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BOOKS FOR OUR FUTURE

The Plastic Fisherman AND OTHER JOBS OF THE FUTURE ILLUSTRATIONS BY LUCA POLI - TEXT BY SOFIA E. ROSSI AND CARLO CANEPA

No more dreaming of becoming a soccer player or a ballerina: with this volume, children can learn all the secrets of the jobs of the future! Could the plastic fisherman save the oceans from plastic pollution? Will the DNA taylor cut out the ill genomas? Would the wild nature designer help to preserve endangered environments? With the descriptions of fun and challenging occupations, the book will inspire children while recounting the most up-to-date developments of human knowledge and researches.

ARCHITECT OF IMPOSSIBLE PLACES THE

72 pp 233 x 290 mm hardcover

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FOR EACH JOB OF THE FUTURE, CHILDREN WILL FIND

THE MAIN SKILLS AND WHAT IT TAKES TO PURSUE THEIR DREAM CAREER!

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HOW TO STUDY A VIRUS

I virus sono piccolissimi e invisibili a occhio nudo. Per questo si possono vedere solo al microscopio elettronico!

Ƚ mascherina per proteggere naso e bocca

Ƚ Rivestimento esterno di protezione Ƚ Proteine speciali che permettono al virus di entrare delle cellule da infettare

TYPES OF

VIRUS

I virus non sono tutti uguali! Possono avere tante forme diverse, a seconda del tipo di cellule (globuli bianchi, cellule del fegato, cellule nervose, ecc.) che possono infettare, e quindi anche il tipo di malattia a cui danno origine.

Non aveva mai sentito in tutta la sua carriera di un virus che potesse causare questo strano sintomo. E che si diffondesse così velocemente con gli starnuti. Con sé, sempre in tasca, la detective scova-virus porta una pistola a “raggi Vrs”, una sua nuovissima invenzione che le permette di individuare i virus sconosciuti nel sangue delle persone ammalate e di ricostruirlo in 3D sul suo smartphone.

primavera le strade della città di Manaus, sul Rio delle Amazzoni, si riempiono di bancarelle e ballerini

«Non c’è dubbio che i responsabili siano i pipistrelli. Devono aver contagiato qualche frutto esotico, poi venduto nelle bancarelle», esclama

che si muovono a ritmo di samba. «Qui il carnevale brasiliano è davvero un’esperienza

Clara, circondata dai medici della città, riuniti dal sindaco per trovare una soluzione.

unica», ridacchia felice Clara, che era stata chiamata sul posto per la sua fama mondiale di infallibile detective scova-virus.

La detective si dirige subito verso la grotta di pipistrelli che aveva notato proprio il giorno prima al limitare della città. Manaus, anno dopo anno, sta

Nessuna come lei è infatti così bravap a smascherare i microscopici organismi che, ancora sconosciuti, causano febbre, raffreddore e

diventando sempre più grande a scapito delle foreste intorno. Per questo il contatto con animali selvatici è sempre più frequente.

WHAT IS A

Ƚ Nucleo che contiene materiale genetico

olori e movimento, musica e sole. Per tradizione, ogni prima settimana di

malattie anche molto più gravi negli esseri umani. «Detective, la chiamo perché abbiamo bisogno di lei.

VIRUS?

VIRUS

DETECTIVE

casi sospetti di persone che perdono l’olfatto, e non riescono più così a sentire gli odori!», aveva detto il sindaco della città a Clara, per invitarla a intervenire. Clara è certa si tratti di una malattia completamente nuova.

SAFELY Ƚ protezione per gli occhi Ƚ tuta impermeabile

Ƚ lunghi guanti per proteggere le mani sovrascarpe

SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTAINING THE INFECTION

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SKILLS & ATTITUDE

CHECKLIST.

investigative spirite

not being afraid of needles

interested in the human body

millimetric precision

passion for looking after others

excellent stamina

AN EDUCATIONAL BOOK TO INSPIRE THE READERS

ON THEIR FUTURE CAREER, WHILE FOCUSING ON TODAY’S ISSUES.

BOOKS FOR OUR FUTURE

10 Ideas to... ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLARISSA CORRADIN - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

Solving the Planet’s issues sounds like something really difficult, isn’t it? You can change your mind with this fun new series that deepens issues of modern society, from pollution to selfishness through the more-than-ever actual theme of racism: with 10 simple yet effective ideas, the children will be able to make a change in their lives and society around them. Ten tips to help the environment, to create a more inclusive society with kindness and fighting racism.

40 pp 203 x 243 mm hardcover

10 Ideas to save the planet with Kindness 10 idee per salvare il mondo con il potere della Gentilezza

keep everything tidy

That’s not all! The rest of the house needs tidying up too. . .

so let’s get on with it.

Offering mon or dad your help with housework is a good way to be kind by giving your

First of all, how

contribution. And, when everything is tidy, it is easier to find!

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10 ideas to save the planet with

Clarissa Corradin Eleonora Fornasari

Kindness

whoever is with you to put it on and you will see that it is more fun to

When you get up in the morning, make up your bed by yourself. It’s easy. Plump

tidy up along with songs playing!

up the pillow, pull the sheets over and lay the blanket or the duvet on top (if you are using them, obviously!). It doesn’t matter if there are

You can do this with others in your family (mom, dad,

creases or something is not perfectly done: you are giving your room a clean and a well-kept appearance. . .

in your own way!

grandparents. . .) so you can help each other.

Also remember that your

Easy, quick and fun.

room has many other things to be kept tidy.

For example, you can help clear the table: put

Each object has its own place, right?

plates and glasses in the sink (along with cutlery but be careful about knife edges!). You can fold the tablecloth and put it away (remember to shake off the crumbs!) along

Books on the shelves or in your schoolbag, clean clothes in the

with the napkins.

drawers or in the wardrobe, And what about the shoes, that are

dirty clothes. . .in the laundry

left everywhere? Put them neatly

basket! And the toys? You might

inside the shoe cupboard.

have boxes or containers for

You will avoid tripping over them!

them, otherwise ask your mom.

Text by Eleonora Fornasari

help those in need People need help,

but we are often so busy – perhaps with our head buried in a video game – that

Strangers are not the only ones who might need help... perhaps someone in your family is struggling. If your sister has a cold, for instance, you could let her watch her favorite program on TV even if you don’t really like it. If your granddad struggles to read, why don’t you offer

we don’t even notice them!

to read his paper out loud for him? If mom and dad come back home tired from

Instead, open your eyes and look around, while you are going to school, in the subway or

work, you could help them set up the table and prepare dinner. How many times

at the supermarket with mon and dad. You might notice an elderly person struggling to walk on their own or to carry their shopping. Or you might notice a pregnant woman who needs to sit down.

Be the first one to make a step towards them: offer to give them a hand by lifting their heavy bags or by giving up your seat on the bus

or the subway, always with a nice smile.

do they do things for you?

This is your chance

to return the favor and show some kindness, without them having to ask you.

Remember: every now and then grown-ups need the help of the younger

If we were all more attentive to the needs of the people around us, we would see so many more acts of kindness everywhere every day!

ones, like you.

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EASY TIPS TO BE DONE

EVERYDAY AT SCHOOL, AT HOME AND AROUND TOWN

10 Ideas to save the Planet 10 idee per salvare il Mondo

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ACTIONS TO BECOME ECO-FRIENDLIER!

to save the

Clarissa Corradin Eleonora Fornasari

Planet Text by Eleonora Fornasari

move on foot or cycle

of course, not all places you would like to go can be easily reached by foot.

Towns and cities are often full of cars coming and going, marching in long lines like an army

Maybe your school, your favorite park, or your best friend’s house are not that

of angry ants.

close. In those cases, you can always ride your bicycle (be careful not to go too

I bet you know this very well! Cars engulf the roads with their noisy engines, smelly fumes, and trumpeting horns…

fast!). Many towns have long cycling paths where you can ride safely, away from cars and pedestrians.

However, sometimes it’s unavoidable to use the car. In many other cases, though, a nice walk or a ride on a bicycle are great alternatives.

When you have to go somewhere near where you are, why not suggest walking to whoever is accompanying you? It might take longer to get there, but it’s worth it because you might notice lots of hidden spots along your route. Perhaps there is a garden that you have never noticed before or a statue that didn’t look as beautiful when seen from the car window. And you might even meet a friend unexpectedly or an animal that needs your help...

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10 Ideas to Overcome Racism

If your place of interest is very far away or the weather is bad, you can opt for public transportation (have an adult come with you and you will soon learn how it works). Buses, trains, and subways…find out which ones you have in your area and where they can take you.

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BOOKS WITH WHEELS

TURN THE WHEEL

STEM: LEARNING WITH FUN! ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FABBIAN - TEXT BY DACO’S CONFETTI

This series of board books will help children to learn the basics of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with fun! On each page, after a short explanatory introduction, children will find a question and a turning wheel. If they choose the correct answer, in the following page, they will discover their happy ending! If they make the wrong decision, they can learn from that experience and start all over again, thinking about their choices!

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STEM TOPICS: SOLVE PROBLEMS WHILE PLAYING

12 spreads (with 5 turn-thewheel spreads) 220 x 220 mm board book

Operation “Explorers”!

You can barely make out strange figures in the dark cave. The flashlighT Takes 5 baTTeries: Mark and Julia combine their batteries, but only in one case do they reach 5!

Stronger together Julia has to cross the stream to get to Mark. He has one piece of rope, she has four: if they tie them together...problem solved!

whaT They did is called addiTion 1+4=5 Out loud, it’s “one plus four equals five” To understand how addition works, we can use a number line!

Check your answer by drawing a number line. If you add the numbers 3 and 2, how many batteries do you have?

1 One

2 Two

3 Three

4 Four

5 Five

How much is 2 + 3?

Julia stands on number 2. Then she jumps forward 3 times, stopping on 5. That’s right, the answer is 5!

leT’s help Julia and Mark: They need To

A Fairytale exercise: Little adding hood, plus the wolf!

Little Adding Hood has to take 3 muffins to grandma and 2 to the hunter. Seeing as she made friends with the big bad wolf, she’ll bring him 1 too (but that’s all he gets!).

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how maNy muffiNs iN her basket: 4 or 6?

Use a number line to make it easier!

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OH-OH, 1 + 3 EQUALS 4!

THE FLASHLIGHT DOESN’T WORK!

Operation “Explorers”!

You can barely make out strange figures in the dark cave. The flashlighT Takes 5 baTTeries: Mark and Julia combine their batteries, but only in one case do they reach 5!

Stronger together Julia has to cross the stream to get to Mark. He has one piece of rope, she has four: if they tie them together...problem solved!

whaT They did is called addiTion 1+4=5 Out loud, it’s “one plus four equals five” To understand how addition works, we can use a number line!

Check your answer by drawing a number line. If you add the numbers 3 and 2, how many batteries do you have?

1 One

2 Two

3 Three

4 Four

5 Five

How much is 2 + 3?

