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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS LISTSPRING 2020

CONTENTS

03 AYEAR-LONGCELEBRATION

04 THEWORLDI(DONOT)WANT 5childrendefendingtheplanet

05 KIDSCHANGINGTHEWORLD Fiftyexemplarystoriesforkidswhohaveadream andtrulywanttomakeithappen

07 FOOTBALLFANBOOKS

08 AHUNDREDLOVESTORIES

09 THEGREATBOOKOFTRANSPORT

10 IWANTTOBEAPOET Ananthologyofchildren’spoems

11 PHEW..IT’SHOT Climatechangeexplainedtochildren

12 AGUIDEFORYOUNGASTRONAUTS 50thingsyouneedtoknowbeforeventuringintospace

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A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION

ElectaKids24Approx. 4.00030 x 37,5 cmHardcoverfully illustrated (13 col)October 20206+

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BY ALLEGRA AGLIARDI

Alarge-formatpicturebooktakingyoungreadersonanidealjourneyaroundtheworldin12months,stopping each month in a different country to participate in a major celebration. Thus the bookbecomes a sort of huge month-by-month calendar of the most cherished and culturally relevantinternationalholidays,reflectingthetraditionsandcostumesofeachcountry.Theextra-largeformatisdesignedtocapturetheattention,with12illustrationsinafulldouble-pagespreadforkidstoimmersethemselvesintheevocativedrawingsbyAllegraAgliardianddiscoveramyriadofdescriptiveandanecdotaldetails.Eachillustrationisaccompaniedbyaninformativecaptionontheholiday,explainingitssignificanceandincludingafewwordsinthelocallanguage,toreadandmemorize.Intoday’sglobalizedworld,whetheratschool,insportteamsoratthelocalplayingground,childrenareexposedtoawidediversityofculturesandtraditions.Thisbookstimulatestheircuriosityandhelpsfamiliesinstillthemasenseofwelcomingandinclusiveness.

A year-long celebration:January inChina:NewYear’sFebruaryinItaly:CarnevaleMarchinIndia:HoliAprilinJapan:Hanami

MayinScotland:HighlandGamesJuneinSweden:MidsommerJulyinPapuaNewGuinea:KulaAugustinMorocco:Fantasia

SeptemberinNiger:GuérewolOctoberintheStates:PowwowNovemberinMexico:DíadelosMuertosDecemberathome:Christmas

Allegra AgliardiStartingasaprofessionalillustratorandgraphicdesignerin2001,shehaspublishedseveralbooks,bothinItaly(Panini,Lapis,Emme;Feltrinelli,EDT)andabroad(TatePublishubg,GrandesPersonnes),aswellascollaboratingwithnationalandinternationalnewspapersandmagazines.Sheteachesartworkshopsforbothgrown-upsandkids.In2009shewontheawardforYoungIllustratoroftheYearattheIllustratedBooksFestivalinPavia.ShelivesandworksinMilan.

A YEAR-LONGCELEBRATION

ALLEGRA AGLIARDI

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THE WORLD I (DO NOT) WANT5 CHILDREN DEFENDING THE PLANET

ElectaKids168Approx. 20.00014 x 20,4 cmSoftcover20 color April 20208+


BY ANNALISA GUGLIELMINO

An “edu-fiction” on the environment for the young generation who is now developing a true environmental awareness.

ThemayorofthetownofBelposto[literally:NicePlace]hasdecidedtomoveallthetown’scitizensonthenewlydiscoveredPlanetZero.WhileplanetEarthismarredandpolluted,PlanetZeroisstilluninhabited and would provide a new and untouched home for humanity. But one child, Bruno,refuses to leave. Supported by 4 kids, each one coming from a different polluted region of Earth,BrunomeanstoshowhisfellowcitizensthatthoughEarthisonthebrink,itcanstillbesavedifwerespectnatureandbecomemindfulinourdailybehaviors.Thestoryisinterspersedwithbriefinformativedigressions,withadviceondailybehaviors(do’sanddon’ts),andengagingdetailsonclimate,theenvironment,andnature.Arivetingstory,withalivelyanddynamicdesignandlovelyillustrations.

Annalisa GuglielminoA 44 years old journalist and mom, Annalisa lives in Milan. Since 2002 she has been writing forAvvenire,focusingoncurrentevents,socialandfamilyissues.


