Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

* The pages shown in this catalogue are in English for promotional purposes, but the texts of our books are all in Italian.

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› ART DIRECTORDonatella Bergaminod.bergamino@abooks.it

› FOREIGN RIGHTSGiorgio Bergaminog.bergamino@abooks.it

Laura Acetil.aceti@abooks.it

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For: Albania • Belarus • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Estonia • Hungary • Latvia • Lithuania • Macedonia • Moldova • Montenegro • Poland • Romania • Russia and CIS countries • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia.

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For: China.

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For: France • Belgium • French Canada • Portugal • Spain • The Netherlands.

OUR AGENTS

WE ARE A BOOK-PACKAGING COMPANY CREATING CHILDREN BOOKS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND MANUALS

for both the Italian and the international market, mainly addressed to the mass market. We specialise in reference,

educational and non-fiction, with a particular focus on history and science. We can provide a full range of creative services through our team of expert and skilful writers, illustrators,

designers, editors, photographers and translators. We sell our projects on the international market by selling rights only or arranging co-editions.

Book-packaging for you

› Did you know that we can create books custom-designed for your requirements?

Many of the projects we create are especially designed for our customers. We tailor our services to the clients’ needs and provide turnkey products with PDFs ready for printing.

› Did you know that we can offer cheap prices for such service?

We can produce custom-designed books at very reasonable costs, if you purchase the rights for your

territory or language and leave the rest of the world to us.

IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS THIS POSSIBILITY, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US!

colouring books

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1 Colour me 2 Colour by Numbers3 Connect the Dots4 Copy and Colour

4

◗ TITLES

3 +Colour me & Co.

4 titles || 17 x 24 cm || 96 pages CODE: CB-003

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

colouring books

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◗ TITLES1 The Farm

2 The Zoo

3 Tractors

4 Cars and Bikes

5 Alphabet

6 Numbers

7 Write

8 Read

S S S S S Ss

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SNAKE _ NAKE

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s sS S

s s s s s s s s

shoeshoe

scooterscooter

scarfscarf

shark shark

8 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 48 pages

from 3 + to 5 +Let’s Colour

CODE: CB-004new series

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

activity books

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4 +4 titles || 28,5 x 22,5 cm || 24 pages + 2 sticker sheets

Stick and Colour your Tales

1 Snow White 2 Cinderella 3 Thumbelina 4 Rapunzel

◗ TITLES

CODE: CB-011

new series WHEN THE PRINCE FOUND CINDERELLA, HE ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM.

22 Look for the stickers and remove them. Stick and complete the picture.

1.2.

✿

✿✿

rights sold ◗ poland

4 +4 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages + 1 sticker sheet

Stick me & Colour me

1 Trains 2 Ships & Planes 3 Bulldozers 4 Cars & Motorcycles◗ TITLES

CODE: CB-012

new series

rights sold ◗ italy • poland, romanian ww (titles 2, 4)

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activity books

1 Snow White 2 Cinderella 3 Thumbelina 4 Rapunzel

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1 Pretty Dolls 2 Jobs 3 Farm Animals

4 Animals 5 Toys6 Dinosaurs

◗ TITLES

4 +6 titles || 17 x 24 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 1500 approx.

Creative Clippings

CODE: CB-007

rights sold ◗ italy • poland, russian ww

activity books

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5 +2 titles || 23,8 x 33 cm || 24 pages + 1 sticker sheet

Play and Stick on Christmas Day

CODE: CB-014

4 +12 titles || 20,5 x 29,5 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 5500 approx.

Colour and Play with Maya

CODE: CB-013

rights sold ◗ italy

rights sold ◗ poland

new series

new series

◗ TITLES1 The Garden

• Other titles TBA

activity books

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◗ TITLES

4 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 32 pages || CHARACTERS: 7000 approx.

1 Colour the Animals

2 Colour the Castle and the Royal Palace

3 Colour the Pirates

4 Colour the Cars and the Tractors

5 +Complete & Colour

CODE: CB-015

rights sold ◗ available

new series

sticker books

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sticker books

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1 Endangered Animals 2 Farm Animals3 Weird Animals4 Nocturnal Animals5 Savannah Animals6 Sea Animals

◗ TITLES

4 +6 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages + 1 sticker sheet || CHARACTERS: 1200 approx.