Julia stands on number 2. Then she jumps forward 3 times, stopping on 5. That’s right, the answer is 5!

A Fairytale exercise: Little adding hood, plus the wolf!

Little Adding Hood has to take 3 muffins to grandma and 2 to the hunter. Seeing as she made friends with the big bad wolf, she’ll bring him 1 too (but that’s all he gets!).

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BOOKS WITH WHEELS

TURN YOUR LIFE

Save the Planet! ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FABBIAN - TEXT BY DACO’S CONFETTI

This series of board books will help children to make the right choice when coming to recycling and... saving the planet! On each page, children will find a turning wheel: if they place it on the right recycling action, the following page will result in a happy ending! Otherwise, if they make the wrong decision, something bad for the environment will happen... but they can learn from that experience and start all over again, thinking about their choices!

and we’re here to show you how!

Are you ready to join Team

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ECOBOOKS

Eco Heroes LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THE PLANET ILLUSTRATIONS BY ISABELLA GROTT - TEXT BY FEDERICA MAGRIN

ECO HEROES Lives in Defense of the Planet

E C O H E R OE S

Not all heroes wear capes, some just a yellow trench! Greta is only the last one of a series of eco-heroes who, with their strenght and loud voice, brought world’s attention to ecological issues to defend nature and the environment. This title presents some of the most important “eco-heroes”, great examples for children to follow: everyone who has a voice and strong ideas can become the next hero of our planet!

Lives in Defense of the Planet

Isabella Grott

Federica Magrin

Text by Federica Magrin Illustrations by Isabella Grott

88 pp 220 x 275 mm hardcover White Star Libri White Star Kids

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Leonardo Di Caprio

READ THEIR STORIES AND BE INSPIRED!

1974

L’essere uno degli attori più famosi e pagati di Hollywood conta poco se sei costretto a vivere in un mondo inquinato e sempre più insensibile nei confronti dell’ambiente naturale e degli esseri viventi più indifesi e vulnerabili, come le popolazioni indios che popolano alcune zone più condizionate dallo sfruttamento di governi e multinazionali. Non posso cambiare il mondo da solo, ma prestare il mio volto a molte cause ambientaliste e per i diritti umani, ha fatto sì che molti sposassero le mie stesse cause e decidessero di schierarsi con i più deboli e con la natura. Ritengo inoltre di dover fare la mia parte, non solo donando ingenti quantità di denaro per la tutela ambientale, ma vivendo in modo coerente il mio impegno ecologista nella vita di tutti i giorni perché “LA NOSTRA SOPRAVVIVENZA DIPENDE DALLA PROTEZIONE DELLA NATURA”.

20 PERSONALITIES WHO DID SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT:

My political battle for WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE meant that I was not well loved, and even today there are those who, together with praises for my work, cast doubts on my person. I was certainly extreme and not inclined to give up on what I believed was the foundation of my political action. I don’t deny having had doubts, especially regarding my daughters’ participation in the movement, but I never for one moment stopped thinking that I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING, not only for myself, but FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. Just a few weeks before my death, the right to vote in England was given to women over 21 years of age. It was a historical event, and I am proud to have

Three little fairy friends live in the middle of the woods. Following them, the little readers will understand all the features and details of their enchanted world, but also the magic of nature, learning curiosities about animals and plants and reveal the secrets of the magic ways with which nature changes: how do caterpillars become butterflies? How is honey made? And how does the rainbow form? The friendly fairies will teach children how the magic happens!

THE MAGIC

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Claudia Bordin

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40 pp 275 x 305 mm hardcover

A Rainbow at Home

FOLLOW THREE FAIRIES TO DISCOVER

Making Natural Pigments

Rainbows are magic! Wherever they appear or are recreated, through experiments or by painting them, they inspire happiness and bring a dash of mystery. You can draw a rainbow whenever you want, using lots of different types of paints, from tempera to watercolors. You can even use pigments made from plants! My friend Violet has given me a few tips on how to create natural paints, and I’d like to share them

THE SECRETS OF NATURE!

YELLOW You can use saffron, taken from the pistil of a crocus flower with purple petals, diluting it in water. Or you can use turmeric, a fragrant spice.

RED Blend a few red fruits, like cherries or raspberries.

GREEN Seeing as it stains your clothes, you might think grass would be a good pigment. However, it’s easier to make green paint by boiling and blending certain vegetables, like spinach.

with you too. ORANGE

BLUE Blended blueberries make a perfect pigment! If you are up for a little experiment, boil red cabbage and add baking soda to the water. Watch as it turns blue!

Carrots are best for making orange pigment. Put them in a juicer to get a liquid you can use like paint.

VIOLET Violet isn’t easy to make. But if you carefully combine boiled then blended beetroots and berries, you can get pretty close to the perfect hue.

INDIGO can be created by mixing blue and violet to get the right shade.

Animals, Plants, or Weather?

Sky Violet

No two fairies are alike, but according to the role we each play, we can be divided into three groups. There are fairies that care for plants and trees, like Violet wants to do; those who look after Earth’s animals, big and small, like Leah dreams of doing some day; and those who are involved in “meteorological phenomena,” which essentially means the weather: rain, fog, snow, and so on. I’d love to become one of them!

Leah

WEATHER FAIRIES are sort of like scientists. Their main job is to study why certain types of meteorological phenomena occur and whether they’re good or bad. Sometimes, for fun, we make things a bit more magical. For example, we might make it rain while the sun’s out, creating a rainbow. ANIMAL FAIRIES aren’t just miniature veterinarians. They’re interested in the overall well-being of creatures. It isn’t enough for animals to be healthy; they should be happy too. For that reason, animal fairies never back down when it comes to pampering sad animals. PLANT FAIRIES are usually a bit more serene and patient than other fairies. Just like plants, they’re never in a hurry. With their small, expert hands, they take care of roots, branches, and leaves, using them to make incredible extracts.

12 FANTASTIC CREATURES

The Great Book of Dragon Legends ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

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Wise companions of gods and goddesses and defenders of nature or witty and sharp monsters, enemies of heroes and knights: dragons are fascinating creatures which fill the pages of myths, legends and folklore. From Northern Europe tales to Chinese and Japanese legends, a world collection of myths and folklore stories with dragons as protagonists!

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A BIG ILLUSTRATED BOOK BY THE BEST-SELLER AUTHOR

ANNA LANG!

Mentre la principessa abbandonava la sua dimora e si dirigeva verso il drago, un cavaliere chiamato Sant Jordi, con una brillante armatura e un cavallo bianco, apparse improvvisamente per salvarla. Sant Jordi sguainò la sua spada e trafisse il drago, liberando finalmente la principessa e i cittadini. Dal sangue del drago germogliava un roseto, il più rosso che si fosse mai visto. Sant Jordi, trionfante, colse una rosa e la offrì alla principessa.

TALES AND STORIES

FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

A BEST-SELLING TOPIC TO SHOW CHILDREN HOW

ADVENTUROUS DRAGONS ARE!

FANTASTIC CREATURES

The Great Book of Fantastic Creatures ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

This book guides young readers on a quest for fascinating and unforgettable fantasy creatures through the diary of a young apprentice who studies information, legends and details. Two sections dedicated to the Creatures for Beginner Keepers (docile and sweet) and the Creatures for Expert Keepers (the most dangerous).

7+ How to Make Friends with a Unicorn: • Offer it some sugar cubes (they love them, just like horses!). But not too many, though, it might make the unicorn sick . . . or ruin its teeth!

Favorite Pastimes:

• The mane needs brushing very gently and, if you can, try to braid it, too. Unicorns like to look tidy.

Roaming around the forest looking for obstacles to jump. Unicorns are very good at this but have to be careful not to get their horn tangled up in the branches!

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• Never climb on its back, not even for a joke (would you like someone to climb up on your shoulders?!).

How to Attract a Unicorn: Unicorns love music but only if it’s not too loud, so no loudspeakers or microphones. The best thing would be to play a flute or guitar. If you don’t play a musical instrument yet, you can always try whistling a tune!

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There’s also a very rare species of winged unicorn, called an alicorn. The magnificent wings are layered with feathers, like those of a swan.

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THE NEW OUTSTANDING TITLE OF OUR

BEST SELLING SERIES BY ANNA LANG

16 FANTASTIC CREATURES

The Great Book of Fantastic Creatures of Atlantis ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

A young, enthusiastic student of marine life takes the readers on a quest to discover the fantasy creatures that live in the sea. Two sections dedicated to the underwater creatures: those who live on the surface and those who live in the abysses. The volume is enriched with tips for all sea life lovers to do their part, keeping the oceans clean and defending its creatures.

64 pp 275 x 305 mm hardcover

AN AMAZING UNDERWATER ADVENTURE TO DISCOVER

THE MOST CURIOUS CREATURES OF THE DEEP!

The Fantastic Book of Dinosaurs ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY FEDERICA MAGRIN

A new brillantly illustrated book about a best-selling topic: dinosaurs! The first part of the book explains the characteristics of the most famous herbivore and carnivore dinosaurs such as the T-Rex, the Velociraptor, the Triceratops and the Stegosaurus. The second part teaches the young readers how to manage their dinosaur puppy, how to educate it, feed it, nurse it and... train it!

64 pp 275 x 305 mm hardcover

THE FANTASTIC BOOK OF DINOSAURS -

ONE OF THE BEST SELLING TOPICS HERE IN A NEW PERSPECTIVE:

A GUIDE FOR EXPERT KEEPERS

ARE YOU ABLE TO TRAIN THOSE GIANTS OF THE PAST?

Text by Federica Magrin

THE FANTASTIC BOOK OF

DINOSAURS

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Illustrations by Anna Láng

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MYTHOLOGY

Little Library of Greek Myths ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY ELEONORA FORNASARI

This new series is thought for the little ones to approach for the first time the wonderful and rich world of classic Greek mythology. Each volume will show, with an easy and adventurous language, the adventures of the most beloved heroes, gods and goddesses. Epic stories, fantasy, magic and heroism are the elements which all the tales have in common, further to an important and meaningful moral.

Zeus

Ulysses

Theseus and the Minotaur

Hercules

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GREEK MYTHS

32 pp 195 x 235 mm hardcover

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20 AVERY EVERYWHERE

Avery Everywhere ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLARISSA CORRADINI - TEXT BY JACOPO OLIVIERI

Avery is a little curious child who simply loves history and...can travel in it! Follow him along time and space to learn everything about the Ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Aztecs! Every title is an adventure in history bringing together fiction and non fiction: follow the “fictional” story of Avery and his friends and learn history with the special in-depth non fiction spreads. Each volume is a great adventure that’s just about to begin!

56 pp 205 x 253 mm hardcover

A NEW SPECIAL FORMAT

BRINGING TOGETHER FICTION AND HISTORICAL FACTS!

