215 x 295 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1198-2

A complete book to discover the world of dinosaurs.

The Plesiosaurus and the Aquatic Dinosaurs

The Great Predators 40 pp | 215 x 295 mm softcover ISBN 978-88-540-3275-0

40 pp | 215 x 295 mm softcover ISBN 978-88-540-3304-7

A voyage into the world of predators, herbivores, armored dinosaurs and marine reptiles.

Stunning and realistic illustrations by Roman Garcia Mora, expert in paleo-art.

The Stegosaurus and the Herbivorous Dinosaurs 40 pp | 215 x 295 mm softcover ISBN 978-88-540-3303-0

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Armored Dinosaurs 40 pp | 215 x 295 mm softcover ISBN 978-88-540-3278-1

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LIFT THE FLAP

Illustrations by Román GarcÍa Mora

Illustrations by Margherita Borin

The dinosaurs in this book are ready to jump out of the pages to tell you their most incredible secrets. Just lift the flaps to find out about their skin, bones, teeth and many more of the characteristics that have made these creatures of the past so legendary. We will find out about the often bizarre habits and behavior of these gigantic beasts, perhaps also discovering that some weren’t as big as we imagine. The illustrations by paleo-artist and biologist Roman Garcia Mora give a realistic cross-section of the dinosaurs, allowing the reader to see them as if they were right in front of them, in their own prehistoric world.

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Le uova hanno una forma ovale e sono molto piccole, meno di una capocchia di spillo.

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Up to 26 ft long, the triceratops lived more than 65 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period at the end of the dinosaur era. It was a robust, imposing dinosaur, with three fearsome horns on its head and a bone collar to protect its neck. It lived in herds and the males fought each other in contests to show their strength and conquer the females.

The triceratops ate plants like cycads. To cut and shred these very hard plants, its mouth was shaped like a beak. They had more than 800 teeth! But they did not use them all! Find out why they had those that were not used…

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Triceratops

Open the flaps and learn everything about dinosaurs: skin, teeth, bones… At least five flaps for each spread.

Alcune camere del formicaio sono dedicate alla coltivazione di funghi, che vengono utilizzati come cibo dall’intera colonia.

Le formiche immagazzinano il cibo raccolto in camere “dispensa”, soprattutto prima dell’inverno.

Le uova hanno una forma Le uova hanno una forma ovale e sono molto piccole, ovale e sono molto piccole, meno di una capocchia meno di una capocchia di spillo. di spillo.

Le larve assomigliano Le larve assomigliano a piccoli vermi. Non hanno né a piccoli vermi. Non hanno né zampe né occhi e devono essere zampe né occhi e devono essere imboccate dalle nutrici. imboccate dalle nutrici.

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A book to learn and to play with at the same time!

Piccole creature vivono tra noi eppure spesso nemmeno ci accorgiamo di loro: sono gli insetti. Popolano i boschi, i deserti, i prati, gli stagni, ma anche le nostre case. Vivono sugli alberi, ma anche sottoterra.

proprie schiave.

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La colonia è composta da una formica regina che depone le uova, dalle formiche soldato che difendono il formicaio, dai maschi alati che fecondano la regina e dalle operaie che fanno tutti i lavori necessari: costruiscono il nido, si curano della regina, delle uova ricercano Le uovae delle hanno larve, una forma e immagazzinano cibo ovale e sono molto ilpiccole, tutti. meno per di una capocchia

At least five flaps for each spread.

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Le formiche immagazzinano il cibo raccolto in camere “dispensa”, soprattutto prima dell’inverno.

Find out all the secrets of bugs opening the flaps.

Introduction

Ants Le formiche sono insetti sociali che vivono in colonie. Ogni colonia vive nello formiche Alcune Le regine di alcune formiche stesso nido, il formicaio, rapiscono le pupe di altri generalmente formicai scavatoe le fanno diventarepossono deporre

Román García Mora. Drawn to both the world of art and that of science ever since he was a child, Román García Mora graduated in biology. After completing his studies, he decided to combine the two fields that fascinated him the most. Thus, he specialized in scientific illustration, devoting himself to paleo-art. In this context, Román has received many international awards. For White Star he illustrated All About Dinosaurs and This Chicken is a T-Rex!.