Animals Activity Books

CODE: CB-005

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

sticker books

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◗ TITLES1 The Doll’s House 2 The Royal Palace

3 The Castle 4 The Farm 5 Baby Pets

6 Dinosaurs 7 Cars 8 Tractors 9 Pirates

4 +9 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages + 2 sticker sheets

My Sticker Books

CODE: CB-008

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new titles

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◗ TITLES1 Animals around the World

2 Terrifying Animals

3 Farm Animals

4 Sharks and Sea Animals

5 Wood Animals

6 Insects

7 Birds of Prey

8 Snakes and Reptiles

rights sold ◗ italy

sticker books

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8 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 32 pages + 2 sticker sheets || CHARACTERS: 10 000 approx.

sticker books

5 +Animal Stickers

CODE: CB-009

sticker books

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rights sold ◗ italy

6 titles || 23,8 x 33 cm || 24 pages + 1 sticker sheet

5 +First Stickers

CODE: CB-016new series

◗ TITLES1 Sea Animals 2 The Farm

3 Wild Animals 4 Cubs

5 Vehicles 6 Dinosaurs

4 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages + 1 or 2 sticker sheets

Stickers for Smart Kids

CODE: CB-017new series

◗ TITLES 1 Sea Animals • Other titles TBA

5 +

rights sold ◗ italy

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children

◗ TITLES1 Princesses & Magic Girls

2 Dragons & Fairies

5 +2 titles || 22,5 x 28,5 cm || 48 pages + 2 sticker sheets

Magic Little Stories

new seriesCODE: CH-017

rights sold ◗ italy

children

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◗ TITLES1 Bedtime

2 Morning

3 Stories with

my Friends

4 Stories with my

Grandparents

6 +4 titles || 22,5 x 19 cm || 144 pages || CHARACTERS: 20 000 approx.

Short Stories of Animals

CODE: CH-008

rights sold ◗ italy

• poland ...........................

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children

◗ TITLES1 Princesses

2 Dragons

3 Fairies

4 Sweet Dreams

6 +4 titles || 21,5 x 27 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 70 000 approx.

Magical Tales

CODE: CH-009

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

children

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6 +1 title || 23 x 29 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 60 000 approx.

Learning Music

CODE: CH-010

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

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children

6 +Brain Training

◗ TITLES1 Sudoku for Children

2 Sudoku for Geniuses

3 Missing Tiles

4 Connect the Dots

5 Differences

and Shadows

6 Maze Games

and Paths

7 Quizzes for Children

8 Odd One Outs

8 titles || 16,5 x 23,5 cm || 32 pages || CHARACTERS: 7000 approx. new seriesCODE: CH-018

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

children

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6 +4 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages || CHARACTERS: 4000 approx.

Mandalas for Children

new seriesCODE: CH-019

◗ TITLES1 Animals

2 Flowers

3 Kaleidoscopes

4 Geometric

rights sold ◗ italy

fearful things 6 +4 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 24 pages + 2 sticker sheetsCODE: CH-020 new series

◗ TITLES1 The Haunted House 2 The Ghostly Ships 3 The Spooky Places4 The Mysterious Cities

rights sold ◗ available

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children

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6 +3 titles || 21 x 27 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 35 000 approx.

Cute Animals

rights sold ◗ italy (title 1 only) • german ww

◗ TITLES1 Cute Baby Pets

2 Cute Horses

and Ponies

3 Cute Cubs

CODE: CH-011new title

◗ TITLES

1 Myself

2 The World

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children

6 +2 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 64 pages || CHARACTERS: 3500 approx.

1001 Words in English

CODE: CH-013

rights sold ◗ italy • india,

poland .........................................

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children

7 +1 title || 23 x 29 cm || 64 pages || CHARACTERS: 20 000 approx.

The Big Book of Games!