A Day in Ancient Rome Chapter 2

the RoAd to Rome The road that leads to Rome is full of people. Donkeys and oxen pull plaustra, heavy two-wheeled carts that carry wheat or building stones. A horse that is pulling an essendum, a small, very fast chariot, leaves a white cloud in its wake. There are also several slower, covered four-wheeled carts, which are used in particular by people traveling with lots of luggage. “Stay on the sidewalk,” his tutor tells him. Averius usually likes walking, but today he drags his feet in the gravel. He tries to go as slowly as possible. He’s certainly not in a rush to find out what the test will be on…quite the opposite! He has an idea that makes him smile. He catches up to his tutor and bombards him with questions on any topic that springs to mind. “Next you’ll want to know why the wheel is round!” grumbles his teacher, raising his eyes to the sky. But Averius doesn’t get distracted and carries on. “Why is Rome on seven hills? Why are there so many roads? And what about those strange arches, one on top of the other? What’re they?” Marcus is about to answer when a chariot comes up alongside them.

It then breaks sharply and cuts them off! “Ave, Marcus!” the driver greets him. “Do you need a ride?” “Yes, and that’s not all I need!” replies the teacher, helping the boy into the chariot. “Averius, this is Annius, a dear old friend of mine. I taught his children, you know. Annius will be able to answer all your questions about the city since he’s the architect!” They set off quickly, and Averius sighs. His plan has backfired! He was trying to distract his teacher with lots of questions, and now they’d reach Rome in next to no time! Annius looks at him, amused, before starting to talk…

A Day with the Aztecs

A Day in Ancient Egypt

A Day in Ancient Greece

WORDS OF KINDNESS

How to Teach Your Dragon to Say... ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG - TEXT BY FEDERICA MAGRIN

Lily is a strong-minded little girl and she has a pet dragon! She has to teach it all the most important magic words: please, thank you, hello and sorry. It isn’t always easy, though: the little dragon is a bit of a mischief-maker and it doesn’t always understand the meaning of those words. But Lily is patient and she’ll make it understand that magic words can always help in every situation!

10 spreads 160 x 160 mm board book

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THE BOOKS INCLUDE PRACTICAL AND FUNNY EXAMPLES

TO EASILY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF KIND WORDS.

“Quale parola si usa per ringraziare gli amici?”, gli chiede Lily. Draghetto scrolla le spalle. “Boh!”

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“Grosso!”

Please

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“Ma no... Graz...”

“Grazioso!”

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24 TIM’S TIPS

Tim’s Tips! ILLUSTRATIONS BY FUNNY BOOKS - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

Little Tim is the main character of this innovative series that speaks both to parents and their little ones. The four board books deal with fundamental feelings that might affect three-to five-year olds: fear of the dark, anger and aggression, jealousy, due to the arrival of a new family member and the shyness that makes it difficult to face new situations. 5 funny and infallible solutions given by Tim lead the little reader into the resolution of the problem, while at the end, 5 more advices given by the author, who is a psychoterapist, will help parents to overcome each situation.

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Tim, the book’s central character, proposes five fun and creative solutions that every child can easily implement. But the book is also directed at parents, who can use the expert suggestions of Dr. Chiara Piroddi, a psychologist specializing in cognitive evolutionary

psychotherapy. The doctor offers five simple, clearly explained suggestions for parents to help their children overcome their fear of the dark.

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26 DON’T BE SCARED

Don’t be scared, be prepared: VIRUSES ILLUSTRATIONS BY VICTOR MEDINA

Fear is a natural emotion and, however irrational, it can be rationalized for the little ones by showing its causes and methods of action. In this book, children will be explained what viruses are - a more-than-ever actual topic -, how they move and what behaviors help to limit their spreading. The texts style is fun and light, with ironic notes and scientific background, while the lively illustrations help to deliver what could be a complicated message with an immediate understanding.

A NEW SERIES FOR THE LITTLE ONES

TO FACE EVERY FEAR WITH SCIENCE!

40 pp 220 x 300 mm hardcover

“Can you see me ?”

OSWALD THE VIRUS WILL TEACH IN FIRST PERSON THAT CHILDREN DON’T HAVE TO

BE SCARED OF HIM AND HIS FELLOW VIRUSES, BUT INSTEAD

TO FACE THEM WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE!

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100% Full-Size Baby Animals ILLUSTRATIONS BY ISABELLA GROTT - TEXT BY VALTER FOGATO

Everyone loves baby animals! Cute, tender and a bit goofy, the baby animals of each species are naturally born funny. This book shows the puppies in their actual sizes, as they appear in nature. Page after page, the reader will be surprised by the details and characteristics of each baby animal, thanking the evocative style of Isabella Grott, while learning everything about their behaviors and physical development.

SPOTTED DEER

40 pp 290 x 385 mm hardcover

The babies of the Cervidae family are born in the bushes of the prairies or woodlands, and they have to hide, to avoid being seen by predators like wolves, foxes or birds of prey. The babies’ fur coat is hazelnut brown with white spots, and, when they are curled up in the grass, the deer look like lumps of earth and pebbles.

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Roe deer live in Europe and Asia in woods and cultivated fields, where you can see them jumping and playing with their family, made up of females and babies.

The cubs are loved by the whole tribe and there will trouble for any animal that comes near with bad intentions. Lions are the strongest African carnivores, and just the presence of the lioness and the large males is enough to keep hyenas and leopards away. Given that lions live in groups, when the lioness has to go and hunt someone stays and babysits the cubs, so they are never alone.

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To move the cubs around, the lioness seizes them by the scruff of the neck in a bit of rough way. Not having hands, she can’t do it any differently and she doesn’t harm them in any way.

L’entroterra dell’Antartide è uno degli ambienti più inospitali del nostro pianeta ed è anche il più desertico, poiché tra i suoi ghiacci non cresce nulla e il gelo arriva a 70 gradi sottozero! Eppure è proprio qui che nascono i pulcini dei pinguini imperatore. Si tratta della nascita più difficile che si possa immaginare per un pulcino, perché quando esce dall’uovo deve intrufolarsi velocissimo in una tasca che i maschi (sono loro a covare le uova) possiedono in fondo alla pancia, tra le zampe: un istante di ritardo o di esitazione rappresenta una morte sicura per congelamento!

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The Big Book of Giant Sea Animals The Little Book of Sea Animals ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANCESCA COSANTI - TEXT BY CRISTINA BANFI

They are often unknown, but our seas and oceans are full of amazing creatures: discover the biggest and the smallest underwater animals with this two-volumes-in-one book. Follow the little clownfish along the pages as a reference to understand how big (or small) the sea animals can be!

40 pp + 40 pp big 293 x 385 mm small 115 x 115 mm padded cover

THE SMALL BOOK

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Weird and Wonderful Extinct Animals 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 through his researches, which have brought him face to face with some of the most bizarre and extict animals in the world. Young readers will discover that our planet was once inhabited by armadillos the size of a car, rhinos without horns as tall as a giraffe and elephants no bigger than a sheep. The perfect book to stimulate children’s curiosity!

64 pp 265 x 295 mm hardcover

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Following the adventures of an intrepid explorer through his researches, children will be brought face to face with some of the most bizarre and fascinating reptiles in the world, learning their records and secrets with colorful illustrations in a comprehensive catalog. The protagonist of this book, our intrepid explorer, will lead children in discovery of wonderful and amazing reptiles of the world.

Dinosaur Explorers

Infographics for Discovering the Prehistoric World ILLUSTRATIONS BY GIULIA DE AMICIS - TEXT BY CRISTINA BANFI

This wonderfully illustrated book is filled with visual representations to captivate children and teach them the names of the most prevalent species of dinosaurs as well as many curious facts about them. Through intuitive infographic tables, clear explanations, timetables and charts, the reader will learn everything from the shape of the eggs to the dinosaurs great extinction.

72 pp 250 x 345 mm hardcover

Also available in reduced format 215 x 297 mm I D EN T I K I T O F A DINOSAUR NOT ONLY DINOSAURS

We all know dinosaurs: we usually imagine them as gigantic and scary lizards, as the dominating protagonists of life on Earth of a long gone era. Actually, dinosaurs were very diverse in shape and dimensions and they lived during a long geological era that paleontologists call “Mesozoic”.

Now completely extinct, dinosaurs lived in a period between 245 and 65 million years ago, but not all Mesozoic animals were dinosaurs. They shared their habitats with many animals: other reptiles, mammals, amphibians and invertebrates.

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The first characteristic is to have lived in the Mesozoic era. All those animals populating the Earth during earlier or later times are certainly not dinosaurs.

All dinosaurs lived on land. Even though some dinosaurs were able to swim for short distances, they never lived permanently in lakes, seas or rivers, like for instance cetaceans do. Those big marine reptiles that also lived in the Mesozoic were not dinosaurs. Even those reptiles flying across the sky at incredible speed, known as “pterosaurs”, were not dinosaurs.

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Dinosaurs walked on land; their legs were positioned directly under their body, keeping it raised from the ground. Today you can observe the same in mammals and birds. This adaptation made dinosaurs excellent walkers and runners and probably helped them to successfully survive for a very long time.

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TEETH AND FANGS We can learn about what an animal eats, how it finds food and if it chews it or swallows it whole, by looking at its teeth. And dinosaurs are no exception.

The type of food that was eaten determined the shape and the number of teeth of these reptiles; whilst the size of them simply depended on the dimensions of the animal. However, there were also dinosaurs without a single tooth, and those ones give paleontolgists many questions to answer about what their food was. Some of them, though, had a rigid and sharp beak instead of teeth, and that was enough to tear the leaves apart.

Predators like the Theropods had pointed teeth: some were straight, others were curved, very often with a serrated edge that would help tear the flesh of the prey apart. Carnivores’ teeth were not suitable for chewing: they were only used to hold the victim in a grip and to break it into pieces, which they then swallowed as a whole, like sharks and crocodiles do. T-rex’s teeth could reach the size of a banana. They numbered appriximately 50 to 60 and each had a different function depending on their position: the front ones would grab and hold the prey, the lateral ones would tear the flesh, which was then pushed into the throat by the ones at the back. Conical and non-serrated teeth indicate that the animal fed on fish instead. Spinosaurus, whose teeth resemble those of a crocodile, is an example of this.

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Let’s Celebrate! ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLAUDIA BORDIN - TEXT BY TEA ORSI

The parents of the little protagonist of this book are always travelling for work. While she travels from Country to Country, she takes notes on her journal about the celebrations and traditions she sees with her eyes. Starting from the origins of each celebration, the protagonist will explain to the readers every detail: who attends, what do people eat, what they wear and the meaning behind each holiday.

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THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER EVIL

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LA VITTORIA DEL BENE SUL MALE, L’ARRIVO DELLA PRIMAVERA, L’ADDIO DELL’INVERNO, L’INCONTRO CON GLI ALTRI, LA VOGLIA DI GIOCARE, RIDERE, DIMENTICARE I DOLORI, PERDONARE E CONSOLIDARE LE RELAZIONI.

WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND LUNAR NEW YEAR?