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Margherita Borin. She studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. In her research she conjugates the use of pastels, watercolors, felt-tips, carbon paper, transfers and wood pulp. She currently lives in Pantelleria. For White Star she published Who is Hiding in the Grass? and Who Lives in the Ocean?: The Secret Life of the Depths.

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LIFT THE FLAP

The original format of this book allows the reader to explore the natural environment, discovering the various types of insect that can be found there. After observing the brightly colored illustrations of a place, lift the flap to see the worms hiding under a stone, or a spider in its web. The game of discovery will stimulate the young readers to pay more attention to the space around them, repeating the activities in the book and finding the insects in their natural environment. The images are both detailed and imaginative.

10 spreads | 217 x 300 mm board book with flaps ISBN 978-88-544-1277-4

The World of Dinosaurs

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Discover the World of Bugs

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Discovering the Solar System

Illustrations by Margherita Borin

Who is Hiding in the Grass? 16 pp | 255 x 320 mm | hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1147-0

CONCERTINA BOOK

Among the grass of the lawn and on the Great Barrier Reef hides a lively and industrious world. Their inhabitants are little creatures with different colors and shapes, organized in actual societies, with their own rules, customs and hidden dens, which are often amazing and extremely complicated. A text rich in information and curiosities and the extraordinary overall view guaranteed by the concertina structure of the book will allow readers to observe all the creatures of the grass and ocean at a close distance and to discover their aspects and habits. By unfolding the pages, the beauty of the long, colorful, poetic and, at the same time, extremely realistic and detailed illustration of the young artist Margherita Borin will be revealed, astonishing the readers. Margherita Borin, attended an experimental artistic high school. She then studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice under the guidance of Carlo Di Raco, Mauro Zocchetta, Paolo Fraternali and Aldo Grazi and she graduated with the dissertation Industrial landscape with Aldo Grazi. In her research she conjugates the use of pastels, watercolors, felt-tips, carbon paper, transfers and wood pulp. She currently lives in Pantelleria (Italy).

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Illustrations by Giulia De Amicis This book takes young adults on a thrilling voyage to discover the Solar System, and the features of the planets it comprises, of their moons and satellites and of its star, the Sun. This project combines, very effectively, the educational aspect with the pleasure of the discovery. Its concertina-folded pages can be turned as in a book, to come closer gradually to each objective, and opened out completely, for young readers to admire the illustrations which show,Â with extraordinary efficacy, the majesty of space surrounding us.Â

16 pp | 260 x 322 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1217-0

A concertina structure to allow readers to observe the complexity of the Solar System.

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On one side a lot of informations on satellites, planets, the moon and the sun, with a lot of curiosities.

On the opposite side of the unfolded concertina, the whole illustrated system, designed by the ultra modern illustrator Giulia De Amicis.

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FROM A TO Z

Illustrations by Annalisa Beghelli

The traditional formula of the alphabet book is reinterpreted in this volume packed with information and curiosities about great inventors of our time! Each letter of the alphabet corresponds to an important topic, or presents a person whose inventions have changed the world. Thanks to this volume, the young readers will be able to say, without fear of contradiction, that they know the history of inventions… from A to Z!

The traditional formula of the alphabet book is reinterpreted in this volume packed with information and curiosities about space! Each letter of the alphabet corresponds to an important topic that explores and explains space travel. The young readers will be able to say, without fear of contradiction, that they know space… from A to Z! Annalisa Beghelli. After a four years experience as an architect, she decided to follow her passion for drawing and graphics. Nowadays she is a freelance illustrator and the founder of FAI31 that develops an innovative type of communication and marketing projects capable of enhancing corporate reputation, by studying editorial and graphic projects able to transform every business products into a full life experience.

Annalisa Beghelli. After a four years experience as an architect, she decided to follow her passion for drawing and graphics. Nowadays she is a freelance illustrator and the founder of FAI31 that develops an innovative type of communication and marketing projects capable of enhancing corporate reputation, by studying editorial and graphic projects able to transform every business products into a full life experience.

64 pp | 342 x 240 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1331-3

The traditional formula A-Z to discover the most important inventors of our time.

Inside, also inventors closer to children's imaginary, like the inventor of the iPhone, the inventor of Mickey Mouse etc.

Colorful and lively illustrations and a lot of informations and curiosities for each character.