CODE: CH-014

rights sold ◗ italy • poland, romanian ww

◗ TITLES 1 Origami of Animals 2 Creative and Fun Origami

rights sold ◗ italy 2 titles || 22,7 x 29 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 75 000 approx.

Origami for Kids

CODE: CH-015

7 +

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children

7 +1 title || 23 x 29 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 125 000 approx.

Creative Recycling

CODE: CH-016

rights sold ◗ italy

6 +1 title || 23 x 29 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 100 000 approx.

My Little Animal Encyclopedia

CODE: CH-021

rights sold ◗ italy

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children

new title

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7 +1 title || 21 x 27 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 32 000 approx.

Flags of the World

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young readers

rights sold ◗ italy • algeria, german ww, slovakia

8 +1 title || 21 x 27 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 43 000 approx.

Dinosaurs

rights sold ◗ italy • german ww

CODE: YR-005

CODE: YR-006

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young readers

8 +2 titles || 19,5 x 27 cm || 192 pages || CHARACTERS: 150 000 approx.

Did you Know?

new seriesCODE: YR-007

◗ TITLES

1 Animals of the World 2 Amazing Animals

OPTIONAL TITLES

• Science & Life • Dinosaurs• Astronomy• History• Human Body

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

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rights sold ◗ italy • greece, montenegro,

poland, russian ww, serbia, spanish ww, turkey ....

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8 +1 title || 21 x 27,5 cm || 256 pages || CHARACTERS: 600 000 approx.

3000 Things to Know

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young readers

CODE: YR-008

available for the following languagesand territories: ◗ english ww, german ww ............

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young readers

9 +1 title || 21,5 x 27 cm || 192 pages || CHARACTERS: 450 000 approx.

Science and Technology

CODE: YR-009

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young readers

◗ TITLES1 Inventions

2 Famous Scientists

3 History of Science

4 Energy

5 Electricity

6 Discoveries of the

Ancient World

7 Experiments

8 About Science

8 +8 titles || 16,8 x 22 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 30 000 approx.

101 Things You Should Know

new seriesCODE: YR-012

available for the following languages and territories: ◗ english ww, german ww ..................

rights sold ◗ available

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young readers

10 +1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 224 pages || CHARACTERS: 350 000 approx.

How to Be a Fashion Girl

new titleCODE: YR-011

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◗ TITLES1 Art Nouveau

2 Ethnic Patterns

3 Mandalas

4 Kaleidoscopes

5 Tattoos

6 Flowers

7 Japanese Art

8 Optical Art

adults

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12 titles || 23 x 27 cm || 96 pages

Anti-stress Colouring Books

CODE: AD-009

Colouring books are the new anti-stress activity for grown-ups. Have

a try! As it requires accuracy and precision, this activity keeps the mind free from

thoughts, puts in touch with the deepest emotions and develops creativity!

rights sold ◗ italy • poland, romanian ww, spanish ww, united kingdom (some titles only,

please ask for details) ...........................................................................................................

9 Carpet Designs

10 Birds

11 Magical Creatures

12 Celtic Art

adults

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adults

◗ TITLES1 The Sacred Circle

2 Flower Mandalas

3 Fractal Energy Mandalas

4 Celtic Mandalas

4 titles || 23 x 27 cm || 96 pages

Mandalas

CODE: AD-010

rights sold ◗ italy • poland (titles 2, 4 only)

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adults

1 title || 19 x 23 cm || 144 pages || CHARACTERS: 150 000 approx.

Traditional Children’s Games

CODE: AD-012

1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 160 pages || CHARACTERS: 190 000 approx.

Drawing for Beginners

CODE: AD-011

rights sold ◗ italy

rights sold ◗ italy • spanish ww

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adults

2 titles || 17 x 24 cm || 208-256 pages || CHARACTERS: 120 000 approx.

Test your IQ

CODE: AD-014

◗ TITLES 1 Test your IQ 2 The Big Book of IQ Tests

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil (title 2

only), poland, serbia (title 2 only) ...........

2 titles || 19,2 x 22,8 cm || 256 pages || CHARACTERS: 450 000 approx.