CHINESE NEW YEAR CHINA

È una delle più importanti e maggiormente sentite festività tradizionali cinesi, e celebra per l’appunto l’inizio del nuovo anno secondo il calendario cinese. Taiwan e Giappone (in cui è stata una festività ufficiale fino al 1873) e anche nelle innumerevoli comunità cinesi sparse in tutto il mondo. Essendo quello tradizionale cinese un calendario lunisolare, i mesi iniziano in concomitanza con ogni novilunio; di conseguenza la data d’inizio del primo mese, e dunque del capodanno, può variare di circa 29 giorni, venendo a coincidere con la seconda luna nuova dopo il solstizio d’inverno, evento che può avvenire fra il 21 gennaio e il 19 febbraio del calendario gregoriano. Obis dit quis est, ea qui dollaut emoluptur, similla ndellum atureiciis delecus sunt vollandae coriasit offic to culpa nobis.

A partire da questa data, le festività durano per quindici giorni concludendosi con la tradizionale

the lantern Festival

34 ATLASES

Get Rid of Bullies Follow the lead of fairy tales heroes! ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVIDE ORTU - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

One of the issues children face from a very young age is bullying. That’s why it becomes really important for them to be prepared and this book comes in help with an original perspective! The first “bullies” the children meet are, in fact, the evil villains of popular fairy tales. These simple yet symbolic stories will help children to overcome the bullies in everyday life.

64 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover 12 FAMOUS VILLAINS FROM FAIRY TALES WORLD: READ THEIR STORIES AND LEARN HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR REAL-LIFE BULLIES!

The Secret Book of Queens and Kings ILLUSTRATIONS BY LAURA BRENLLA - TEXT BY GIUSEPPE D’ANNA

To be living as a queen or king sounds amazing, doesn’t it? This book shows the real ups and downs of Queens and Kings lives, to show that all that glitter isn’t gold! The stories of great Queens and Kings from all over the world are here collected, from the main events to their deeper secrets!

80 pp 268 x 355 mm hardcover

GRACE OF MONACO (1929-1982 AD) There are MOVIES in which a normal girl meets a prince through a peculiar set of events and ends up marrying him…this happened to Grace Kelly! When she started her career as an actress, she would have never guessed that she would be the protagonist of such a twist. She was a real diva, of a breath-taking beauty and with an extraordinary talent: the most important directors of the time fought to have her in their movies. It was on a movie set that she met her future husband, Prince Rainier in 1955. That same year she fulfilled her biggest dream by winning the Oscar, which is the most important award in world cinema. The following year she married Rainier, becoming the princess consort of MONACO, which is the second smallest country in the world (covering an area of only 0.78 sq mi – 2 sq km!). The Princess turned it into one of the most glamorous and exclusive destinations in the world, loved by celebrities (many of which were her friends). She had to give up her career as an actress and diverted her passion to others, organizing charity events and helping the less fortunate. She unexpectedly died in a car accident, leaving the memory of an extraordinary woman and A FAIRY-TALE PRINCESS.

LOUIS XIV or the SUN KING (1638–1715 CE) Being born within a royal court means attracting a lot of attention. Some would rather not have that, whereas others become famous precisely because they enjoy being the center of the world.

DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE MOST INTREPID CROWNED HEADS OF THE WORLD!

King Louis XIV of France was called the “Sun King”; everything had to rotate around him, like planets around a star. His motto was “I am the State” because he concentrated all powers in his hands alone. He deprived the aristocracy of any decision-making power and forced them to live with him in the vast palace at Versailles, a few miles from Paris, so that he could always keep an eye on them. He surrounded himself with art and beauty and hired the best artists of the time. His parties were legendary, with flamboyant costumes, special effects, and even fireworks. He spared no expense for his army, too, which in a few years increased from 65,000 to 400,000 soldiers. It was thanks to this immense military force that he transformed France into the greatest European power at the end of the 17th century. A whole series of legends were created around him. One of the most famous ones is that of the Iron Mask, a mysterious prisoner with a mask on his

face who was treated with the utmost respect. WHO COULD HE HAVE BEEN? Maybe a spy who knew important secrets? Or maybe the king’s twin? They are all fantasies that inspired copious literature on the character of this eccentric monarch.

36 BUILD UP

Build Up your Fables of Jean De La Fontaine ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG

The tender illustrations by our best-selling illustrator, Anna Lang, will bring to life the most iconic fables by Jean De La Fontaine. A celebrational title for the 2021 anniversary of 400 years from La Fontaine’s birth. Detach the parts of the animals from the page and build your own fairy tales!

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Build Up Your Unicorns ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLAUDIA BORDIN - TEXT BY FEDERICA MAGRIN

A new title joins the series of large build-up board books, developed for children aged 5 to 8 to teach them about the fantastic world of unicorns and their magical friends using a fun and playful approach: the book includes simple texts that tell children about this fantastical world and detachable cardboard figures that can be mounted on pedestals and used to create imaginary stories and adventures!

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Snowflake HI, MY FRIEND, NICE TO MEET YOU! My name is Snowflake and, like any other unicorn, I can do magic. My magic powers are related to ice: I can make it snow or I can freeze over the water in lakes and rivers, even on a hot summer day. I love the cold, and I like sliding on my hooves as if they were ice skates. I am an artist when it comes to building snowmen. I’m not happy to just decorate them with carrots, sticks, and scarves; I make them move as if they were puppets, thanks to my magical horn.

Summit He is my best friend, and he is the best yeti at rock climbing that I know, even when the rocks are icy. He often helps me to reach places where my hooves can’t climb. He takes me in his enormous hands and lifts me up to the top without breaking a sweat; it’s as if I am as light as a feather.

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Leaf GOOD MORNING! Please sit down on one of those tree trunks in the glade and listen carefully. As I always say to my students, nature speaks, you just have to open your ears and listen to it. My name is Leaf. I am a unicorn, but also a teacher. I sometimes use magic for teaching; I use my horn to trace drawings, which then come to life in the air. Learning becomes fun that way. Every now and again, I take my students on trips: into the mountains, to the river, or to the countryside...outdoor lessons are my favorite. A special moment on these trips is when we have a picnic. Eating together is such fun!

Rascal He’s the naughtiest of my students, but also the most generous. He sometimes goes overboard with his pranks, but he is a great classmate. If a friend is in trouble, he doesn’t think twice about it and runs to help.

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38 BUILD UP

Build Up Your Vehicles ILLUSTRATIONS BY RONNY GAZZOLA

A new title joins the series of large build-up board books, developed for the youngers. It includes short, simple texts that examine some of the most well-known vehicles such as cars, trains, boats, with detachable cardboard figures that can be used to create imaginary stories and adventures.

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Build Up Your Dinosaurs ILLUSTRATIONS BY RONNY GAZZOLA

Another new title joins the series of large build-up board books, developed for the youngest to teach them about the amazing world of dinosaurs using a fun, playful approach. It includes short texts that examine some of the most beloved species of dinosaurs and detachable cardboard figures that can be used to create prehistorical adventures!

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STEGOSAURUS MY BACK IS COVERED IN PLATES, BUT THEY AREN’T DANGEROUS. l use them to warm, cool, and protect myself. I have lots of teeth, but they aren’t sharp because I only eat plants.

THE PLATES ON MY BACK ARE COLORED AND…THEY CAN MOVE! Sometimes I leave them laying flat along my back, but other times I raise my plates up toward the sky, like arrows.

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, MY TAIL ACTS LIKE A WHIP, but I don’t like using it in that way. In cases of extreme danger, I’d rather just flee. I run away as fast as I can.

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DIPLODOCUS I’M GIGANTIC, AND AT FIRST I MIGHT SEEM A BIT SCARY, BUT I’M REALLY JUST A HARMLESS HERBIVORE. I can reach the leaves at the very top of the tallest trees, thanks to my long neck. I eat lots of leaves! I am slow, and I run only if I see danger coming my way. If I can’t escape, then I use my enormous tail as if it were a long whip; it’s my best weapon.

I KNOW IT MIGHT SEEM STRANGE, BUT ALTHOUGH I AM VERY BIG, I AM NOT THAT HEAVY. What make me so big are my neck and my tail, which are really long, whereas the rest of my body is actually quite small.

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40 BOOKS OF GAMES

The Big Book of Dragon Games ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNA LANG

Epic landscapes will be the setting of the 8 games included in this volume, where the big dragons illustrated by Anna Lang will almost come to life in this big format board book. Each spread is a board game set in the wonderful world of dragons: classic board games re-interpreted to fit the theme, as well as original games will entertain the little ones (and their parents!).

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Numero di giocatori: da 2 a 4 Materiali: dado, 1 pedina per giocatore Scopo del gioco: raggiungere per primi la casella numero 63

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Un avventuroso gioco dell’oca ambientato nella giungla di Mowgli, Bagheera, Mamma Lupo e Baloo. Non dimenticate però che qui abita anche la terribile tigre Shere Khan...

Potrete volare fino all’Isola Che Non C’é per sfidare Capitan Uncino a una partita di “Non t’arrabbiare!”, (consiglio che lui certamente non seguirà, con il suo caratteraccio!)

Due tris, in cui potrete sfidarvi giocando a squadre, come i gemellini Hansel e Gretel, o da soli, come la perfida strega dei dolcetti.

Un avventuroso gioco composto da quattro percorsi incrociati vi permetterà di esplorare il regno del Mago di Oz. Molte sono le difficoltà che vi attenderanno, sia che vogliate impersonare la piccola Dorothy sia che preferiate uno dei suoi amici in cammino verso la città di Smeraldo.

Sfidatevi poi a Scale e Serpenti, gioco meraviglioso come il Paese visitato dalla piccola Alice.

Il Pifferaio Magico, nel frattempo, ha riempito di topini la città di Hamelin. Percorrete insieme a loro le strade che compongono la griglia del gioco del Mulino. Non distraetevi ascoltando la magica musica del piffero, o l’avversario ne approfitterà!

Una sfida molto diversa vi attende esplorando la collezione di orologi nella bottega di Geppetto, il creatore di Pinocchio, il burattino più monello che sia mai esistito. Ogni giocatore dovrà seguire il suo percorso, sempre diverso e interamente affidato alla fortuna, ma senza perdere di vista neanche per un attimo gli avversari!

Sfoderate infine la vostra astuzia degna di quel briccone di Aladino con mosse geniali sfidando l’avversario in una partita a Pong Hau K’i, il tradizionale gioco cinese di strategia e furbizia!

