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EUROTOOLBOX 2013-2014

SPANISH BOOKS

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SUMMARY

1. Picture Books

1.1 CAPDEVILA, Roser – Un día en la nieve…las tres mellizas bebés.

Barcelona: Cromosoma, S. A., 2011. ISBN: 978-84-15187-20-2

(7,50€)

1.2 KERN, Sergio; TURDERA, Cristian - En Rafa i la Zoe al parc.

Barcelona: Bang. Ediciones, 2010. ISBN: 9788493775179 (13,00 €)

1.3 ALIAGA, Roberto – Los colores de Silvano. II. Arbat, Carles.

Madrid: Hermes Editorial General, S.A.U. - Almadraba Editorial, 2009.

ISBN: 978-84-9270-242-8 (12,90€)

1.4 KESELMAN, Gabriela – El chichón de Pino Il. Novoa, Teresa.

Zaragoza: Editorial Luis Vives. 2006. ISBN: 84-263-6159-5 (8,50€)

1.5 ANDERSEN, Hans Christian; VICENTE, Marta – El patito feo. II.

Vicente, Marta. Barcelona: Editorial Océano, S. L., 2011. ISBN: 978-

84-494-4448-7 (12,00€)

2. Children Books

2.1 PÉREZ ESCRIVÁ, Victoria – Cuando mi hermano se subió a un

armario. Il. Serrano, Lucía. Madrid: Anaya, S.A. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-

667-9527-2 (8,20€)

2.2 RODRÍGUEZ SALIDO, Mª Victoria. – Mi amigo Hugo, El diario de

Luna Moon, 1. II. Okecki, Dolores. Madrid: Editorial Hidra S.L. 2009

ISBN: 978-84-937547-0-9 (8,95€)

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2.3 BUCAY, Jorge – El temido enemigo. II. Gusti. Barcelona: Editorial

Océano, S.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-494-4255-1(15,00€)

2.4 ANDERSEN, Hans Christian – El soldado de plomo. Adaptación

del texto: SAN MIGUEL, Julia. Il.Tsou, Page. Madrid: Ediciones SM.

2012. ISBN: 978-84-675-5565-3 (14,50€)

2.5 HERNÁNDEZ, Pau Joan – Egipto. Un libro pop-up lleno de

juegos, enigmas y sorpresas. Il. Vicente, Fernando. Barcelona:

Combel Editorial, 2012. ISBN: 978-84-9825-568-3 (19,40€)

3. Teenager Books

3.1 PÉREZ, Mireia – La muchacha salvaje. 1. Nómada. II. Pérez,

Mireia. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido, 2011. ISBN: 978-84-96722-84-2

(20,00€)

3.2 DE PAULA FERNÁNDEZ, Francisco – Canciones para Paula.

León: Everest, 2010. ISBN: 978-84-441-4518-1(19,95€)

3.3 SIERRA I FABRA, Jordi –Juego, set y partido. Barcelona: Planeta

S.A., 2009. ISBN: 978-84-08-08559-1 (9,95€)

3.4 CALLEJA, Seve –Cuentos y leyendas de la geografía española. II.

Allen, Raúl. Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, S.A., 2010. ISBN:978-84-

261-3813-2 (29,00€)

3.5 ARGENTA, Fernando – Pequeña historia de la música. Il. Jvlivs &

Calvo, José A. Madrid: Espasa Libros, S.L.U. ISBN: 978-84-670-3568-

1 (19,90€)

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1. PICTURE BOOKS 1.1 Un día en la nieve…las tres mellizas bebés. Un día en la nieve…las tres mellizas bebés / Roser Capdevila. -Barcelona: Cromosoma, S.A.- TVC, 2011. [12] p. : il. col. ; 21x21cm ISBN: 978-84-15187-20-2 ►Synopsis: ‘A day in the snow’, from the the ‘A very special day’ collection features ‘The Three Baby Triplets’ discovering the snow. They learn to ski and to sledge and they play and create a snowman… A fabulous experience and a day full of fun!