Animals in War • Horses in Warfare

rights sold ◗ brazil, czech rep., greece, hungary, poland, portuguese ww, romania, slovakia, spanish ww, turkey ................

CODE: AD-015

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adults

◗ TITLES1 Sun Tzu

The Art of War

2 Clausewitz On War

3 Musashi The Book

of Five Rings

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil, czech rep.,

greece, hungary, poland, portuguese ww,

romania, slovakia, spanish ww, turkey ...........

3 titles || 16 x 18 cm || 288 pages || CHARACTERS: 650 000 approx.

Sun Tzu • Clausewitz • Musashi

CODE: AD-017

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1 title || 21 x 25 cm || 160 pages || CHARACTERS: 270 000 approx.

Hitler’s Secret Weapons

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil, czech rep., greece, hungary, poland, portuguese ww, romania, slovakia, spanish ww, turkey

CODE: AD-016

backlist

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rights sold ◗ italy • hungary, poland, romania .................................

3 +10 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 48 pages

Colour Fun!

CODE: BK-CB-001

◗ TITLES1 The Alphabet

2 Numbers, Seasons and...

4 +2 titles || 22 x 17,5 cm || 112 pages || CHARACTERS: 15 000 approx.

Alphabet and Numbers

CODE: BK-CB-006

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

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5 +7 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 32 pages + 1 sticker sheet

Let’s Discover...

CODE: BK-CB-002rights sold ◗ italy

◗ TITLES 1 Universe 2 Cubs 3 Terrifying Animals 4 Trains, Planes & Ships 5 Firefighters 6 Tractors 7 Sharks

◗ TITLES1 Cats

2 Dogs

3 Dinosaurs

4 Horses

5 Ponies

6 Farm Animals

rights sold ◗ italy (1, 2, 4, 5) • algeria (1, 3, 4, 6)

5 +6 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 16 pages + 1 sticker sheet || CHARACTERS: 18 000 approx.

Remove and Re-stick

CODE: BK-CB-0010

backlist

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|| Available also in 4 separate titles.

rights sold ◗ italy

5 +2 titles || 15 x 15 cm || 384 pages || CHARACTERS: 100 000 approx.

Animal Cube Books

CODE: BK-CH-001

5 +1 title || 28 x 21 cm || 256 pages (or 4 titles of 64 pages) || CHARACTERS: 600 000 approx.

400 Things to Know about Animals

CODE: BK-CH-002

rights sold ◗ italy

PUPPIES, CUBSand KITTENS

◗ TITLES1 Animals in their Habitats

2 Puppies, Cubs and Kittens

backlist

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Including worksheets.

5 +43 titles || 22,5 x 19 cm || 32 pages + 4 separate activity b/w pages || CHARACTERS: 4500 approx.

Alphabet Storybooks

AND ALL OTHER LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET...

PLUS OTHER NUMBERS, COLOURS, CONTINENTS AND MUCH OTHER!

CODE: CH-007

rights sold ◗ italy •

poland, romanian ww, russia

(some titles only) ...............

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backlist

6 +1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 128 pages || CHARACTERS: 85 000 approx.

My First English Book

CODE: BK-CH-005

5 +1 title || 21,5 x 28 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 215 000 approx.

My First Big Book of Words

CODE: BK-CH-004

rights sold ◗ italy • arabic ww, brazil, german ww, poland, slovenia

rights sold ◗ italy • poland

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil (title 2 only), french ww, poland, serbia (title 2 only)

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backlist

5 +2 titles || 21 x 23 cm || 240 pages || CHARACTERS: 450 000 approx.

First Dictionaries

CODE: BK-CH-003

◗ TITLES1 My First Illustrated

Italian Dictionary

2 My First Illustrated

English Dictionary

6 +2 titles || 21 x 28,5 cm || 48 pages || CHARACTERS: 35 000 approx.

1000 Words in English

CODE: BK-CH-006

◗ TITLES1 1000 Words in English 2 I Speak English

rights sold ◗ italy • arabic ww, belgium, brazil, china, dutch ww, french

ww, german ww, greece, hungary, poland, portuguese ww, spanish ww, turkey ...........