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Space

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The Great Inventors

64 pp | 342 x 240 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1330-6

The traditinal formula A-Z is used to explore everything about space and its discoveries.

Explorers, space stations, first animals travelling in the space…

Lively and colorful style by Annalisa Beghelli.

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Pablo Picasso

ISBN 978-88-544-1334-4

Galileo Galilei

ISBN 978-88-544-1335-1

Frida Kahlo

Maria Montessori

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A new 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 and other subjects. Young readers will be able to read all about these famous people’s main achievements, through Isabel Muñoz’s engaging illustrations. In the six volumes of the series, children will be fascinated by the genial and revolutionary intuition of Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci’s vast breadth of expertise, the incredible discoveries about space made by Galileo Galilei, Mozart’s infinite musical creativity, the masterpieces created by Picasso and Van Gogh.

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Illustrations by Isabel Muñoz

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| GENIUS FOR KIDS

UPCOMING TITLE

Genius Series

Charles Darwin

Leonardo Da Vinci

ISBN 978-88-544-1332-0

Vincent Van Gogh

ISBN 978-88-544-1333-7

Everyone can be a genius! Find out how genius were in their normal life or when they were children too.

Funny and comic illustrations. At the end of each book the timeline and some comprehension questions for kids.

Marie Curie

Diego received commissions from all over the world and I often travelled with him. In 1930 we lived in San Francisco, California, and it was there the following year that I painted a wedding portrait called “Frieda and Diego Rivera”. I showed it at the Sixth Annual Exhibition of the San Francisco Society of Women Artists.

Coco Chanel

UPCOMING TITLE

A series of inspirational titles for children, dealing with the most important personalities of our time and what they have done to be so popular.

UPCOMING TITLE

40 pp | 195 x 235 mm hardcover

Stephen Hawking

SPRING 2019

My name is Marie Curie and I am a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist. During my life I made several groundbreaking scientific discoveries, including helping with the development of the X-ray and contributing to the fight against cancer. Follow my story, from my humble beginnings in Poland to becoming a pioneer in the field of science.

W. Amadeus Mozart

ISBN 978-88-544-1336-8

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Albert Einstein

ISBN 978-88-544-1337-5

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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

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

LET’S TRAVEL IN THE HISTORY WITH AVERY!

The Egyptians 48 pp 205 x 253 mm hardcover

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Text by Federica Magrin - Illustrations by Giulia Lombardo

Illustrations by Laura Brenlla

You can travel the world using the pages of this book, rich with unique maps, details of monuments and buildings in the most spectacular cities: London, Paris, New York and many other metropolis, to be visited not as tourists but seeking out the unique nature of each extraordinary place. You will discover in every city many ‘pint-sized’ activities for children.

A special book in which some of the most terrifying creatures ever known appear. Fear not, however, because in this book you will not only find the most creepy monsters and terrifying phantoms, but also useful advice for dealing with them and overcoming them, or at least… how to get away! Amusing elves and monsters from any number of countries, you will take a journey around the world hunting for monstrous creatures!

96 pp | 268 x 355 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-540-3805-9 ALSO AVAILABLE IN REDUCED FORMAT:

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City Atlas

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Atlas of the Monsters and the Ghosts

Federica Magrin 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.

Laura Brenlla started learning to draw in an academy 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. Strong drawing skills were developed at SPA.

Giulia Lombardo is an illustrator who lives and works in Florence. She followed her passion enrolling at Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in Florence, where she graduated with honors as Entertainment Designer. For White Star she published Coloring Atlas of the World and Coloring Atlas of Animals.

96 pp | 268 x 355 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1282-8

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The most surprising and funny topic for a classic atlas: monsters!

An useful guide with suggestions and activities appositely thought for children visiting cities around the world.

Children can explore different cultures and traditions of the world though creepy creatures always fashinating for their target.

venice

Modern and innovative style of the maps and illustrations.

A Venezia l’acqua e dappertutto, tanto che si può dire che i canali sono considerati come delle strade. Si può anche passeggiare per le calli e i campielli, ma noi abbiamo deciso di visitare la città in traghetto e ci siamo anche concessi un giro turistico in gondola, passando sotto il ponte di Rialto e osservando palazzi come Ca’ Foscari che si specchiavano nell’acqua sotto di noi. Ovviamente non potevamo farci mancare la celebre Piazza San Marco con la Basilica e il Campanile, ma quello che è stato bello è stato perdersi tra le botteghe, comprando animaletti in vetro di Murano e provando le maschere del Carnevale. Perché la magia di Venezia è anche questo: immergersi nelle tradizioni centenarie di una città sospesa su una laguna.