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The Dragon’s Castle

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Numero di giocatori: da 2 a 4 Materiali: dado, 1 pedina per giocatore Scopo del gioco: raggiungere per primi la casella numero 63

Come si gioca: Ogni giocatore dovrà scegliere il personaggio che vuole interpretare, tra Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera e mamma Lupo e posizionare la sua pedina sul numero 1. A turno si tira il dado: chi ottiene il numero più alto potrà lanciarlo nuovamente e procedere lungo il percorso del numero di caselle corrispondente al numero uscito sul dado. Nella giungla, tuttavia, si possono incontrare alcuni ostacoli! Fate attenzione alle caselle con le scimmie: chi vi arriva sopra, dovrà stare fermo

un giro. Se questa vi sembra una difficoltà enorme, allora cercate allora di non fermarvi sulla casella con la scimmia imprigionata! Chi lo farà, resterà bloccato in quel punto finché qualcun altro non prenderà il suo posto. Che cosa accade, invece, a chi si trova faccia a faccia con Shere Khan, la temibile tigre? Fugge per lo spavento e ritorna alla casella

numero 1! Fra le liane della giungla, tuttavia, si nascondono anche degli amici come Hathi, l’elefante. Chi lo incontrerà potrà contare sul suo aiuto e rilanciare il dado per proseguire il cammino. L’ultimo ostacolo è la casella di arrivo: il giocatore deve raggiungerla con un numero esatto di mosse, altrimenti dovrà retrocedere dei punti in eccesso.

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42 BOOKS OF GAMES

The Big Book of Explorers Games ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANCESCA ROSSI

Intrepidness and courage are key features of great explorers of the past and the…future! In this big format board book, where each page becomes a gaming board, children will follow the adventures of Luis and Clark in the West of the United States, of Howard Carter in Tutankhamen’s tomb and of Neil Armstrong on the Moon! For each game, taken from the tradition and adapted to the subject, children will have to team up and start... exploring!

THE BIG BOOK OF EXPLORERS GAMES

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BOOKS OF GAMES EXPANDS!

The Big Book of Detective Games ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARIANNA BELLUCCI

This book contains 8 incredible logic and strategy board games through which the eternal challenge of two characters is renewed: the witty, highly intelligent detective and his historic enemy, the astute criminal mind. Through the different scenarios, children can have fun with games that can enhance their mathematical, strategical and logical skills.

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Number of players: 2 Equipment: 12 pieces per player Aim of the game: to capture the opponents’ pieces

How to play: To start the game, every player, in turn, must position their piece on a space of their choice of the playing board. This preparation continues until both players have positioned all of their 12 pieces. Warning! In this phase you must not create a horizontal or vertical line of 3 consecutive pieces.

Because this is the actual aim of the game! During the match, in fact, each player, making one move at a time, chooses one of his pieces to move to an empty space, trying to form a row of 3 pieces in a horizontal, vertical but not diagonal line. Every time a player forms a row, he can choose to capture one of his opponents’ pieces. Remember: the rows that count are those with 3 pieces, not one more, not one less! The key is strategy, do not get caught out. The winner is the player that leaves his opponent with only 2 pieces.

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44 LIFT THE FLAP

Lift the Flap Human Body ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROSSELLA TRIONFETTI TEXT BY ENRICA SOROLDONI, EMANUELA PAGLIARI, DIEGO MATTARELLI

A voyage in discovery of the wonders of the human body, to reveal how our body moves, eats, sees, and hears. A new way of learning while having fun even thanking the scientific, yet easy to understand, texts. Lifting the flaps, the readers could see the structure of the organs, of the bones, of the teeth and of all the other parts of the human body and how they work.

5+ OPEN THE FLAPS AND SEE

WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE YOUR BODY!

Lift the Flap Space ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FABBIAN TEXT BY STUDIO BRILLANTE

There are many mysteries to solve about Space, many secrets to reveal: children will just need to lift the flaps of this book to find out amazing discoveries that will entertain them as well as their parents. A brand new, wonderful title for early readers! Lifting the more of 60 flaps of this book, the readers can learn unexpected curiosities on the Solar System, the Milky Way and the farthest parts of our Universe!

A SUCCESFUL BOOK FORMAT NOW BROUGHT TOGETHER WITH ONE OF THE

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45 Whole series also available with board book binding

Lift the Flap Earth ILLUSTRATIONS BY LORENZO SABBATINI TEXT BY ENRICA SOROLDONI, EMANUELA PAGLIARI, DIEGO MATTARELLI

There are many mysteries to solve about our planet, many secrets to reveal: children will just need to lift the flaps of this book to find out amazing discoveries that will entertain them as well as their parents. A brand new, wonderful title for early readers! Lifting the flaps, the children could learn unexpected curiosities about animals and different ecosystems, as well as the inner structure of our Planet and the Solar System.

10 spreads 217 x 300 mm hardcover with flaps

46 ACTIVITY BOOKS

Take it Sloth!

Activities to learn about patience and slowing it down ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROBERTA VATTERO AND FEDERICA NUCCIO - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

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40 pp + 8 pages of stickers 216 x 272 mm softcover

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THE BEST PATH Quick wants to take a nap under the tree fern. The easy-going anteater, the agitated iguana, and the impatient frog are all showing him which way to go. Help him find out which of them is indicating the right path.

HOW BORING!

LEARN HOW TO HANDLE

IMPATIENCE AND WAITING TIMES!

FOLLOW THE MAZES AND CIRCLE THE ONE YOU FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF. IF YOU GET IT WRONG, KEEP CALM, TRY AGAIN, AND YOU’LL FIND THE RIGHT PATH!

A VERY IMPATIENT LEOPARD!

Pitter-patter... oh no! It’s starting to rain! Quick is sitting under the palm tree leaves to protect himself, but he’s really bored! Let’s help him wait for it to stop raining.

During the hunt, the leopard cub has to be very quiet, and stay hidden behind the bush for a long time, but he is very impatient! Let’s help him!

COUNT ALL THE RED, YELLOW, BLUE, AND WHITE FLOWERS, AND THEN WRITE THE NUMBERS IN THE BOXES BELOW.

CONNECT THE DOTS TO DRAW THE BUTTERFLY, AND THEN DECORATE IT WITH STICKERS... TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND FOLLOW THE OUTLINE OF THE BUTTERFLY’S WINGS, BREATHING IN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WING, AND EXHALING AT THE END.

Trace with me

My First Pre-Writing Activity Book ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FUSI - TEXT BY PAOLA MISESTI

Pre-writing is the activity that brings the little ones closer to the writing world. Following Pros, the little yellow alien, throughout the pages of this activity book, children will be challenged in different tasks and exercises. Lines, circles, shapes, spirals: all the different parts that will later make up letters and numbers can be experienced through fun games and lots of stickers at the end of the book.

40 pp + 8 pages of stickers 216 x 272 mm softcover

NEL FIUME IMPETUOSO Per arrivare al mare devo seguire il fiume. Ma quale sarà la strada giusta?

MI PUOI AIUTARE A TROVARLA?

È SCOPPIATO UN TEMPORALE

LA DANZA DEL VENTO

C’è qualcosa che non va: cos’è tutta quest’acqua che cade dal cielo? Voi la chiamate PIOGGIA. Mi sembra proprio divertente, ma anche un po’ pericolosa.

Che cosa succede? Si è alzato proprio un bel VENTACCIO e la mia astronave è sballottata di qua e di là. Se vedessi le raffiche di vento, potrei evitarle. Puoi aiutarmi?

DISEGNALA SEGUENDO I TRATTEGGI E FACENDO IN MODO CHE NON COLPISCA IL MIO UFO.

DISEGNALE, SEGUENDO I TRATTEGGI.

LEARN HOW TO

HOLD A PEN AND THE BASIC MOVEMENTS

OF WRITING, EXERCISING ON LINES AND SHAPES THAT WILL GET YOU READY FOR THE LETTERS AT SCHOOL!

48 ACTIVITY BOOKS

Let’s Experiment Series ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROSSELLA TRIONFETTI - TEXT BY MATTIA CRIVELLINI

Learning comes best through experience, even better if children can do it at home. With simple and easy-to-find ingredients children will reveal the secrets of science through fun and real practice. Two characters will accompany children in this colorful series: the Professor will teach them the scientific explanation and the Little Robot will guide them in the practice. For each experiment there is also a “mess-o-meter” for parents to know how messy the experiment will be... don’t say we didn’t warn you!

48 pp 195 x 235 mm hardcover

Light and Color

The Chemistry of Disgusting Things

Electricity and Magnetism

Optical Illusions

Let’s Experiment!

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Let’s Experiment! Bind Up

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Mad for Math Make Space for Geometry ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI - TEXT BY MATTIA CRIVELLINI

PER O Geometry has never been more entertaining! Green, funny aliens will help children to master the knowledge ofGNI SOLIDO V shapes, formulas and figures. A new challenging activity book to train young readers, joins the worldwide 6 discover! successful “Mad for Math” series with a collection of fun games based on geometry, a fun world to

BENVENUTI A TEETO!

56 pp 8+ + 8 stickers pages VIAGGIO 210ILx 297 mm È APPENA INIZIATO E GIÀ DAVANTI AD UNO STRANO SISTEMA S softcover

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TIMe TO go! TrAiNInG is COMPleTE! It’s time to visit new stars and new worlds! Here’s an image of the sky visible from the planet SIRIUS B. These constellations are really strange: I sent the photo to the command center and they asked us to calculate the area of each one. Hmm… I think you’ll have to help me!

IL VIAGGIO È APPENA INIZIATO E GIÀ SIAMO ARRIVATI DAVANTI AD UNO STRANO SISTEMA SOLARE! QUESTO SISTEMA SOLARE È FORMATO DA PIANETI CHE NON HANNO LA CLASSICA FORMA SFERICA, SONO PIANETI CHE RISPETTANO LE REGOLE DEI POLIEDRI REGOLARI!

IF YOU APPLY AN IMAGINARY SQUARED GRID TO THE SKY OF SIRIUS B, AND DIVIDE THE POLYGONS INTO SHAPES THAT YOU KNOW AND WHICH YOU CAN CALCULATE THE AREA OF, CAN YOU COMPLETE THE MISSION? YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE SIDE OF EACH LITTLE SQUARE OF THE BLUE GRID MEASURES ONE INCH, AND THE AREA OF EACH LITTLE BLUE SQUARE IS ONE SQUARE INCH.

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NOW CalCUlaTE tHe AReA oF sIRiUs Bot! DIVIDE THE POLYGON INTO SHAPES YOU KNOW AND ADD UP THEIR AREAS.CALCULATE THE AREA OF THIS ROBOT, WHO LIVES ON SIRIUS B. ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………

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THESE STRANGE FIGURES ARE CREATED ONLY WITH THESE 7 PIECES: TWO LARGE TRIANGLES, A MEDIUM TRIANGLE, TWO SMALL TRIANGLES, A SQUARE, A PARALLELOGRAM. ON THE LAST PAGES OF THE BOOK, YOU CAN FIND THE TANGRAM STICKERS, WITH WHICH YOU CAN TRY AND BUILD A FIGURE!

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CAN YOU FIGURE OUT HOW THESE SEVEN PIECES GO TOGETHER? LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE OF THE CAT BELOW. THEN GUESS HOW TO PLACE THE TANGRAM’S SHAPES, IN ORDER TO CREATE OTHER ANIMALS. YOU CAN DRAW LINES WITH YOUR PENCIL ONTO EACH FIGURE, TO DISCOVER ITS STRUCTURE.