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KIDS CHANGING THE WORLDFIFTY EXEMPLARY STORIES FOR KIDS WHO HAVE A DREAM AND TRULY WANT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

ElectaJunior112Approx. 17.00016,5 x 24 cmHardcover50 color illustrationsApril 20208+


TEXTS BY TEO BENEDETTI, DANIELE NICASTRO, MARIA PAOLA PESCEILLUSTRATIONS BY GABRIELE PINO

Stories of truly formidable children – or rather, ordinary kids, who care for others, the environment and animals

Acollectionofstoriesonchildrenwithadream.Childrenwhoaspiretostudy,toopenahot-dogstand,toacquireaprostheticarmortakecareofanolderbrother.Tocollectseedsforthereforestationoftheplanet,orfundstobuildwellsinlandshitbyadraught.Toprovideamanicureforwomeninhospitals,inventabeltequippedwithsensorsfortheblind,orpickupplasticlitterforanhoureverydaybeforeschool.Acollectionofbeautifulandheart-liftingstoriesfromallovertheworld.Becausesmallgesturescanreallymakethedifference,andinourtimesofself-involvementthisiswhattrueheroismlookslike.

Teo Benedetti. BorninLuccain1981,Teohasalwayslivedsurroundedbybooks,comics,recordsandfilms,tothepointthereisnoroomleftinhishouse.Heinventssurrealandimprobabletales,andthentravelsallovertotellthemtothemostcreativepublicontheplanet–kids.AnumberofhisstorieshavebeenpublishedbyEdizioniEL,EinaudiRagazzi,FanucciEditore,EditorialeScienza,PaneeSale.

Daniele Nicastro. DanielelivesinMoretta,asmalltownintheCuneoregion,andisalwayswritingsomething – whether it’s novels, postcards, messages in bottles or graffiti on a wall. He startedtellingstoriesasakid,wheneverhecamehomelateandhadtopacifyhismom.Thenhebecamea professional storyteller. He is the author of Grande (Einaudi Ragazzi), the recipient of PremioSelezioneBancarellino,andLampo, il cane ferroviere (Ilbattelloavapore).Maria Paola Pesce.MariaPaolawasabookseller,thenatrainerandexecutivecoach.Untilshefinallyfocusedherskillsoncreativewritingandcoaching inthepublishing industry.Here issomeofherpublishedwork:Si j’étais une souris (Grasset),Case nel mondo (ElectaKids)and Il grande viaggio di Naoki (JacaBook).SheisalsotheauthoroftheseriesAlice in Austenland (HopEdizioni)andFuga da


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campo sventura fortheseries Bonelli Kids. SheisamemberoftheartisticandexecutivecommitteeforZaratan–Unaforestadistorie–anitinerantfestivalforyoungreaders,andthecoordinatorofOmero–Gliscrittoriraccontanoilibri,aprojectforthepromotingofreading.

Gabriele Pino. AfterhisdegreeatIEDinTurin,Gabrielehasbeenworkingasafreelanceillustratorfor publishing houses, magazines and companies. He was the author of comics for the monthly“Origami”,andcollaborateswithTuttolibri ofLa Stampa.WiththedesignerandceramicartistCeciliaMossoheisalsothecreatorof“Memorie”,acollectionofillustratedceramicpiecescombiningdesign,illustrationandpsychology.


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FOOTBALL FAN BOOKS

ElectaJunior176Approx. 25.00012 x 19,5 cmPaperbackNoneJanuary/February 20208+


BY ACHILLE RUBINI

A fascination for the world of football, along with the curiosity to know more about its recentprotagonists–youngplayersalreadyacknowledgedaschampionswhoarerolemodelsforkidsandontheirwaytobecomingworld-classidols.Thiswastheinspirationforaseriesofbiographies/fanbooksfocusingonyoungathleteswhofast-forwardedtotherankof“TopPlayers”inthemajorItalianfootballleague.Thebookswillexplorethelives,careersandemotionsofplayerswhobecameawareoftheirgiftveryearlyon,and(notwithoutsacrifices)fulfilledtheirdestiny,risingtoaroleofheroesinoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.

Fourbooks,tostart:Cristiano Ronaldo (34yearsold),thePortugueseprodigyplayingforIuventusF.C.Romelu Lukaku (26yearsold),theunstoppablestrikerplayingforInterMilan.Krzysztof Piatek (24yearsold),playingforACMilan.Lorenzo Insigne (28yearsold),starofS.S.C.Naples.

Achille Rubini was born in Solignano (Parma) in 1979. After his diploma in classical studies heearnedadegreeinModernLiteratureattheUniversityofParmafollowedbyfurtherspecializationinPortugal,attheEvoraUniversity.Anamateurfootballplayer,afterhisstudiesAchilledecidedtocombinehistwomainpassions–footballandwriting–andwentontopublishseveralshortstoriessetintheworldoffootball.