Modern and funny illustrations, combinated with an ironic style of contents and texts.

1. Sali sulla gondola e attraversa

Special additional contents for relevant attractions.

il Canal Grande. 2. Assisti alla produzione di un oggetto in vetro a Murano. 3. Prova una maschera di Carnevale in stile veneziano. 4. Visita ai Tesori del Doge di Palazzo Ducale. 5. Passa per la strettissima Calletta Varisco: 53 cm! 6. Ammira la Pala d’Oro sull’altare di San Marco 7. Rilassati con un bel bagno al Lido di Venezia. 8. Compra un souvenir dalle botteghe sul Ponte di Rialto.

9. Passeggia per il più antico ghetto ebraico. 10. Rivivi i fasti del Settecento nel museo di Ca’ Rezzonico. 11. Cerca tutti i 13 leoni presenti in piazza San Marco. 12. Fai il tifo per i vogatori di una regata sul Canal Grande. 13. Guarda fuori dalle piccole aperture del Ponte dei Sospiri. 14. Visita le antiche prigioni di Palazzo Ducale. 15. Prova anche tu a vogare nelle acque davanti all’Arsenale 16. Dal Campanile di San Marco scopri Venezia con un binocolo.

17. Scopri tutto sulle gondole in un laboratorio di restauro alla Certosa. 18. Trascorri una notte su una barca nel porto di Santa Lucia. 19. Osserva come fare una maschera di carnevale in una bottega. 20. Assisti al cambio dell’ora con i Mori della Torre dell’Orologio.

A trip with Harry Potter

The Tower of London Percorrere le merlature, i giardini e le stanze della Torre di Londra è come immergersi nella storia inglese. Qui si svolsero molte delle vicende più importanti di questa

Pronti a partire per Hogwarts? Non vi

nazione. Vi soggiornarono grandi sovrani, come Elisabetta I, e vi furono rinchiusi personaggi illustri. Oltre che come dimora reale e prigione, la Torre svolse importanti funzioni: arsenale, tesoreria e zecca di stato. Oggi è un luogo dove perdersi, immaginando come potesse essere vivere in questa città nel passato.

occorre altro che recarvi al binario 9 e ¾

The ravens

della stazione ferroviaria di King’s Cross. Lì vi attende il treno Express per la scuola di

Molti corvi vivono nella

magia più famosa al mondo. Attenti, però,

torre di Londra e si dice che

si tratta di un binario immaginario che i

salvaguardino la monarchia!

“babbani” non riescono a vedere!

Wit h a tad of sugar the pill goes down

beijing

Solleva gli occhi verso il cielo. Non ti sembra di scorgere Mary Poppins? È a Londra infatti che arriva volando la tata protagosnista del famoso film

Royal pomp

musicale di Walt Disney. In pochi sanno che nel libro originale, scritto da Pamela

Prima di entrare nel museo dei Gioielli

Lyndon Travers,

della Corona, inspira a fondo, perché

Pechino è una città sospesa tra passato e futuro e proprio per questo abbiamo deciso di non trascurare nessuna delle due anime della città. In primo luogo abbiamo fatto onore alla tradizione, addentrandoci nella “città nella città”: il Palazzo imperiale, noto anche come Città Purpurea o Proibita, dove si respira un’atmosfera di grandezza e di pace. Dopo una visita al Palazzo d’estate e ai suoi giardini e aver ammirato la magnificenza del Tempio del Cielo, ci siamo aggirati per Piazza Tienanmen, testimone di tanti eventi storici cinesi. Per mangiare in fretta, abbiamo optato per degli spiedini di carne (chuan) comprati al mercato, e abbiamo poi dedicato il resto del giorno alla Pechino moderna: lo stadio (Big Nest), il centro per le arti (Egg) e i grattacieli multifunzionali.