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Play and Learn!

The activity book for smart kids ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

For the little ones, handling waiting time can be really hard and tiresome! This fun activity book comes in handy to keep them busy with entertaining games and learning pages. Inside, 60 pages full of activities such as mazes, coloring pages, little trivias, paper and memory games.

60 pages 320 x 241 mm softcover landscape binding

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T ’S A LO ERE TH ANIMAL S!!! BABY OF Help the baby animals reach their big brothers. Can you see any similarities between them?

THE BABY ANIMALS ARE HUNGRY; TAKE EACH ONE TO ITS FAVORITE FOOD!

Draw a line from each animal to the food that it eats. Use the color of the frame to help you!

52 ACTIVITY BOOKS

Hidden Jungle ILLUSTRATIONS BY LORENZO SABBATINI - TEXT BY CRISTINA BANFI

Who’s hiding in the grass? And what about that shadow in the branches of that tree? Thanks to the magic flashlight of this book, children will be entertained to look for and highlight more than 60 animals hidden in the wonderfully illustrated pages of this book. Explore the five most impenetrable and extended jungles of the world and discover their secrets.

5 spreads with 6 acetate windows 220 x 240 mm hardcover board book with paper flashlight

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Three-toed Sloth Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori

Tucan Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori 2

Morpho Butterfly Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Capybara Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res

Anaconda Emodit aut volore, sendaes Jaguar re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res ex exerest,

Ara Macao Emodit aut volore, sendaes Dart Frog re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Three-toed Sloth Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori

Tapir Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Piranha Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Tucan Emodit aut volore, sendaes Capybara re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res ex volore, sendaes exerest, suntores re earibusdam acerum volori solut res

Cayman Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res

Matamata Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res

Morpho Butterfly Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Anaconda Emodit aut volore, sendaes Jaguar re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res ex exerest,

Ara Macao Emodit aut volore, sendaes Dart Frog re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Tapir Emodit aut volore, sendaes Cayman re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res

Piranha Emodit aut volore, sendaes Matamata re earibusdam Emodit aut solut res volore, sendaes ex exerest, re earibusdam suntores acerum solut res

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5 BIGGEST JUNGLES

OF THE PLANET!

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Bonobo Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori

Mandrill Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori

Bongo Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Black Mamba Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res

African Palm Civet Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Giant Forest Hog Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Mountain Gorilla Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Viper of Gabon Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam

African Forest Elephant Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Congo Peafowl Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Okapi Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Goliath Beetles Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam

Bonobo Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum volori

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Bongo Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Black Mamba Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res

African Palm Civet Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Giant Forest Hog Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Mountain Gorilla Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Viper of Gabon Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam

African Forest Elephant Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest,

Congo Peafowl Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Okapi Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam solut res ex exerest, suntores acerum

Goliath Beetles Emodit aut volore, sendaes re earibusdam

54 ACTIVITY BOOKS

Find Me! Bernard the Wolf ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

Have you ever seen a wolf in glasses before? Poor old Bernard the Wolf, he really can’t see a thing! Would you engage onto wonderful adventures and help him? This series of search and find games will entertain children for hours of fun, while stimulating their visual and logic skills.

48 pp 215 x 308 mm hardcover

6+ Whole series also available in bigger format: 255 x 365 mm

Underground Adventures

Adventures in the Sky WEARING GLASSES

HAS NEVER BEEN

SO COOL!

Search, Find and Count! Princesses and Dragons ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

In this big format book, children will be asked to stand up to a doublesided challenge: they will have to find their way through exciting mazes and put to the test their observation skills to find all the hidden princesses, dragons, knights, horses and all the characters of this enchanted world!

48 pp 205 x 285 mm softcover

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THE NEW ADD-ON OF THE

BEST SELLING SEARCH FIND AND COUNT SERIES!

Also available in big format 270 x 375 mm hardcover

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The Great Book of Olympic Games ILLUSTRATIONS BY LUCA POLI - TEXT BY VERUSKA MOTTA

the great book of

OLYMPIC Games

The Olympic Games are a worldwide event, and their roots can be found in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea: Greece. Starting from the origins in Ancient Greece to the Modern times games - included the Winter Games and Paralympic Games the children will discover every funfact, sport and champion of these amazing competitions. Filled with information, easy texts and funny illustrations, this book will also help children to consider what it takes to become a real champion.

Text by Veruska Motta

Illustrations by Luca Poli

THE GREAT BOOK OF

Veruska Motta Luca Poli

OLYMPIC Games

80 pp 245 x 300 mm hardcover

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BOOK READY FOR

, what DID YOU SAY IT S CALLED?

2021 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS!

THE

LAMPADEDROMIA

Then there was the LAMPADEDROMIA, which was the first version of the relay race. Each team consisted of 40 members, each of whom had to run 82 feet (25 m) while holding a flaming torch aloft! It might seem hard to believe, but it did work like that! Today, there are only 4 sprinters, and they pass a “simple” baton. Definitely safer but less spectacular.

WHAT COMPETITIONS DID THE POTENTIAL CHAMPIONS COMPETE IN? THERE WERE MANY DISCIPLINES, AND SOME OF THEM WERE THE ANCESTORS OF MODERN SPORTS.

LET S DISCOVER THEM TOGETHER!

THE HOPLITODROMOS RUNNING First of all was RUNNING, in which the fastest athletes in Greece had to cover at least one “stadion.” No, it had nothing to do with football matches—a “stadion” was an ancient unit of measure (1 stadion corresponded to approximately 193 yards [177 m]—and the hardest race was 24 stadions long, which was 2.6 miles [4.2 km]).

And what about a race where the athletes carried over 40 pounds (20 kg) of iron and animal skins on their shoulders (also running barefoot)? The HOPLITODROMOS was a tough competition: only the strongest and best trained athletes could endure it.

These super athletes would run with their helmet on their head while wearing full war gear. Although this game no longer exists in the modern Olympics, it is still part of soldiers’ training.

HOW WERE THE PARALYMPICS CREATED? In 1948, a doctor named Ludwig Guttmann (with similar ideas to Pierre’s) decided to help the wounded from the Second World War by using sport as therapy. During the opening of the Olympic Games in London, he launched the Stoke Mandeville Games. Only 16 athletes took part, but it was a good start nonetheless! The first edition of the Paralympic Games (in Rome in 1960) saw 400 athletes from 23 countries sharing the same infrastructures and equipment as all Olympic athletes.

IT WAS THE bEGINNING OF A PROFOUND REVOLUTION: NEW SPORTS— MORE AND MORE INCLUSIVE—AND NEW ATHLETES WITH WONDERFUL STORIES! Every 4 years, thousands of athletes (in 2016 in Rio, there were 4,350) take part in another world-famous sporting event: the Paralympics (“para” stands for “parallel,” because they are organized along with the Olympics).

never give up:

the PARALyMPIc games We are still talking about fantastic champions, who break records and win medals. SO, WHAT IS SO SPECIAL AbOUT THEM? Some of them compete in wheelchairs, others use prosthetics that make them look like superheroes, others can’t see or hear, and others have a brain that functions in a special way.

THEY ARE ExCEPTIONAL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE (AND EVERY PREjUDICE!). MANAGED TO bREAK THROUGH EVERY LIMIT

what a RECORD! CERTAINLY, EACH OLYMPIC GAMES HAVE GIVEN US ExCEPTIONAL STORIES AND bREATHTAKING

COMPETITIONS. HOWEVER, SOME ATHLETES HAVE REACHED SUCH ExTRAORDINARY HEIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE bECOME PART OF HISTORY.

For instance, swimmer MICHAEL PHELPS won 28 medals (8 in the same Games), beating gymnast LARISA LATYNINA, who was in second place among the “super athletes,” by 10 medals. There have also been talented athletes who stood out in more than one sport. For example, FRANK KUGLER triumphed in 3 different disciplines during the 1904 Saint Louis Olympic Games (wrestling, weightlifting, and tug-of-war).

France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland hold the RECORD FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MOST Olympic Games. The United States and Soviet Union (this was the name Russia and some neighboring countries used to have) have had the greatest number of MEDALS. Almost 3,000 for the USA—you would need a huge room to exhibit them all! These records penalize the smaller countries, though (and those where sport is not practiced much) because they didn’t take part in the first modern Games. And also, they have fewer inhabitants so they have fewer people to send to the Games!

INCREDIbLE, HUH? NObODY HAS MANAGED TO bREAK HIS RECORD!

Keeping the population in mind, the record goes to FINLAND (55.8 medals for every 1 million citizens).

AND WHAT WAS THE MOST OLYMPIC GAMES? SUCCESSFUL

The one in Atlanta, with 8.3 million tickets sold!

MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS HEAVY BALLS...

...AND HEAVY RACKETS!

Up until the 1950s, soccer balls (even the ones used in the Olympic Games) were sewn in an irregular way and they would become very heavy when soaked. THE REASON? The leather that was on the outside was not waterproof (which means that it absorbed water), so the ball would become very difficult to control.

Even tennis went through some small evolutions. For example, up until the late 1970s, rackets were made of wood, they weighed about 14 ounces (400 g), and their strings were of animal origin. Today, the materials are all synthetic and they are slightly lighter (although several players say that a racket that is too light makes their strokes less powerful!).

Furthermore, just think how painful it must have been when players tried to hit it with their head! The first modern balls were introduced in the 1970s and were black and white: these colors were chosen because they were well visible on TV (at that time, TVs didn’t have colorful images).

SO DANGEROUS! Speaking of wood, even the first types of skis were rigid and bulky, and the boots wouldn’t come off with a simple touch because they were actually attached to the skis.

THEY WERE DEFINITELY DANGEROUS AND NOT VERY PRACTICAL IN CASE OF…A SUDDEN URGE TO GO TO THE bATHROOM (IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE COLD!).

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My First Book of Mindfulness ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FUSI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

Mindfulness is a method which teaches our minds to stay in the moment, to grow awareness of our own self and the world surrounding us, watching without judgement and taking every chance. This book will let children understand in an easy and funny way, all the mindfulness principles, enhancing the kid’s empathic skills with games and exercises to be done with the body.

40 pp 203 x 255 mm hardcover

FORTE, COME UN GORILLA (ATTIVITÀ PER RISVEGLIARE IL CORPO E INFONDERE SENSAZIONI DI SICUREZZA)

RISVEGLIAMO IL GORILLA CHE HAI DENTRO! Ch i u d i g l i o cch i e respi ra . S i a mo nel l a g i u ng l a, ci rcond ati d a a ltissi me pi ante verd i, ri coperte d i l i a ne, i n mezzo a bel l issi m i pa ppag a l l i co l orati . Apri g l i o cch i e respi ra . C’è u n a fa m i g l i a d i g ori l l a . S EI U N O DI LO RO ! I n pied i, a l l u n g a le bra cci a d i l ato, sten d i le pi ù che pu o i, co n le m a n i ben a perte . I N S PI RA . S pa l le d ritte . A lza bene i l co l l o e l a testa verso l ’a lto . ES PI RA . M etti i l petto i n ava nti, pi ù che pu o i . I nspi ra . Gri d a: “S o n o forte co me u n g ori l l a ! ”. E butta fu ori tutta l ’a ri a, batten d o i pu g n i su l petto . b u m , b u m , b u m ! M etti i l petto i n ava nti, pi ù che pu o i . I nspi ra . Gri d a: “S o n o forte co me u n g ori l l a ! ”. E butta fu ori tutta l ’a ri a, batten d o i pied i per terra . p o m , p o m , p o m !