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A HUNDRED LOVE STORIES

ElectaKids224approx. 2700017 x 24 cmHardcover100 col.September 20198+

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TEXT BY ENRICA TESIOILLUSTRATIONS BY FINNANOFENNO

Weteachourchildrentoreadanddomath.Weteachthemthespellingofdifficultwordsandthatoneandoneistwo:it’selementary!Buthowcanweteachthemthatinloveoneplusonealwaysmakesadifferentkindoftwo?Theanswercamenaturaltous.Bytellingthemstoriesofmanydifferent“oneandone”.Ahundredstories,ahundredjourneys,ahundredcouples,bothfictionalandhistorical–fromAdamandEvetoBarackObamaandMichelleRobinson,fromJean-PaulSartreandSimonedeBeauvoirtoJohnLennonandYokoOnoandbacktoRamsesIIandNefertari.Eachoneauniquekindoflove–passionate,legendary,gay,outsidethelaw,againstthegrain,prosaicandpoetic,royalandregal.Lovesforlife,lovesuntodeath,lovestoriesthatendin“happilyeverafter”,in“I’llthinkaboutittomorrow”orinthebeginningofyetanotherlovestory.Cynicsmaythinklovedoesn’texist,butwedo,andwerecreateloveeverysingleday.

Enrica Tesioisabloggerandauthor.Sheisfortyandliveswithtwokids,twocatsandamortgage.ShegraduatedinLiteraturewithamajorincinemastudies,andin2015publishedLa verità, vi spiego, sull’amore[etmetellyouthetruthaboutlove]madeintothefilmbythesametitle.In2017shepub-lishedthenovelDodici ricordi e un segreto[Twelvememoriesandasecret]andin2019herfirstpoet-rycollection,Filastorta d’amore. Rime fragili per donne resistenti[Fragileversesforresilientwomen].

Carlo Alberto Giardina (nomdeplumeFinnanoFenno) isan illustratorandvisualdesigner.AftergraduatinginDesignandcommunication,hehasworkedformanynationalandinternationalbrands,designingexhibitionsandads,illustratinghisownandotherauthors’publications,creatingcustomi-zationsandmurals.InthisvolumehecollaboratedwithgraphicdesignerRobertaEsposito.

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THE GREAT BOOK OF TRANSPORT

ElectaKids40Approx. 170023,5 x 30 cmHardcover16 colOctober 20196+


BY ELENA PULLÉILLUSTRATIONS BY GIUSEPPE ORLANDO

Allchildrenarefascinatedbytheideaoftravel,andthereforebymeansoftransportation...Wehaveselectedthemeansoftransportthatespeciallysparkchildren’scuriosityandimagination–trains,ships,airplanesandspaceshuttles.Howarethemade?Howdotheywork?But we have also illustrated and described their“places” of departure – the railroad station, theharbor,thespacestation.Howbigarethey?What’sinsidethem?Howdoyounavigatearoundthem?Forlittlecurioustravellersalwaysonthelookoutfornewworldstoexplore.

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CURATED BY AZZURRA D’AGOSTINO

Ihavediscoveredthatwithchildrenwecanreallytalkabouteverything;obviouslyitdependsonhowyoudoit.Havingtheprivilegeofbeingabletoreason,readandwritetogetherwithchildrenstartingfromtheversesofthegreatestpoets,Irealizedthatthisgenreprovidesindeedamagicaldoor.Akindofportalbeyondtimethatdirectlyoverlooksthethoughts,thefeelings,thefears,andthewonderofchildren.Theirpoemsare:acondensationoftheunexpected,beauty,depthandlightness(whicharenotcontrastingterms!).Thiscouldbetheguidelineto thisanthologywhich isdivided intotwosections:‘Thoughts on great things’,whichcollectsthemostphilosophicalpoemsorthosewhichexplicitlydiscusscomplexthemes,and‘Thoughts on unimaginable things’,asectioncollectingthemostplayful,funnyandnonsensicalones.Withtheaimofdescribing,withhisownwords,thenatureofchildhoodwhichisbothtouchingandentertainingatthesametime.

Azzurra D’Agostinohaspublishedseveralcollectionsofpoetry,includingThinair,Transeuropa2011–selectedfortheViareggioAward;Songs of an abandoned place,SassiScritti2013–receivedaspecialmentionintheMarrazzaPrizeandwaswinneroftheCarducciPrizein2014,Private alphabetist,Lietocol-le-Pordenonelegge2016finalistintheCarducciPrize2017.PassionateaboutGermanliterature,in2016shetranslated,togetherwithMarianneSchneider,theradiodramaaboutHölderlin,entitledHölderlin/ScardanelliforMimesiseditions.Forsomeyearsshehasbeenworkingonchildren’sliterature.TogetherwithBarbaraVagnozzishepublishedtheillustratedbooksLittle loveandInterview with Felicity,Fatatrac2018.For2019releasesof twofurther illustratedbooksandvariouseditorialprojects forchildrenareunderway.Shealsowritesforthetheatre,runspoetryworkshopsanddealswithculturalorganization.