►The author/illustrator: Roser Capdevila (born in Barcelona, 1939) is a writer and children’s books illustrator. She started drawing when she was a child herself and her work includes printmaking, oil painting and watercolours. In 1980 she started writing and illustrating books, mostly for children, while she continued to publish popular fiction books for both young and adults. Moreover, since 1990, she has produced a series of cartoons of The Three Baby Triplets. Her work has been translated from Catalan language into all main European languages. In February 2010, she received the Golden Medal prize for excellence in Fine Arts, given by the Spanish Council of Ministers and she was further awarded with the Honours Medal from the Catalonian Parliament. 1.2 En Rafa i la Zoe al parc. En Rafa i la Zoe al parc (‘Rafa & Zoe at the Park’) / Sergio Kern; ilustraciones Cristian Turdera. - Barcelona: Bang Ediciones, 2010. [40] p.: il. col. ; 26x19 cm ISBN: 9788493775179 ►Synopsis: Where else better than a park to find new friends? Rafa & Zoe, even with all their differences, are made for each other…and…they still don’t know that fact!

►The authors and illustrators: Sergio Kern (born in Rosario, Argentina, 1954) worked as printer and typographer designing poetry books. As a plastic artist he participated in painting exhibitions in the Argentinean cities of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba and he also directed the comic collection called 'Tinta'. In 1982 he settled in Barcelona, Spain, where he continued his career as an illustrator. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, where he works as a poet,

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comic designer, author and illustrator of children’s tales including Rafa y Zoe (Rafa & Zoe), Vengo a comerte (I am coming to eat you), Había una vez una gata (Once upon a time there was a cat), Había una vez un árbol (Once upon a time there was a tree), ¿Qué tal ratones? (How are you doing, mice?), Adriana y el árbol (Adriana and the tree) and Un tigre de papel (A paper tiger). Cristian Turdera was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1973. His work combines illustration and design without drawing any separation line between the two disciplines. Author of more than 20 published books, amongst them Canción decidida, with texts from David Wapner, (Pequeño editor Argentina, 2003), La Reina Mab, El hada de las pesadillas, based on texts from William Shakespeare adapted by Ruth Kaufman (Pequeño editor, Argentina 2007) and Bobos and L´abecédaire des super-héros (The super heroes alphabet), both with texts from Agnès de Lestrade, Éditions Milan, France 2008 and 2009, respectively. He currently works internationally for advertising agencies, magazines, papers and publishing houses. 1.3 Los colores de Silvano. Los colores de Silvano (‘Silvano’s Colours’)/ Roberto Aliaga; ilustraciones de Carles Arbat. - Madrid: Hermes Editora General, S.A.U. - Almadraba Editorial, 2009. [31] p. : il. col.; 24x22 cm ISBN: 978-84-9270-242-8 ►Synopsis: Once upon a time, many years ago, there was an old man who dreamed of flying like a bird do: beyond the clouds, around the Earth… Flying so high that he would be able to touch Heaven with his fingers. This is the story of Silvano, an old fisherman who spends the last years of his life in search of his dream… Because dreams are worth the effort.

►The author: Roberto Aliaga was born in Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real, Spain) in 1976. He graduated in biology, and began his career in children's literature in 2005 with the book ‘La oficina de objetos perdidos y encontrados’ (The Lost and Found Office). In 2008, in collaboration with Roger Olmos, he won the Premio Lazarillo de Ålbum Infantil Ilustrado for El príncipe de los enredos (The Prince of Tangles). His works have been translated into several languages. ►The illustrator: Carles Arbat was born and lives in Bescanó (Girona, Spain). He graduated in Graphics Design and is a Multimedia Systems specialist. In 2000, he started his work as a professional illustrator for several publishing houses (Hiperión, Kalandraka, Aljibe, Brosquil, Edebé, Planeta&Oxford, etc.) and has illustrated children’s, teenagers’ and adults’ books as well as textbooks and advertising material.

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1.4 El chichón de Pino. El chichón de Pino (‘Pino’s Head Bump’)/ Gabriela Keselman; ilustraciones de Teresa Novoa. - Zaragoza: Editorial Luis Vives, 2006. [24] p. : il. col.; 22x22 cm ISBN: 84-263-6159-5 ►Synopsis: Pino is a little bit reckless. One day at school he slips and gets a big bump on his head. The teacher takes care of him and pampers him and they all celebrate Osita’s birthday.

►The author: A writer living between Spain and Argentina, Gabriela Keselman is one of the most important Spanish language children's literature writers. She has published more than 30 children’s stories in magazines and more than 40 children’s books (some of them translated into English, French, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese). Gabriela Keselman has been awarded the most prestigious prizes of Spanish language children’s literature. ►The illustrator: Teresa Novoa was born, lives and works in Madrid, Spain. Teresa’s passion for drawing began when she was studying Architecture. Since 1990, she has illustrated children’s literature and text books. She has also collaborated on papers and has illustrated poetry books for adults. She was also author of some of the children’s books she illustrated, one of them published in Japan. She further collaborates with diverse Spanish and International publishing houses in France, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Japan, Korea and China), always illustrating books for children. She has been awarded multiple prizes for her work such as the ‘Premio a la orilla del viento’, by the Economic Culture fund of México) for “El pájaro y la princesa” (‘The bird and the princess’). She has been appointed at “Ilustrísimos”, an exhibition organized by the Spanish Ministry of Culture during the ‘XLII Children’s Book Fair’ in Bologna, Italy. She was further awarded with the “White Raven” prestigious label at the ‘Internationale Jugendbibliothek’ (International Youth Library) of München, Germany.