M etti i l petto i n ava nti, pi ù che pu o i . I nspi ra . Gri d a: “S o n o forte co me u n g ori l l a ! ”. E butta fu ori tutta l ’a ri a, batten d o i pu g n i su l petto e i pied i per terra . bum, pom, bum, pom!

T I E N I N E L L A T UA M E N T E Q U E S TO P E N S I E R O : “ S O N O F O R T E C O M E U N G O R I L L A”. C O M E T I FA S E N T I R E? 12

LE BOLLE DI COLORI

SPEGNERE LE LUCI

(ATTIVITÀ PER CALMARE LA MENTE, VISUALIZZANDO COLORI)

(ATTIVITÀ DI RESPIRAZIONE PER RILASSARE IL CORPO)

SIEDITI O SDRAIATI E RESPIRA.

È ORA DI SPEGNERE LE LUCI! S ied iti i n u n a posizi o ne co m o d a . Ch i u d i g l i o cch i . Ci so n o d iverse ca n d ele nel l a tu a sta nza . S peg n i a m o le u n a a l l a vo lta . Lasci a m o entra re l a l u ce d el le stel le e d el l a l u n a .

U n a bo l l a d i sa po ne azzu rra sta venen d o verso d i te . Osserva co me o n d eg g i a d el i cata mente . C o n centrati su l su o co l ore: u n azzu rro tenue, co me i l ciel o . R ES PI RA .

Fa i u n respi ro corto e soffi a su l l a pri m a ca n d el a, lenta mente . Senti l ’a ri a che passa lenta mente d a l le l a bbra . Osserva l a fi a m m a che si speg ne .

Lasci ati avvo l gere d a l l a bo l l a, l asci a che l a tu a mente si co l ori d i azzu rro . R ES PI RA L’A ZZU R RO .

S offi a su l l a seco n d a ca n d el a . Senti l ’a ri a che passa lenta mente d a l le l a bbra .

Ecco u n’a ltra bo l l a . C o n centrati su l su o co l ore: u n verd e ch i a ro, co me le fo g l ie .

Lasci ati avvo l gere d a l l a bo l l a, l asci a che l a tu a mente si co l ori d i verd e . R ES PI RA I L V ER D E .

Lasci a che l ’azzu rro e i l verd e co l ori n o i tu o i pensieri .

CO M E TI S ENTI M ENTR E L A T UA M E N T E S I C O LO R A ? 34

INCLUDES

EXERCISES FOCUSING ON BREATHING, BODY AND IMAGINATION,

TO PRACTISE ALONE OR WITH THE FAMILY.

C I S O N O TA N T E PI CCOLE STELLE A TEN ERTI C O M PA G N I A . 35

My Mindfulness Activity Book ILLUSTRATIONS BY FEDERICA FUSI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

Mindfulness is one of the most trendy topic for both children and adults: it helps to increase the awareness each of us has of ourselves and the world surrounding us, avoiding judgments and building an empathic attitude. Inside stickers, colorful pages and easy games to enhance the focusing skills of children as well as relaxing activities to unwind as well as to keep calm during stressful situations.

40 pp + 8 stickers pages 216 x 272 mm softcover JUMBLED THOUGHTS!

USE THE STICKERS TO ORGANIZE THE THOUGHTS. PUT EACH ELEMENT IN ITS PLACE, USING THE COLORED BOXES TO HELP YOU, AND FIND OUT WHAT I’M THINKING.

This is s o me thing we ha v e a l l e x pe r ie nce d . Whe n we a r e in a hu r r y, o r ha v e l o ts o f things we ha v e to d o , o u r tho u ghts b e co me co nfu s e d a nd ju mb l e d u p. We s ta r t to wo r r y, o u r he a d fe e l s he a v y, a nd we a r e u na b l e to pa y a tte ntio n to wha t we a r e d o ing. HE LP! Bu t d o n’t pa nic! We ca n o r ga niz e o u r mind s ! Le t’s id e ntify o u r tho u ghts .

FACES IN THE MIRROR

HAVE YOU DONE IT? WHAT EFFECT DOES SEEING YOU R FACE WITH THA T EXPRESSION HAV E ON YOU?

LET’S WAKE OUR FACE UP!

EYE, NOSE, AND MOUTH USE THE ASSORTED THE FACES, STICKERS TO COMPOSE THE FUNNY FACES THEN LOOK AT ALL MIRROR YOU MADE. TAKE A THE SAME AND TRY TO REPRODUCE FACE. EXPRESSIO N ON YOUR

DO YOU FEEL LIK E LAUGHING, OR EVEN JUST SM ILING?

GOOD! DON’T HOLD BACK. LET’S HAVE A GOOD LAUGH TOGETHER! 18

AT THE END OF THE BOOK,

8 PAGES FULL OF STICKERS TO PLAY WITH!

60 POP UP BOOKS

Pop up A day at the Farm ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

A new delightful series for the early readers: the little ones can follow their favorite animals around the fields and spend a day in the farm! For each page, colorful and rich settings will surprise the readers as well as the unexpected pop up elements which will bring the environments to life!

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Pop up Vehicles ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

A new delightful series for the early readers: the little ones can follow their favorite animals on different vehicles around town! For each page, colorful and rich settings will surprise the readers as well as the unexpected pop up elements which will bring the environments to life!

6 spreads 6 pop-ups 205 x 205 mm hardcover

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62 MONTESSORI COLLECTION

Montessori Activity Books ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

Space is the last title in our series of activity books developed with the Montessori educational method. The playing activities, aimed to encouraging the development of the main cognitive skills, follow a progressive complexity to challenge the children to complete various tasks with great results all by themselves.

40 pp + 8 stickers pages 216 x 272 mm softcover

ABOUT

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with lots of fantastic stickers

PLANET EARTH Mercurio

NOW THAT WE’VE EXPLORED THE WORLD, IT’S TIME TO CHECK OUT THE UNIVERSE!

MERCURY

Find out where planet Earth is in the solar system. Place the stickers of the other planets in the right order. Use the colors of the orbits to help you.

EARTH Terra

SUN

Where is planet Earth? Draw a heart next to it! Giove JUPITER URANUS Urano VENUS Venere

PLUTO

SATURN Saturno

Plutone

7-8 years

NEPTUNE Nettuno MARS Marte

My First Book of the Space

A BEST SELLING SERIES:

MORE THAN 1MLN COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.

3-4

My First Handwriting book

These three new activity books enrichen the Montessori collection. From gaining awareness of the world (from houses to the concept of continents) to learning the concept of time (how to read a clock and understand how seasons work), as well as focusing on early handwriting skills: the activities listed here will let the children practice with exercises of increasing difficulty.

40 pp + 8 stickers pages 216 x 272 mm softcover

3-4 6-7

My First Book about Telling Time

My First Book about the World

64 MONTESSORI COLLECTION

My First Travel Kit ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

A carry-on case to take with you with many games to be used by children while traveling. Kids can choose the one they find most interesting and appealing at the time: a tangram, a memory game, an association game with seasons and clothes or a game to practice shoelace-tying up!

16 pages booklet 15 gameboards 195 x 140 x 85 mm box with handle

A PLAYFUL BOXET WITH CLEVER AND USEFUL ACTIVITIES

TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN FOR HOURS WHILE TRAVELING!

3+ BOX

Montessori Boxes ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

Boxes available also in compact format: 170 x 135 x 38 mm

My First Box of the Body

This boxset is a fun way for children aged 6+ to learn about the human body and explore a number of associated themes. The proposed activities create opportunities to organize the acquired knowledge of human anatomy in a clear, logical and funny way.

16 pages booklet 15 gameboards 1 poster 237 x 185 x 48 mm box with 3 ribbons

BOX

My First Box of Nature Flash Cards The box contains 100 cards featuring images of the animals and below the animal’s name written in italics. The photographs are typically used by Montessori schools to teach children the proper characteristics of each animal. The different colored frames indicate the group the animal belongs to (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians).

16 pages booklet 100 cards, 100 x 153 mm 237 x 185 x 48 mm box with 3 ribbons

66 MONTESSORI COLLECTION

Baby Montessori Board Books ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

In this new collection, the scientific studies on the visual development and the Montessori theory on the visual skills of newborns are combined to stimulate the babies’ attitude of focusing on shapes and figures with net borders, in the most recognizable colors which are black, white and red.

10 spreads 160 x 160 mm board book

0-1

Sea Animals

Shapes

Vehicles

Follow me, little one!

TITLE AVAILABLE WITH

TACTILE PATHS!

BABY MONTESSORI BOX

My First Box to Discover the Animals ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI - TEXT BY CHIARA PIRODDI

A new Baby Montessori box created specifically for young children and the stimulation of their visual skills. The box features a poster, cards, jigsaws and build-ups, all colored in white, red and black to train newborns focusing skills while playing and discovering the world of animals.

16 pages booklet 16 gameboards 1 poster box: 170 x 135 x 38 mm

BOX

0-1

INCLUDES PULL-OUT CARDS WITH WHICH YOU CAN

CREATE A CRIB TOY OR USE AS BUILD-UPS.

68 BOARD BOOKS

Baby Finger Puppet Books ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

Four board books thought for the littlest ones with zebra, cow, panda and penguin puppets as protagonists to be animated with the finger, bringing to life tender tales of these animals. Each page is illustrated in three colors: white and black, which can be recognized by newborns, as well as red, which toddlers can perceive starting from three months old.

6 spreads 110 x 110 mm board book with plush toy

0-1

Little Zebra

Little Cow

THE ONLY FINGER PUPPET BOOKS SERIES DEVELOPED TO

STIMULATE FOCUSING SKILLS OF BABIES!

Little Penguin

Little Panda

Finger Puppet Books ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

What does Little Ladybug likes to eat? When do rabbit go to sleep? Follow these cute baby animals as they experience their world, from playtime to bedtime. With a finger plush puppet, each volume offers a playful way to start reading while playing in a very interactive way!

6 spreads 110 x 110 mm board book with plush toy

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Little Duck

Little Ladybug

OUR TOP SELLER ILLUSTRATOR AGNESE BARUZZI!

Little Rabbit

Little Tiger

70 BOARD BOOKS

Growing Up Aware ILLUSTRATIONS AND TEXT BY FUNNY BOOKS

A cute series thought for the littlest ones: through this funny board books children will learn a bit more about themselves and the parts of their bodies. What are the different parts for? How do they move? Fun board books for children to understand how their bodies work. The books include flaps to lift, fun texts and a very modern graphic layout.