I WANT TO BE A POET ANANTHOLOGYOFCHILDREN’SPOEMS

ElectaKids208Approx 10.00017 x 24 cmHardcover100 colorSeptember 20198+


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LUCA MERCALLI

LucaMercalli,renownedItalianmeteorologist,istodayoneofthemostinfluentialandreliableexpertstotalkaboutclimatechanges.Withintelligenceandattention,inthisbookhemanagestoconveyhisvisioneventotheyoungerones:wecannolongerignorethesufferingofplanetEarth,fromwhichwerecklesslyexploitpreciousresourceswithoutlookingaheadintothefuture.What’scomingnext,inMercalli’sopinion,ifwedolookahead?Lookingatthebestscenarioin2100theEarthwillhaveoverheatedonaverageby+2°;worstcasescenario–butnowverylikely–theincreasewillbeof+5°,withseriousconsequencesonthequalityofourlives:drought,heatwaves,floods,upheavalofbiodiversity,spreadofharmfulanimalsandinsectsarejustafewoftheconsequences.PageafterpageMercalli,usingbeautifulillustratedtables,imaginesthedifferentscenariosofthefutureoftheplanet.Noscaremongering,butanurgentneedtoeducatefuturegenerationstorespectnature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HowtheEarth’sclimateworksandhowitismeasured

Whattheclimateofthefuturewillbe

Howtolimitthedamage

Whatyoucando

PHEW.. IT’S HOT! CLIMATECHANGEEXPLAINEDTOCHILDREN

ElectaKids64Approx. 7.00023 x 34 cmHardcover30 color illustrationFall 20188+LithuaniaDviTylos

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UFFACHE CALDO!

UFFA CHE CALDO!

Per effetto delle nostre azioni quotidiane – spreco di risorse naturali, iperconsumo energetico, inquinamento ambientale –

la Terra si sta surriscaldando e questo renderà la vita molto più

difficile da qui al 2100. Siamo noi le prime vittime della

nostra disattenzione.Cosa possiamo fare per evitarlo?

Possiamo produrre meno rifiuti, utilizzare energie rinnovabili, ridurre i consumi e gli sprechi, usare mezzi di trasporto

non inquinaneti e molto altro....

LUCA MERCALLI

LUCA MERCALLI

ILLUSTRAZIONI DI

ALICE LOTTI E PATRIZIO ANASTASI

COME SARÀ IL CLIMA DEL FUTURO? E COME POSSIAMO LIMITARE I DANNI?

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A GUIDE FOR YOUNG ASTRONAUTS50THINGSYOUNEEDTOKNOWBEFOREVENTURINGINTOSPACE

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BY UMBERTO GUIDONIILLUSTRATIONS BY GIUSEPPE ORLANDO

ThelittlereaderswilllearnaboutSpacethroughthewordsofItalianastronautUmbertoGuidoni.50keywords,50thingstoknowforyoungastronautshungryforadventuresinworldsthatareasfarawayastheyarefascinating,organizedinseventhematiclargechapters.TheillustrationsbyGiuseppeOrlandohelptomakeGuidoni’swordsseemevenmoremagical

UMBERTO GUIDONIGUIDA PER GIOVANIASTRONAUTI

50 cose

da sapere per avventurarsi

nello spazio

Space1.Thebeginning2.Gravity3.Orbits4.Distances5.DangersSpacecraft6.Firstattempts7.Apollo8.Soyuz9.SpaceShuttle10.Launch11.BacktoEarth12.Commercialvehicles13.Spaceships

Explorers14.Astronauts15.Training16.Spacesuits17.Workinginorbit18.Mostfamousmissions19.Accidents

Space station20.Building21.Dimensions22.Energy23.Crews24.Scientificresearch25.Repairs26.Arrivalsanddepartures

Life in orbit27.Zerogravity28.Food29.Sleep30.Clothing31.Grooming32.Personalhygiene33.Physicalactivity34.Leisuretime35.Timegoingby36.ContactwithEarth37.Internet?38.Spacewalks39.ViewoftheEarth

Satellites and robots40.OrbitoftheEarth41.OntheMoon42.AroundMars43.Inthesolarsystem44.Telescopesinspace

Future challenges45.Spacetourists46.Lunarstation47.FirststepsonMars48.Asteroids49.Icymoons50.Planetsofotherstars51.Extra-terrestriallife

Conclusions

Umberto Guidoni(Rome,18August1954)isanItalianastronaut,astrophysicistandwriter.Hehaspar-ticipatedintwoNASAmissionsaboardtheSpaceShuttle.In2001hewasthefirstEuropeanastronauttovisittheInternationalSpaceStation.Heisalsoasuccessfulauthorofbooksforbothadultsandchildren.

ElectaKids128Approx 17.00024 x 30 cmHardcover50 colApril 20198+China BeijingLixueCultureMedia

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