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backlist

◗ BIND-UP|| 23 x 29 cm

|| 160 pages

rights sold ◗ italy

6 +2 titles || 23 x 29 cm || 64 pages || CHARACTERS: 50 000 approx.

My First Animal Friends

CODE: CH-012

◗ TITLES1 Horses & Ponies

2 Dogs & Cats

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8 +1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 320 pages || CHARACTERS: 650 000

My First Encyclopedia

CODE: BK-YR-003

rights sold ◗ italy • albanian ww, brazil, french ww, poland, romania,

spanish ww ................................................................................................................

8 +12 titles || 17 x 24 cm || 32 pages || CHARACTERS: 45 000 approx.

Travelling Through Time

CODE: BK-YR-004

rights sold ◗ this series has

been sold in many countries throughout

the world. please ask your agent for

the updated availability.

◗ BIND UP || 128 pages

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backlist

7 +1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 160 pages || CHARACTERS: 250 000 approx.

Girls’ Manual

CODE: BK-YR-001

Girls

’ Age

nda

150

x 21

0 m

m ||

160

pag

es

rights sold ◗ we sold above titles in many countries. contact info@abooks.it for the territories and languages still available.

rights sold ◗ italy • arabic, brazil, czech rep., german, greece, hungary, poland, portuguese, romania, spanish, turkey ...........

8 +1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 128 pages || CHARACTERS: 200 000 approx.

The Experiments Book

CODE: BK-YR-002

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backlist

◗ we sold above titles in many countries. contact info@abooks.it for the territories and languages still available.

◗ italy • arabic, brazil, czech rep., german, greece, hungary, poland, portuguese, romania, spanish, turkey ...........

rights sold ◗ italy • arabic ww, brazil, czech rep., greece,

hungary, poland, portuguese ww, romania, russia, slovakia,

spanish ww, turkey ..................................................................

9 +1 title || 23 x 27 cm || 96 pages || CHARACTERS: 25 000 approx.

My First Book of Experiments

CODE: YR-010

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil, czech

rep., french ww, greece, hungary, poland,

portuguese ww, romania, russian ww (cats

and dogs only), slovakia, spanish ww, turkey

◗ TITLES1 The Big Book of Cats

2 The Big Book of Dogs

3 The Big Book of Horses

3 titles || 22,7 x 29 cm || 224-256 pages || CHARACTERS: 290 000-370 000 approx.

Cats, Dogs and Horses

CODE: BK-AD-013

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backlist

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backlist

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil, czech rep., greece, hungary, poland,

portuguese ww, romania, slovakia, spanish ww, turkey ..........................

rights sold ◗ italy • brazil, czech rep., greece, hungary, poland, portuguese ww, romania, slovakia, spanish ww, turkey .......

1 title || 23 x 23 cm || 256 pages || CHARACTERS: 500 000 approx.

Evolution of Warfare

CODE: BK-AD-005

1 title || 23 x 23 cm || 256 pages || CHARACTERS: 500 000 approx.

History of Architecture

CODE: BK-AD-006

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backlist

11 titles || 16 x 22 cm || 64 pages || CHARACTERS: 120 000 approx.

Well Being

CODE: BK-AD-007

◗ TITLES1 Feng Shui

2 Aloe vera

3 Aromatherapy

4 Shiatsu

5 Ayurveda

6 Herbs

7 Bach Flowers

8 Chromotherapy

9 Yoga

10 Crystal Therapy

11 Music Therapy

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rights sold ◗ italy • brazil

1 title || 17 x 24 cm || 160 pages || CHARACTERS: 200 000 approx.

Learning to Draw

CODE: BK-AD-001

Illustrated History Timeline || 21,5 x 28,5 cm || 2 titles • 640 pages

Miscellaneous

CODE: BK-AD-002 CODE: BK-AD-003 CODE: BK-AD-004

Explorers from Spain || 19,2 x 22,8 cm || 288 pages

The Big Book of Popes || 18,5 x 24,5 cm || 256 pages

2017Frankfurt Book Fair