Mary Poppins era tutt’altro che dolce e

dopo rimarrai senza fiato. Ovunque ti

carina.

girerai, vedrai scettri, corone, anelli e altri oggetti preziosi. Sulla corona della regina Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon si trova

O Romeo, Romeo...…

anche il celebre Koh-i-Noor che è stato per molto tempo il più grande diamante al mondo.

The beefeaters Un tempo gli Yeomen Warders, o guardiani della Torre, difendevano i gioielli della

1. Assisti a un sorprendente spettacolo di Kung Fu al Red Theater.

Quale teatro meglio del Globe di

2. Vuoi vedere bene la Muraglia?

Londra per assistere alla dichiarazione

Fallo dall’alto, con un giro in elicottero!

d’amore eterno tra Romeo e Giulietta?

3. Prendi un rickshaw e perditi

Sì, perché anche se quest’opera è

4. Vivi la magia dell’Ultimo Imperatore

per le strade della città antica! addentrandoti nelle vie di Dashilar.

ambientata a Verona, Shakespeare è

5. Attraversa il ponte di pietra e raggiungi

legato a filo doppio a Londra e alle sue

l’isola Qionghua al Parco Beihai.

corona. Sono noti anche come Beefeater (mangiatori di manzo) perché potevano

atmosfere e il Globe Theater, teatro

6. Percorri i canali di Pechino a bordo

avere tutta la carne che volevano. A loro spetta il compito di accudire i corvi che, si

ricostruito come quello di epoca

7. Passeggia tra gli strumenti astronomici

dice, salvaguardino la monarchia.

elisabettiana, è il luogo ideale dove far

di una barca.

8. Conta le piastre dorsali di uno Stegosauro al Museo di Storia Naturale. 9. Sperimenta l’emozione di attraversare la Porta della Purezza Celeste. 10. Lasciati incantare dalle emozionanti acrobazie dell’Opera di Pechino. 11. Osserva le persone mentre praticano Tai Qi nel Tempio del Cielo. 12. Immortala con una fotografia la barca di marmo al Palazzo d’Estate. 13. Senti il ritmo impresso dai suonatori nella Torre del Tamburo.

nel parco dell’osservatorio.

rivivere i suoi drammi. 10

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Wonders of the World

Atlas of the Most Spectacular Monuments

Female Explorers’ Atlas Text and Illustrations by Riccardo Francaviglia and Margherita Sgarlata

Text by Daniela Celli - Illustrations by Giulia Lombardo

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!

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”.

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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Great Explorers’ Atlas

Text by Federico Silvestri - Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti

Text and illustrations by Riccardo Francaviglia

Why is there a maple leaf in the center of the Canadian flag? What is the eagle on the white background of the Mexican flag carrying in its beak? These and many other questions about national flags are answered in this richly illustrated volume, which gives historical information and geographical notions, but also many curiosities about the specific characteristics of the various flags and the nations they represent. The reader will be taken on a journey that goes beyond the continents and the nations and delves into myth and history, to discover much more about the world we live in.

Since the beginning of time, man has felt the need to travel and explore more of the world around him. Some of these expeditions have become fundamental stages in the history of humankind. This book tells us of the courage of some exceptional men and women, their success and their fears, of the paths they took and their legacy. To help us along these extraordinary events, the book is full of illustrations, captions and in-depth analyses giving us an original point of view of these stories of explorations.

Rossella Trionfetti as a child she frequented bookshops and libraries, showing an early interest in the world of drawing. She specialized in the field of illustration and graphics attending a number of courses with professionals of the sector. She currently works as a children’s illustrator, also collaborating in the creation of apps and interactive games.

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. His stories have been published in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Korea, Canada and Portugal, receiving praises and awards. Many of his original illustrations have been displayed in exhibitions throughout Italy.

96 pp | 268 x 355 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1281-1

Federico Silvestri Reading a map, an atlas or globe is the most entertaining activity imaginable for the author of this volume. Having learnt by heart all the capitals of all the countries in the world, he turned his attention to flags. Half-architect and half-designer, he always dreamed of designing the flag of a fledgling nation.

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The Atlas of Flags

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Know everything about explorers and their journeys around the world.

Flags are an evergreen topic of interest for children.

Original pieces taken from travel journals of the explorers, illustrated in double page.

Geographical nations and curiosities about the specific characteristics of the various flags and the nation they represent.

For each explorer, the map of the travels made.

Each page is full of informations.