My Eyes are for...

My Hands are for...

My Ears are for...

My Feet are for...

8 spreads with 3 spreads of flaps 160 x 160 mm board book with flaps

FULL OF FLAPS AND JOKES

TO GAIN AWARENESS OF THE BODY!

72 BOARD BOOKS

My Huge Books Collection

A cute new series for pre-school children to start gaining more confidence with learning numbers, colors and animals. A funny and original layout created by the creativity of our best selling illustrator for young children, Agnese Baruzzi, gives a new and interesting perspective to evergreen topics.

8 spreads 240 x 320 mm board book

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My Huge Book of Animals

DISCOVER THE ANIMALS, COLORS AND NUMBERS WITH

My Huge Book of Colors

EASY AND COLORFUL GAMES!

Chalk Effect Board Books LLUSTRATIONS BY SARA BREZZI

A simple, yet brilliant idea: use chalk art for a cute series of board books thought for the littlest ones. An easy and fun way to learn the first words recognizing the animals of the farm and the sea, toys and vehicles. The pages look like a little chalkboard: children can have fun to try and reproduce the designs and the letters of the books, developing creativity, imagination and manuality.

8 spreads 160 x 160 mm board book

Farm

Sea THE DRAWINGS LOOK LIKE

THEY ARE MADE WITH COLORED CHALKS!

Toys

Vehicles

74 GENIUS FOR KIDS

Genius Series ILLUSTRATIONS BY ISABEL MUÑOZ AND TEXT BY IGEO STUDIO

Five new characters are added to one of our best selling and worldwide most appreciated series. Read the lives of Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Raffaello Sanzio, Ella Fitzgerald and Amelia Earhart and solve the little trivia quiz at the end of each book!

Raffaello

Louis Pasteur

Ella Fitgerald

Amelia Earhart

40 pp 190 x 230 mm hardcover

Isaac Newton

Genius Bind up ILLUSTRATIONS BY ISABEL MUÑOZ AND TEXT BY IGEO STUDIO

The main characters and stories of the Genius series are here gathered in three thematic bind-ups: great Women, Scientists and Artists who will inspire and motivate children with their examplar lives.

160 pp 230 x 275 mm hardcover

THREE BIND UPS INCLUDING

4 GREAT PEOPLE IN EACH FIELD!

76 BOXSETS AND GAMES

Search & Find Jigsaw Jungle ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNESE BARUZZI

A jigsaw box for children to create a jungle scenary! Combine the pieces of the jigsaw until you find the right ones to create the perfect puzzle. When you finish, you can also play a search and find with the easy activity proposed on the upper band of the picture! The set also includes a big poster to use as a reference and a little board book filled with curious jungle stories!

36 tiles board book: 150 x 150 mm 1 poster: 720 x 490 mm Box: 179 x 163 x 110 mm

BOX

JUNGLE FACTS

THE PERFECT TOPIC TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN FOR HOURS OF

JIGSAW FUN!

Search & Find Jigsaw Dinosaurs ILLUSTRATIONS BY RONNY GAZZOLA

A jigsaw box for children to create the perfect prehistorical scenary! Combine the pieces of the jigsaw until you find the right ones to complete the 36 pieces puzzle. Furthermore, inside you have a board book illustrated with a small funny dinosaurs story! The set also includes a big poster to use as a reference to rebuild the puzzle!

36 tiles board book: 150 x 150 mm 1 poster: 720 x 490 mm Box: 179 x 163 x 110 mm

BOX

DINOS FACTS

78 EDU-SCIENCE

Human Body Encyclopedia The Wonderful Machine

The ultimate title you need in order to discover all the secrets and curiosities about the human body: through images, photos, infographics, charts and recostructions of the organs and tissues, the reader will merge into the complex and wonderful world that is our body. The realistic and scientific style makes this volume really unique, a real stand-out of our catalogue!

240 pp 219 x 283 mm hardcover

scheletro

rigido ma elastico la struttura dell’osso

Ti sarà capitato di osservare lo scheletro di qualche animale in un museo di storia naturale: le sue ossa, bianche e lisce, danno l’impressione di strutture senza vita, ed effettivamente lo sono. Le ossa del tuo scheletro invece sono vive, eccome: crescono, talvolta purtroppo si deformano e, quando si rompono, tendono a ripararsi da sole. Ma che cosa le rende dure e resistenti e che cosa invece ci indica che sono vive? una foto al microscopio del tessuto osseo compatto, dove sono ben visibili gli osteociti. Il colore delle microfotografie è alterato per poter vedere i dettagli delle cellule, quindi non devi pensare che l’osso sia rosa!

Puoi sperimentare tu stesso la composizione dell’osso con due piccole e semplici prove. Dopo aver mangiato un pollo arrosto, tieni da parte due ossa, per esempio quelle delle cosce, e ripuliscile per bene.

Devi sapere che nell’osso ci sono due componenti fondamentali: una parte minerale, quella “morta”, costituita soprattutto da sali di calcio, e una parte composta da cellule che si rinnovano continuamente. Queste cellule, “imprigionate” nella matrice minerale, si chiamato osteociti e sono tutte connesse tra loro da sottili canali in cui scorre il sangue che le nutre. La componente minerale, o inorganica, è quella che dà rigidità all’osso, mentre la componente organica è quella che gli dona una certa elasticità.

cuore

un tessuto speciale Sangue in circolo

Se i vasi sanguigni sono la rete stradale che unisce organi e apparati, le cellule del sangue sono i mezzi di trasporto che portano a ogni singola altra cellula le sostanze nutritive e l’ossigeno; il cuore, con il suo incessante battito, fornisce la “benzina” che li fa rimanere in circolo. Il sangue è il tessuto più insolito presente nel nostro corpo: per il 55%, infatti, è costituito da una parte liquida, il plasma, mentre il restante 45% da una componente corpuscolare, le cellule. Il plasma è una sostanza oleosa di colore giallognolo, composto per il 90% di acqua, in cui sono disciolti sali minerali, grassi, zuccheri, sostanze di scarto, vitamine e ormoni. Le cellule del sangue hanno funzioni e forme diverse. I globuli rossi, o eritrociti, assomigliano a un disco con un piccolo avvallamento al centro. La loro vita non supera i 120 giorni in media e, a differenza di tutte le altre cellule, sono privi di nucleo. La funzione dei globuli rossi è quella di “consegnare” a tutte le cellule dell’organismo l’ossigeno prelevato dai polmoni e “ritirare” l’anidride carbonica, che verrà a sua volta smaltita dall’apparato respiratorio. Questo trasporto può avvenire grazie alla presenza, all’interno di ciascun eritrocita, di centinaia di milioni di molecole di emoglobina. È proprio questa sostanza che può legarsi all’ossigeno, originando un composto di colore rosso vivo, ma anche all’anidride carbonica, e in questo caso il colore sarà molto più scuro. L’ossigeno e l’anidride carbonica possono viaggiare anche “disciolti” all’interno del plasma senza dover essere legati all’emoglobina. Più del 70% dell’anidride carbonica e il 3% dell’ossigeno vengono trasportati in questo modo.

Partiamo dall’esterno: la superficie dell’osso è liscia perché è rivestita da una sottile membrana trasparente di protezione, il periostio. Sotto questo, si trova lo strato più duro, l’osso compatto, che circonda una parte più porosa, ma non meno resistente, l’osso spugnoso. Infine, all’interno di quasi tutte le ossa del tuo scheletro c’è una cavità riempita da una sostanza morbida, il midollo osseo, la cui funzione non ha niente a che fare con lo scheletro: è infatti il luogo in cui si producono e maturano tutte le cellule del sangue. Il lavoro del midollo osseo è incessante, perché provvede per tutta la vita a generare globuli rossi e globuli bianchi che vanno man mano sostituiti.

Due utili esperimenti

Nei bambini la componente elastica dell’osso è molto maggiore che negli adulti, nei quali prevale la parte minerale. Quindi i giovanissimi possono permettersi di fare evoluzioni come quelle della ragazzina nella figura perché, anche in caso di caduta, è poco probabile che riportino fratture.

come è fatto Un osso?

Prova 1 - Metti uno dei due ossicini in un recipiente con dell’aceto e lascialo “a mollo” per un paio di giorni. Estrai quindi l’osso e prova a piegarlo. Ci riuscirai senza romperlo? Sì, perché l’aceto contiene acido acetico, che non è potente come altri acidi, ma nel giro di qualche tempo è comunque in grado di corrodere tutta la parte minerale dell’osso, un po’ come un prodotto anticalcare. Quello che rimane è un osso che ha perso la sua rigidità e si piega come se fosse di gomma, grazie alla sua componente organica. Prova 2 - Lascia asciugare del tutto il secondo ossicino. Poi afferralo per un’estremità con una pinzetta e poni l’altra estremità sopra la fiamma di un accendino (fatti aiutare in questo da un adulto) per un minuto buono. Ora prendi un cucchiaino e dai dei piccoli colpetti sulla parte che hai riscaldato. Che cosa succede? Vedrai che si sbriciola, come se fosse cenere: hai bruciato la parte organica e i sali minerali rimasti non hanno più niente che li tenga insieme.

I globuli bianchi

I globuli bianchi, o leucociti, hanno una vita ancora più breve degli eritrociti: qualche ora, o al massimo pochi giorni. Il loro compito è difenderci dalle infezioni, batteriche o virali, e dalle sostanze estranee che entrano nell’organismo. Per svolgere questo ruolo possono uscire dai vasi sanguigni e muoversi attivamente grazie a estroflessioni cellulari. Abbiamo diversi tipi di globuli bianchi che svolgono differenti compiti: i fagociti inglobano al loro interno tutte le particelle riconosciute come estranee, mentre i linfociti b producono gli anticorpi, sostanze che identificano e combattono una specifica molecola potenzialmente pericolosa (antigene). I linfociti t, invece, attivano particolari cellule, i macrofagi, che eliminano le cellule malate. rappresentazione grafica di globuli bianchi e rossi (nella foto grande) e di una piastrina (nel tondo)

le Piastrine Le piastrine non sono vere e proprie cellule, ma frammenti di esse senza nucleo: in un millimetro cubo di sangue ce ne possono essere 300.000. Il loro compito è favorire la coagulazione del sangue in modo che non ne venga perso troppo in caso di ferite. Le piastrine, infatti, liberano una sostanza che permette la formazione di una “rete” che intrappola le cellule del sangue, creando una specie di “tappo” (coagulo) sulla lacerazione.

14 SECTIONS

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100 Quiz Boxsets

Two boxsets to test your knowledge about Space and Planet Earth. Team up and ask questions to your opponents: who will score more points? Inside the two boxes, there are 100 cards with a question for each one and, on the back, the detailed yet easy explanation of the correct answer to learn while having fun!

100 cards, 80 x 116 mm Box: 186 x 121 x 50 mm BOX

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Exploring the Earth

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