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1.5 El patito feo. El patito feo (‘The ugly duckling’)/ Hans Christian Andersen y Marta Vicente; ilustraciones de Marta Vicente. - Barcelona: Editorial Océano, S. L., 2011. [45] p. : il. col.; 21.6 x 27.8 x 1 (cm) ISBN: 978-84-494-4448-7

►Synopsis: At last, one afternoon the egg shells started to crack and the little newborn duck’s heads began to emerge. They were so cute and lovely with such soft and golden feathers! But, suddenly, from the biggest egg in the nest a very different creature’s head appeared…

►The author: Hans Christian Andersen (1805 -1875) is one of the most read authors in the world and he is considered to be one of the fathers of children’s literature. As of 1858, Andersen used to narrate with his own voice the fairy tales that made him famous world-wide. His most famous tales were ‘The little match girl”, ‘The naked king’, and ‘The emperor’s new clothes’. ►The author/illustrator: Marta Vicente is a painter, engraver and illustrator. She was born and currently lives in Argentina. She won the Mexican prize ‘Premio a la orilla del viento’ for illustrated albums. She has published books in Mexico, Spain and Argentina. 2. CHILDREN BOOKS

2.1 Cuando mi hermano se subió a un armario. Cuando mi hermano se subió a un armario (‘When my brother got on top of a wardrobe’)/ Victoria Pérez Escrivá; ilustraciones de Lucía Serrano. - Madrid: 1ª ed.- Anaya, 2011 [104] p. : il. col; 13,5 x 19,5 cm ISBN: 978-84-667-9527-2 ►Synopsis: My brother has done something extraordinary: with one leap he has got on top of the wardrobe, and has said that he is never coming down. My parents have invited round all sorts of people to see if anyone can get him down from it: the fire brigade, a professional driver, a man on stilts, a rude woman...

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►The author: Victoria Pérez Escrivá (Valencia, 1964) graduated in Musical Education from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, and subsequently studied literary analysis and creation in the Madrid Writers' Workshop with Ángel Zapata. She has worked as a scriptwriter on the televison series 'Los simuladores' or 'SMS'. As a writer (and sometime illustrator), her work has been published by the most important companies in Spain. She has produced two books with Anaya Infantil y Juvenil: "Ay!" (with illustrations by Claudia Ranucci, 1st Prize for Illustrated Book, Ciudad de Alicante, 2004) and "Antes, cuando Venecia no existía" (2002). In 2010 she received 1st Prize in the XXIX Vila d'Ibi Children's Fiction Contest with her book "Cuando mi hermano se subió a un armario". ►The illustrator: Lucía Serrano is a young illustrator who has been awarded several prizes for her work, amongst which the ‘Princesa de Éboli’ prize for her illustrated album "El día que olvidé cerrar el grifo", (‘The day I forgot to close the tap’) and First Mexican prize "A la orilla del viento", organized by the Economic Cultural Fund. 2.2 Mi amigo Hugo. El diario de Luna Moon.

Mi amigo Hugo. El diario de Luna Moon (‘My friend Hugo. The Luna Moon Diary’)/ Mª Victoria Rodríguez; ilustraciones de Dolores Okecki. – Madrid: 1ª ed. – Editorial Hidra S.L. 2009 [75] p. : il.; 19x13 cm ISBN: 978-84-937547-0-9

►Synopsis: Luna Moon is a child reporter always seeking news for her magazine: The Luna Moon Diary. She finds a sensational exclusive: a new boy has started at school and he is really special and mysterious. Luna has reasons to believe he might be from another planet!

►The author: Maria Victoria Rodríguez Salido is 33 years old and has a degree in Architecture. She won a prize for her writing at the age of eleven. After publishing La Presa (1998) and Querida Ondina (2001), she joined publishing house Hidra, where she started writing the children’s collection “Luna Moon”, aimed at girls between 6 and 12 years old. The first titles of this collection are: “Mi amigo Hugo“and “Equipo ganador”.

