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    • Children's & YA
      2020

      A dream of birds

      by Shenaz Patel, Emmanuelle Tchoukriel

      On the way to school, Sara comes across a funny little house with a red roof. It is an aviary, full of colourful parakeets. She thinks about her grandfather, who loved watching birds fly free in his garden every day. Sara finds herself dreaming of an aviary with no fences and no roof… A story as free as a bird!

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

      A flamboyant father christmas

      by Fabienne Jonca, Iloë

      In January, the most elegant Father Christmas decides to explore the world, in search of an outfit for the next holiday season. On board his sleigh, he flies to Scotland, Japan, the Ivory Coast, and many more countries. During this round-the-world-trip, he tries on clothes, from the plainest to the most dazzling. What will he decide to wear this year? A Scottish kilt or an African boubou?

    • Children's & YA
      2019

      Daniella's ravanne

      by Armanath Hosany, Joëlle Betsey-Maestracci

      Daniella will soon be turning 12. When she hears that a ravanne show will soon be hosted in her village, she feels the music inside her heart. But how will she learn to play of ravanne when all the boys around her think that this instrument is reserved for boys only?

    • 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.

    • Children's & YA
      2014

      The dodo with golden feathers

      by Corinne Fleury, Sébastien Pelon

      A dodo with golden feathers lives in a village in Mauritius. Every day he lays an egg containing a golden nugget. His heart also has incredible powers. When the greedy villagers discover his powers, they all want to catch him. The dodo is in danger. Old Mimine is the only one to protect him…

    • Children's & YA
      2018

      The treasure map

      The mysterious Albion lighthouse

      by Yianna Amodine, Iloë

      With their torch lights in hand, Miss Mala and her pupils go on a school trip to the Albion lighthouse. Emilie, Ashvin, Jeremy and Zara have heard that the caves found there had been hideouts for pirates and buccaneers. They truly hope that their magical map will be able to guide them to a treasure. But will they be bold enough to face the mystery of the lighthouse?

    • Children's & YA
      2019

      The treasure map

      The labyrinth of Villebague

      by Yianna Amodine, Iloë

      Miss Mala's class is delighted to go on a school trip to discover what remains of the island's very first suger cane mill. Clutching their magic map, Ashvin, Zara, Emilie and Jeremy step away from their classmates and venture into the sugarcane fields. How will they find their way out when the labyrinth closes in on them, and the map no longer seems to work?

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