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Syberia
Janis, a young Polish dissident, was sentenced to a Siberian labor camp after a failed student protest — which led to his arrest and the death of his father. Now, after two years, a mysterious cosmic explosion shatters the sky: the real-life Tunguska Event of 1908. In the chaos, Janis escapes into the vast, frozen taiga. Battling hunger, cold, wild animals,…
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A Hundred Steps to Freedom
A gripping adventure blending suspense and emotional depth. “Breathing heavily, he turned towards the cliff. At that precise moment an eagle’s shriek filled the sky. The air near him shifted, the silhouette of the raptor darted in front of him. It seemed to incite him. ‘Come on, grab my legs. Fly away with me’.” Blind since childhood, Lucio has always…
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I Am a Leaf
“One day I am blowing, one day I can’t get going. One day blazing sun, one day there is none.” Day after day, like a leaf in the wind, our emotions change. Sometimes we feel light and free, other times we feel weighed down. One day we feel brave, the next we feel scared and small. Some days we feel…
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Save the World – Vol.4: No More Food Waste
The destiny of the planet is in your hands! A vibrant and engaging series blending science-based facts with fun, school-based adventures. Three young friends – Lila, Vanessa, and Filippo – take on global environmental issues through the lens of their everyday lives: from their classroom and neighbourhood to riverbanks and birthday parties. During a birthday party, the kids are shocked…
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Save the World – Vol.3: Let’s Save Energy!
The destiny of the planet is in your hands! A vibrant and engaging series blending science-based facts with fun, school-based adventures. Three young friends – Lila, Vanessa, and Filippo – take on global environmental issues through the lens of their everyday lives: from their classroom and neighbourhood to riverbanks and birthday parties. A sudden blackout sets the scene for an…
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Save the World – Vol.2: Zero Plastic
The destiny of the planet is in your hands! A vibrant and engaging series blending science-based facts with fun, school-based adventures. Three young friends – Lila, Vanessa, and Filippo – take on global environmental issues through the lens of their everyday lives: from their classroom and neighbourhood to riverbanks and birthday parties. A bike ride turns into a mission when…
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Save the World – Vol.1: Mind the Climate
The destiny of the planet is in your hands! A vibrant and engaging series blending science-based facts with fun, school-based adventures. Three young friends – Lila, Vanessa, and Filippo – take on global environmental issues through the lens of their everyday lives: from their classroom and neighbourhood to riverbanks and birthday parties. The summer heat is unbearable, and Lila can’t…
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The Last Hunter
I am the last hunter and you are the last of your kind. The noise of our fight will make the stars fall from the sky. Florida, 10,000 years ago. The tribe has gone far South in search of the last mastodons, creatures that are very precious for their survival but which are disappearing perhaps due to the violence of…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 06: The Forgetful Elephant
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! TUMP! TUMP! The ground shakes in Strangewood as someone new stomps into town. It’s a little elephant called Forgetsy – and he can’t remember a thing! He doesn’t know where he’s from or how he got there. All he knows is…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 05: A Warm-Blooded Snake
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! For several nights now, no one in Strangewood has managed to get a wink of sleep: a mysterious shadow has been rustling through the grass, terrifying Ray, Vertigo, and even Bristle, who’s shaking from the tip of his tuft right down…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 04: A Nappy for Stinky
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Bristle the wild boar is busy filing his hooves when he’s suddenly frozen stiff with fright: a deafening noise is echoing through the woods – loud enough to make anyone’s fur stand on end! Bristle and his quirky animal friends bravely…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 03: Dishevelled Bristle
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! So many strange things are happening in Strangewood! Nibble the dormouse has chocolate smeared all over his whiskers, Ray the owl is munching on crisps, and Ursus the bear has brewed banana tea – but there aren’t any banana trees in…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 02: The Theft of the Rut
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Alarm in Strangewood, the strangest wood around: someone has stolen the River Rut! The sparkling waters of the stream have vanished into thin air, and the legendary Fizzylake no longer fizzes. Tuffy, the otter who can’t swim, is determined to find…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 01: Dung Strike
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Everything in Strangewood is topsy-turvy – that’s common knowledge – and the creatures living there are as peculiar as it gets. There’s an owl who’s afraid of the dark, a squirrel with vertigo, a short-sighted falcon, and even a bear cub…
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Wonderful Creatures
«I am a new creature and I live in the forest. My dad is a swallow and my mum is a wolf. They met in a forest, where animals did not live apart, but in great harmony.» From the multi-award-winning authors Guia Risari and Cinzia Ghigliano comes a timeless story that transports us to a special forest, where creatures halfway…
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The Fear of the Lion
No one is free from fear, not even the ferocious mountain lion! In fairy tales, everyone cheers for the three little pigs… But in reality, every ecosystem also needs its “big bad” wolf to survive. Predators are fundamental for the natural world where everything pivots between those that run to feed themselves and those that run away to save their…
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Midnight Elephant
An extravagant, yet delicate picture book that follows the adventures of Elio the elephant, who can’t sleep. So he gets dressed and leaves home at midnight to start wandering in a silent but magical city in the middle of the night. Together with Elio we walk the dark streets of a sleeping city, among minute details, all to be discovered.…
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Worlds
How many worlds exist beyond our own? A celebration of diversity, resilience, and the magic of looking beyond what we see. Through lyrical language and stunning imagery, Worlds captures the essence of human experience: fragility and strength, solitude and belonging, fear and wonder. It reminds us that while each of us sees the world differently, we are all part of…
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Where Clouds Are Born
A picture book that emphasises the power of imagination and fantasy. Where do clouds originate? How are they formed? In a secret place, in the hands of gentle experts, with mysterious recipes handed down through generations clouds are born: they are many and all different, each with its own personality. After the birth, a Zeppelin will carry the clouds to…
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Cece & Cice On the Snow
Two inseparable friends embrace the joyful adventures each season brings! Cece and Cice won’t get out of bed — not in winter! But once they’re finally up, wrapped in hats, gloves and checkered scarves, it’s time to head out into the snow. They tumble, roll and disappear into snowy drifts… only to reappear with a surprise! With warmth, humour and…
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