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      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2020

        Kazakh fairytales

        by no author

        This edition includes 20 of the best works of oral folk art. For centuries, they were passed from the older generation to the younger, changed, supplemented and survived to our time. The collection consists of four parts: “Fairy Tales”, “Tales of Animals”, “Everyday Satirical Tales”, “Traditions and Legends”. Heroes of fairy tales personify wisdom and resourcefulness; they fight against evil, greed and laziness.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2019

        Amina Turan in the Country of Nomads

        by Zaure Turekhanova

        The book is about the extraordinary and dangerous adventures of a girl, Amina Turan and the inhabitants of the so-called bowls-cities Kos Almalyk in the fabulous Country of Nomads. The veil of surprising mysteries and secrets hidden by the heroes of the story will be slightly opened… An extraordinary, fantastic story begins on Saturday night. Suddenly awakening from her sleep, Amina witnesses that the turtle-box, bought in an antique shop, comes to life and together with her friend, a glass turtle standing on the table goes to explore an amazing sight. Out of curiosity, the girl decides to follow the turtles and unexpectedly finds herself in the magical world of the Country of Nomads.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        October 2020

        The old man, the child and the donkey

        A tale from Senegal in French and in Sereer

        by Boucar Diouf/Mary-des-ailes

        An old man decides to show the world to his grandson, he hits the road with the child and with a donkey. But whether they are riding the donkey or walking alongside it, there are always criticisms looming over it: impossible to please everyone!

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2017

        Contes de la forêt et de la savane

        Fables d'ici et d'ailleurs

        by Ntsama Abah, Balafun studio by K. Willy

        "Contes de la forêt et de la savane (Fables d'ici et d'ailleurs)" is a collection of tales that immerses us at the crossroads of different Cameroonian cultures and, in a broader sense, of Central Africa. Here, through a very surprising mixture of French-speaking literature and mother tongue which is based on this particular cultural context, the author allows the power and delicacy of oral transmission to shine through in all simplicity in our regions. Consisting of ten tales of unequal lengths, the book presents the exceptional adventures of different living beings in which man meets much more than his “animal” or “insect” brothers… Indeed, and through these multiple adventures, the reader rubs shoulders with wisdom as well as its history and that of the world in which he lives.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2019

        Lumières obscures

        by François Olinga Mbida

        Little is known about the Ekang literature of the Bantu peoples today. This oral literature, carried over the last century by incomparable elders, is very often conveyed by the virtuosos of mvet. Dark Lights by François Olinga Mbida revives this flame. Through these stories, he tries to put these riches within the reach of the readership, despite its esoteric subtleties.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2017

        Le serpent magique

        by Olivier Timma

        "Le serpent magique" tells one of the most famous legends of the Fang Béti cultural area: the crossing of the Sanaga by the Béti people in the middle of the seventeenth century. This legend features three great heroes: Ngaη Medza'a, "the serpent man", Nnëbodo "savior of men" and Kolo-Kunu "master of the word". Through this album, the author takes the reader through the mythical and fantastic universe of the history of the Beti people.

      • Trusted Partner
        Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
        2020

        Auntie Malva's Christmas Shop

        by Dermanskyi Oleksandr

        The townspeople do not crave a single holiday as zealously as Christmas, when the city is noisy and carefree. Everything around is filled with joyful laughter, carols, cheerful voices. And also with fabulous incense from the charming van shop of Auntie Malva. But this year, things may be different, because the creepy Ms. Mizzle and the insidious Mr. Raven have already begun to implement their sinister plan. And only little Tyshko and his faithful dog Kuchugurka can stop them. But will they be able to return the magic book to the grandfather storyteller and save Christmas? The book was created by two brilliant Ukrainian masters of pen and brush Sashko Dermanskiy and Rostyslav Popskiy.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        2020

        The Olive Pit

        by Olha Kupriyan

        In search of a better life, the ancient Greek family travels from Miletus to Tyras, distant Black Sea regions, where there are already several Greek settlements. His grandmother stayed in Miletus and gave him a bag of olives for the journey. In the new place, the ancient culture is intertwined with the local one, the steppe culture. What is it like to travel for a long time in the sea into the unknown? Which part of home can be brought with you? What will remain only a poignant memory? This life-affirming story will give parents support to help their children experience complex emotions: homesickness, anxiety, boredom.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA

        Unforgetable Harvest

        by Muteteri Chrisitne; Jean de Dieu Munyurangabo

        Through a testemonie, a grandmom tells her stories about her first participation on traditional ceremony in the familly.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2013

        Tales of Mauritius

        by Shenaz Patel, Sébastien Pelon

        How did Tizan manage to change a grasshopper into a cow? How can an elephant and a whale both be convinced that a small hare is much stronger than them? This collection gathers the popular characters belonging to Mauritian oral history, such as Tizan, Mister Jaco, the tortoise and the hare. Some of the nine funny and cunning tales composing this book are an adaptation of the 19th century tales of Charles Baissac.