►The illustrator: Dolores Okecki is an Argentinean illustrator and digital animator. She loves and specializes in sequential art. She has done children’s book and magazines illustrations, storyboards (both for

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advertising and production), comics, character design, texture mapping, concept art and digital animation (both 2D and 3D). Her style is genuine and oriented to cartoon aesthetics, combining the use of digital media.

2.3 El temido enemigo. El temido enemigo (‘The dreaded enemy’) / Jorge Bucay; ilustraciones de Gusti - Barcelona: Editorial Océano, S.L., 2011. [52] p. : il. col.; 25,5 x 30,5 cm ISBN: 978-84-494-4255-1

►Synopsis: Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to be the most powerful man in his kingdom, but his power was eclipsed by that of a magician who said he could see into the future. One day, the king sketched out a deal to prove that the magician couldn’t see into the future. He would ask him what day he was going to die on, and at that moment he would take his sword and kill the magician… What the powerful king never imagined is that his answer will force the king to look after the magician’s life even more than his own.

►The author: Jorge Bucay was born and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into a family with Jewish and Arab roots. He studied medicine and psychology and worked from the age of 13 at many jobs: from taxi driver to clown and street seller. He has published over 20 successful books, which have been translated into more than 20 languages, including English, Chinese, Polish, Greek, Russian and Hebrew. ►The illustrator: Gusti was born in Buenos Aires ‘with a pencil under his arm’, according to his mother. In 1985, he travelled to Europe and he has lived since then in Barcelona, where he has become a well-respected illustrator. He has been awarded many prizes, but the most important one of all is being able to do what he really loves. In Océano Travesía he published Basurarte, Nino el rey de todo el mundo and, in collaboration with Jorge Bucay, El elefante encadenado.

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2.4 El soldado de plomo. El soldado de plomo (‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’) / Hans Christian Andersen; Adaptación del texto por Julia San Miguel; ilustraciones de Page Tsou. - Boadilla del Monte, Madrid : Ediciones SM, 2012. [30] p.: il. col.; 29x25 cm ISBN: 978-84-675-5565-3

►Synopsis

On his birthday, a boy receives a set of 25 toy soldiers and arrays them on a table top. One soldier stands on a single leg, having been the last one cast from an old tin spoon. Nearby, he spies a paper ballerina with a spangle on her sash. She too is standing on one leg and the soldier falls in love. That night, a goblin among the toys angrily warns the soldier to take his eyes off the ballerina, but the soldier ignores him. The next day, the soldier falls from a windowsill (presumably the work of the goblin) and lands in the street. Two boys find the soldier, place him in a paper boat, and set him sailing in the gutter. The boat and its passenger wash into a storm drain, where a rat demands the soldier pay a toll. Sailing on, the boat is washed into a canal, where the tin soldier is swallowed by a fish. When the fish is caught and cut open, the tin soldier finds himself once again on the table top before the ballerina. Inexplicably, the boy throws the tin soldier into the fire. A wind blows the ballerina into the fire with him; she is consumed at once but her spangle remains. The tin soldier melts into the shape of a heart.

►The author: Julia San Miguel Martos was born in Madrid in 1965. She graduated in Hispanic Philology and received a Doctorate in Latin American Literature and Literature Workshops. She coordinates the proof-reading department at SM publishing house and collaborates in specialized publications such ‘Bornova’. Her work has received several prizes. She has published the novel “Valderas” and several children’s fairy tales, among them the remarkable “El monstruo de Ricardo” (‘The monster of Ricardo’), published by Kalandraka in Spanish and Galician languages, and illustrated by Rocío Martínez. ►The illustrator: Tsou began drawing at a very early stage in her life, but began illustrating professionally four years ago. Her most important cultural influences are traditional Indian ink paintings, Japanese comics and street art. In 2009 she completed a Master’s in Communication, Art and Design at the Royal College of Art in London, where she currently lives. Most notable among her work are the nearly 3,000 drawings she did on people’s necks. The result of this work was an exhibition in one of London’s smallest barber shops, Badlambs & Sons. Page Tsou has twice taken part in the Illustrators’ Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (in 2008 and 2010).

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2.5 Egipto. Un libro pop-up lleno de juegos, enigmas y sorpresas.