900 circa

INTRODUZIONE

1785

1519

GIOVANNI CABOTO

pag. 6

pag. 50

pag. 34

1405

I VICHINGHI

JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE LA PÉROUSE

FERDINANDO MAGELLANO

pag. 14

FRIDTJOF NANSEN

ZHENG HE

VITUS JONASSEN BERING

pag. 22

pag. 42

1497

1725

pag. 78

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

pag. 54

NELLIE BLY DAVID LIVINGSTONE

1271

Stabiliremo qui il nostro nuovo villaggio.

Rivolgo il pensiero a te, amato padre mio, sarebbe stato magnifico condividere con te questa gioia ma quella dannata caduta da cavallo e il tuo affidarti ostinatamente ai vecchi dei, ti hanno fatto credere che quello fosse un segno, un cattivo presagio, lo interpretasti dicendo che se ti fossi spinto con noi a sud, saresti morto durante il viaggio. Certo, delle 25 navi che eravamo in origine, ne sono giunte soltanto 14 e tu potevi essere in quelle affondate, ma voglio ancora credere che se ci fossi stato tu, il buon Dio sarebbe stato più clemente e forse saremmo giunti tutti in questi verdi pascoli. Vinland, chiameremo questa terra Vinland: terra verde.

“

Io Leif, figlio di Erik il Rosso, proseguirò qui la mia stirpe, uccidendo chi me lo impedirà, affilando le armi contro i popoli ostili che abitano le coste e contro chiunque altro provenga dal mare.

Letif

1911

UMBERTO NOBILE

pag. 90 1926

1893

ALTRE SCOPERTE

pag. 94

1523 1492

1914

1768

1860

VASCO DA GAMA

MARCO POLO

pag. 26

pag. 10 GIOVANNI DA VERRAZZANO

CRISTOFORO COLOMBO

pag. 38

pag. 18

JAMES COOK

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

pag. 46

SVEN HEDIN

MERIWETHER LEWIS E WILLIAM CLARK

pag. 74

ERNEST SHACKLETON

pag. 58

pag. 86 ROBERT O’HARA BURKE E WILLIAM JOHN WILLS

pag. 66

1497

Queste terre rigogliose di piante e corsi d’acqua dolce, di pascoli e boschi, ospiteranno le nostre case.

pag. 82

1889

1804

pag. 4

ROALD AMUNDSEN

1852

pag. 30

“

1893

pag. 70

pag. 62

1799

FERDINANDO MAGELLANO “La Chiesa dice che la terra è piatta, ma io so che è rotonda, perché ne ho visto l’ombra sulla luna”

Magellano nel 1519 propose al re Carlo I di Spagna un’impresa unica: fare il giro intorno al mondo. Bisognava arrivare nel nuovo continente, costeggiarlo verso sud e trovare un passaggio per continuare a occidente fino a raggiungere l’oceano indiano. Magellano partì con 5 navi e 250 uomini e incontrò fin dall’inizio numerosi ostacoli: prima l’ammutinamento dell’equipaggio, poi difficoltà nella navigazione e l’imprevisto abbandono di una delle navi. Riuscì però a trovare un passaggio a sud dell’America che adesso si chiama proprio Stretto di Magellano. Oltrepassò l’oceano che chiamò Pacifico perché non si dimostrò difficile da attraversare. Giunse infine nelle isole Filippine, lì gli indigeni ostili, durante una rivolta lo uccisero. Dopo la morte di Magellano la spedizione continuò a subire perdite e soltanto una delle cinque navi riuscì a tornare in Spagna, nel 1522 dopo più di due anni dalla partenza.

Inizio viaggio 1519 EUROPA

AMERICA SETTENTRIONALE ASIA

AFRICA

Muore Magellano

AMERICA MERIDIONALE

AUSTRALIA

CIRCOLO POLARE ARTICO

AMMUTINAMENTO!

IL CRISTIANESIMO

Non capitava di rado che le pessime condizioni di vita sulle navi causassero malumori fra l’equipaggio che poteva protestare fino ad ammutinarsi, cioè rifiutare il comando. Gli ammutinati rischiavano la pena di morte. Magellano con fermezza riuscì a respingere il tentativo di rivolta.