      • Trusted Partner
        Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
        2008

        Bestiario azteca (Aztec bestiary)

        by Ianna Andréadis, Élisabeth Foch

        Eagle, grasshopper, jaguar, butterfly, dog, monkey, feathered serpent, all these animals, real or mythological, tiny or majestic, carry a message. Forty works drawn with pen or brush have a dialogue with the texts of Elisabeth Foch, By taking us to a journey through the museums of Anthropology, the Templo Mayor in Mexico and the collections of the musée du quai Branly in Paris, this book takes us into the world of an ancient Mexico.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        January 2022

        Knot of Fairy Tales

        by Vitaliia Savchenko (Author), Natalia Khmelivska (Illustrator), Stepan Bybyk (Illustrator)

        This collection includes tales about friendship and faith in miracles. It is an ideal reding text for preschool and primary school children.   From 3 to 8 years, 6563 words. Rightsholders:   gapiukserhii@gmail.com

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        2021

        Parables. The Wisdom of Generations

        by Olga Ivanova (Editor), Olena Sheveka (Illustrator)

        The deep experience of every generation is hidden within their parables. They contain basic knowledge that every child should understand. Through the parables collected in this book, you will help children to understand truth and lies, love and indifference, joy and anger, as well as the importance of learning. And from these instructive short stories, the young reader will learn how to distinguish what good and evil are, and how to take decisions independently. Thanks to this book children will appreciate and respect their parents and will build good relationships with others. This book will help any adult  wishing to explore the deeper truths and values in life with children.   From 6 to 9 years, 106,000 words. Rightsholders: Anastasiia Taran, tarannnastia@gmail.com,

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        January 2012

        A Tall Story

        About the Giraffe

        by Janet Keegans

        An amusing story with charming illustrations which retells—with a twist—the Nguni creation legend about why the giraffe has such a long neck.   The little giraffe in this book is a very inquisitive character determined to find out everyone’s secrets. His curiosity leads him right across Africa with only a faithful oxpecker for company.   Giraffe’s thirst for knowledge brings unexpected results--whether for better or worse depends on your point of view!   A great read-to-and-discuss book, and a fun, accessible reader for children from five years up. Author’s and illustrator’s royalties all go to the Trust for African Schools.

      • Children's & YA
        September 2018

        Dictionary of American Myths

        by María García Esperón, Illustrated by Amanda Mijangos

        From the Spider Grandmother of the Hopis to the white Zamna of the Mayans, this dictionary traces the dreams and legends of the men and women who have lived on American soil since the remote times of origin. Narrations that speak of lightning and hurricanes, of deluges and stories of love; of the union of seeds with gods and men, with animals and stars.

      • Children's & YA

        Stories from Shahnameh

        The Book of Kings

        by Rewritten: Atoosa Salehi

        Among the Iranian literary works, the Shahnameh is a masterpiece especially due to its epical nature. The rich Persian prose and language of Shahnameh, written by the great Persian poet, Ferdousi, is still a reliable literary source for researchers and professors of the Persian Literature. This epic enjoys several stories within itself, which can be hard for a young adult to read. The author of this series has adapted Shahnameh with having the keen young adults in mind as the major audience of these six books. The author has avoided repetition of the fairy tales in order to create them through a new point of view.

      • Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
        May 2021

        Kunqu Opera Stories (6 volumes)

        by Wang Yuanyue, et al. (compiler); Cheng Shifa, Dai Dunbang, Cheng Duoduo (illustrators)

        "Kunqu Opera Stories" is a children's book approved by the Shanghai International Kunqu Opera Association, aiming to let children know the essence of Kunqu opera. The series is mainly composed of two parts, one is the Kunqu story and the other is the Kunqu knowledge. The book tells stories to close the distance between children and Kunqu opera, to arouse children’s interest in Kunqu opera. After each story, there is knowledge rich enough of Kunqu opera to be presented in a relaxing and childlike style, so that children can learn the history and knowledge about Kunqu Opera, and deepen their knowledge of Kunqu Opera.

      • Children's & YA

        Sebastian Bom and the white crocodile

        by Mónica Rodríguez, Illustrated by Isidro R. Esquivel

        Bastian is a child like any other child of the favela, except that he was born with spots that little by little have spread on his skin. His family is worried about him and Bastian does not understand why. His father finds a way to “cure” him even if this means putting himself in danger. An encounter with America, a girl whitter than the snow, prompts him to look for the white crocodile from Princess Titiaca’s legend. Bastian will turn his search into a discovery journey of who he really is. Will he be able to find his white crocodile?

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