‘Egipto’. Un libro pop-up lleno de juegos, enigmas y sorpresas (‘Egypt: a book full of pop-ups, games, mysteries and surprises’)/ Pau Joan Hernández; ilustraciones de Fernando Vicente. - Barcelona: 1ª ed., Combel, S. A., 2012. [20] p. : il. col; 34 x 24 cm ISBN: 978-84-9825-568-3

►Synopsis: This is an interactive book with magnificent illustrations to bring young readers closer to one of the most important civilizations in history: the fascinating and mysterious world of ancient Egypt. Each page provides a privileged visit to a scene full of magic: the banks of the River Nile, a market in the city of Thebes, a gallery of the Egyptian gods, the pyramids, and the tombs of the great pharaohs. This informative book includes pop-ups, games, and mysteries which encourage children to have fun while learning and which help keep them concentrated. ►The author: Pau Joan Hernández was born in Barcelona in 1967 and currently lives in Bigues i Riells. He began to dedicate himself to literature at an early age, and at eighteen years old his first children's novel was published: ”Tot et serà pres" is a realist work which looks at the topic of euthanasia, and with more than twenty eight editions, it has become his biggest success. Later, however, his work evolved more along the lines of fantasy fiction, or fiction which combines fantasy and reality. He currently combines literary creation with literary criticism in the pages of the Catalan newspaper "Avui", and translations from Castilian, Basque, French and Galician into Catalan language. ►The illustrator: Fernando Vicente Sánchez is a Spanish painter and illustrator born in Madrid in November 1963. A self-taught person, his first works as illustrator were published in the early 80s in the magazine Madriz and La luna de Madrid. After that, he stopped working as an illustrator for 10 years and his core professional activity evolved in the advertising sector working as Art Director for several agencies. From 1999, he went back to the world of illustration, working regularly for the national paper El País and its various supplements, such the cultural supplement “Babelia”. He won three main prizes such as the Award of Excellence given by the Society for News Design. Next to his work for the daily press and magazines, he has illustrated a number of books and has created several book and album covers.

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3. TEENAGER BOOKS

3.1 La muchacha salvaje. 1. Nómada. La muchacha salvaje (‘The wild girl’)/ Mireia Pérez. - Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido, 2011. [107] p. : il. col. ; 19x26 cm ISBN: 978-84-96722-84-2 ►Synopsis: ‘The wild girl’ tells the story of a girl who belonged to a nomadic tribe and discovers that she is different from everyone else. She initiates a journey that will bring her into contact with other tribes and characters with new customs and traditions that will help her to better understand her own identity.

►The author/illustrator: Mireia Pérez Plaza is a Spanish writer and illustrator born in Valencia in 1984. During her childhood, Mireia Pérez read Mafalda and several issues of Super Humor and ‘El Jueves’ which belonged to her family. As an adolescent, she discovered manga, European comic and alternative American comic. In 2003, she began to study Fine Arts at the San Carlos University of Valencia, majoring in cinematography and drawing. In 2008, thanks to an Erasmus Grant in Angoulême, she started her career as comic writer. Since then she has collaborated with magazines such "El Manglar" and "El Jueves". In 2010 she won the Injuve Comic and Illustration prize and in 2011, the International Prize Fnac-Sins Entido for Graphic Novel with ‘Nómada’ the first part of “La muchacha salvaje”. 3.2 Cuando te enamoras Canciones para Paula ‘Songs for Paula’ / Francisco de Paula Hernández. - León: Everest, 2010. [680] p. : il. ; 14x21 cm ISBN: 978-84-441-4518-1 ►Synopsis: Paula, a 17-year-old girl, falls in love with Angel, a partner she meets in chats on the Internet. However, when everything seems to be going well between them, Alex appears in Paula’s life. She only meets him for a short but fantastic time. Moreover, Paula is not aware of the fact she has an admirer and that he is closer than he can even imagine… A hip, fun novel mixing love, disillusionment, break ups and friendship. A story really close to current social media networks and adolescent reality.

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►The author: BLUE JEANS, pseudonym of Francisco de Paula Fernández, was born in Sevilla and works currently in Madrid. He is one of the Spanish authors with the highest number of fans in the social media. Educated in journalism, he became popular thanks to the trilogy “Canciones para Paula”, which sold more than 300.000 copies and has been translated into several languages. 3.3 Juego, set y partido. Juego, set y partido (‘Game, set and match’) / Jordi Sierra i Fabra.- Barcelona: Planeta S.A., 2009. [142] p.: il. (Algunas col.) ; 14,5 x 23 cm. ISBN: 978-84-08-08559-1

►Synopsis: Sergio is an exceptional sportsman; he plays superb tennis and football. But he comes to the crunch and has to take a decision: to choose one of the two sports and resign from the other. At the age of 12, it is not easy to take such decisions, especially when it will define his future life. He can make a mistake, or maybe… potentially no decision is wrong. Maybe this will lead him to achieve what he could not even dream...