Per compiacere i sovrani e la chiesa i navigatori spesso cercavano di convertire gli indigeni al cristianesimo. Fu proprio durante uno di questi tentativi che nell’isola di Machtan, Magellano fu ucciso.

FERDINANDO MAGELLANO OGGI

IL GIRO DEL MONDO La spedizione ideata, progettata e condotta quasi interamente da Magellano fu la prima a fare il giro del mondo contribuendo ad abbattere falsi miti e a tracciare l’immagine moderna del globo.

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Nel 2006 un imprenditore Cileno volle finanziare la costruzione di una caracca fedele alla Vittoria, la nave che per prima circumnavigò il mondo. Oggi è visitabile nel porto di Punta Arenas in Cile.

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The Atlas of Food

Illustrations by Giulia Lombardo

Text by Genny Gallo - Illustrations by Annalisa Beghelli

The Earth is populated by numerous species of animals with incredible characteristics and this book allows the reader to discover them all through the many illustrations. The map of the continents will make it possible to locate them precisely. Interesting information and curiosities are given for the most unusual and important animals. A precious volume, with beautiful illustrations by Giulia Lombardo, easy to read.

The world can be seen from many different viewpoints, but one of the most interesting is certainly food. Don’t we always say, “we are what we eat”? Therefore, a particular food will reﬂect the culture, the tradition and the relation to nature of the people who created it. This book travels the countries of the world to tell the secrets of the typical dishes. The drawings of the dishes on the maps take the reader on a journey through the ﬂavors of the world, enriching their understanding of traditions and, why not, stirring the appetite.

96 pp | 268 x 355 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1321-4

96 pp | 268 x 355 mm hardcover ISBN 978-88-544-1279-8

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A classic and beloved topic like animals proposed with the unmistakable style of Giulia Lombardo.

Maps, curiosities and informations about animals, make this volume precious.

Special spreads dedicated to people who dedicated their life to animals.

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The Atlas of Animals

Genny Gallo, born in Brianza, was a child of the ‘80s, ski pants and penne pasta with cream. She loved food from a very young age. When she grew up, as well as eating she decided to write about ingredients and culinary stories blending curiosity and passion in her blog Alcibocommestibile.com, as well as elsewhere throughout the net and on paper. Annalisa Beghelli, after a four years experience as an architect, she decided to follow her passion for drawing and graphics. Nowadays she is a freelance illustrator and the founder of FAI31 that develops an innovative type of communication and marketing projects capable of enhancing corporate reputation, by studying editorial and graphic projects able to transform every business products into a full life experience.

An amazing journey around the world through food and flavours.

Typical dishes of each country to discover cultures and traditions from a different point of view.

Each page is full of informations to read and recipes to try!

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My First Book of English Words

BOARD BOOKS

Four special board books with sound module to learn all the animal sounds: from wild animals to our more familiar pets, to the forest and farm animals. Inside, short funny stories for each protagonist, to entertain children while they listen for the animals sounds.

Wild Animals

Pets

ISBN 978-88-540-3950-6

ISBN 978-88-540-3951-3

10 spread | 180 x 180 mm board book with sound module

Illustrations by Anna Láng

Farm Animals

Sea Animals

ISBN 978-88-544-1258-3

ISBN 978-88-544-1261-3

Recognize the animals' noises just pushing the bottons on the pages!

10 spread | 160 x 160 mm Board book

Forest Animals

Farm Animals

ISBN 978-88-540-3949-0

ISBN 978-88-540-3948-3

Funny images and short stories inside to entertain children.

This new series of small square books with rounded edges are aimed at our youngest readers (0-3 years old) introducing them to the English language. The animal kingdom is used to introduce the first English words and their translation with cute, entertaining illustrations drawn with joy by Anna Lang. Anna Láng. Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator, currently lives and works in Milan. She has collaborated with the magazine “Dragonfly”. 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: Have Fun and Grow Healthy and Happy! and a series of board books to learn English words.

AVAILABLE ALSO WITHOUT SOUND MODULE

8 to 10 seconds of sound for each noise.

0-3

Wild Animals

Forest Animals

ISBN 978-88-544-1259-0

ISBN 978-88-544-1260-6

Children learn their first words in English through animals of different environments.

Beautiful and lively illustrations by Anna Lang attract the younger readers.

Possibility to add the translations in each language of reference under the English words.

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Sound Books