►The author: Jordi Sierra i Fabra was born in Barcelona in 1947. He is one of the most published and read Spanish authors, both thanks to his innovative literature proposals and his great capacities to surprise and catch the attention of readers with his plots. His work covers many different styles and his books are mandatory reading at Spanish and Latin American schools. He is a great expert and communicator in the educational field. He has been awarded with almost twenty Literature prizes. He commits to tell and describe what he sees and feels during all his constant travelling around the world. Travelling is his inspiration source and nurtures him with the energy he transmits to his characters and novels. The quality of his enormous work, with more than 300 titles and translations into 25 languages has been recognized on numerous occasions, receiving prizes such as the National Childrens’ and Teenagers Literature Prize in 2007.

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3.4 Cuentos y leyendas de la geografía española. Cuentos y leyendas de la geografía española / Seve Calleja; ilustraciones de Raúl Allen – Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, S.A., 2010. [312] p. : il. (algunas col.); 19 x 26 cm

ISBN:978-84-261-3813-2 ►Synopsis: This book brings together the most typical stories and legends from Spain's oral and written traditions: The Castle of Go-and-never-return, The Lovers of Teruel, The Flower of Lilo-va, The Well of Na Patarra, The Legend of the Thousand-year-old Dragon, The Ojáncano's Bride, The Christ of the Meadow, The Aqueduct of Segovia, Saint George and the Dragon, The Three Oranges of Love, The Tower of Hercules, The Legend Of Linares Palace, The Cross of Caravaca, The Gallows of Miluce, The Chicken of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, The Shepherd of La Albufera, The Origin of the Violin… and many others that take us on a journey all around Spain.

►The author: Seve Calleja was born in Zamora, Spain, in 1953. He has lived in the Basque Country since his childhood and works as Language and Literature lecturer at the Miguel de Unamuno Institute of Bilbao. His early works were focused on poetry and tales for adults. He began to be part of the poetry group 'Zurgai' and obtained the "Ignacio Aldecoa" prize in 1981. To date, he is devoted to writing for children for teenagers, the specialized literature field to which he dedicates most of his time and effort. Among his studies about Children and Teenager Literature, is his very remarkable book of tales written in Basque language, which was first published in Spanish under the title Literatura infantil vasca (‘Basque Children’s Literature’). He also published many classic traditional fairy tales of African, Latin American and gipsy origin, which have been further translated, with his help, into both Spanish and Basque languages. ►The illustrator: The town of Valladolid saw Raúl Allen grow up, come and go. While in Salamanca he graduated in Fine Arts. Later he moved to Boston to study Illustration and Design. He currently lives in Spain. He’s been always searching for a way to see the inside and outside of things, to the extreme of sleeping with his eyes open. His work has been selected and awarded by the Society of Illustrators of New York 49th Annual Exhibition, Illustration West 43, 3 x 3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration and The National Drawing Award Gregorio Prieto among many others. His work has been exhibited in New York, Madrid, Boston and Barcelona.

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3.5 Pequeña historia de la música.

Pequeña historia de la música (‘Brief History of Music’)/ Fernando Argenta; ilustraciones de Jvlivs & Calvo, José A. - Madrid: Espasa Libros, S.L.U. [256] p.: il. (Algunas col.); 15 x 23 cm. ISBN: 978-84-670-3568-1 ►Synopsis: A Brief History of Music offers a tour of this fascinating subject, starting with prehistoric times and continuing through the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods up to the 20th Century and the latest trends. Full of curious anecdotes and rigorous in its content, it provides a complete but brief treatise, including biographies of famous composers, the evolution of instruments and the relationship between each musical era and its corresponding historical monument.

►The author: Fernando Argenta played in a rock music band, graduated in Law and followed Music Studies at the Royal Music Conservatory of Madrid. He has made programmes in Spain such as Clásicos Populares and El Conciertazo for which he has received numerous prizes, honours and awards. In addition, in the last 30 years he has organized, presented and directed popular concerts and concerts for children across Spain. He has also written several books about Music. ►The illustrator: Jvlivs graduated in Advertising. After starting his career in the world of advertising, in a moment of madness, he switched to graphic humour. He has published his drawings in El Mundo national newspaper and in El Jueves magazine. As an illustrator he already has a portfolio of 12 fully illustrated books.

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