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Prehistory
Is it possible to tell the story of Prehistory without only talking about prehistoric man? Of course: all we have to do is look very carefully at the traces it left us and ask ourselves new questions. We’ll discover a communal life built on a real team game: the work of women, the activities of men, the contribution of children. Listening to the stories of…
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Harriet, Darwin’s Tortoise
Harriet became famous as the tortoise that inspired the well-known Charles Darwin’s theory about the origin of species. It seems that Harriet and Mr. Darwin became inseparable friends since they first met in Galápagos islands, an archipelago where the nature is breathtaking. Let’s discover this incredible story from the real voice whom experienced everything: the tortoise Harriet in itself! We…
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Another Catastrophic Book by Matt
Matt could not have known that remote-controlled drones have a life of their own. He certainly could not have imagined that by pressing that button, Dad’s drone would rise five metres and then crash into his neighbour’s greenhouse. If Matt had imagined all this, however, this story would not exist. Once again Matt is grounded: his mother forces him to do charity work at…
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The First Disastrous Book by Matt
Matt is a 12-year-old with a keen tendency for trouble. This time he made a really big mess… But how could he have known that rockets, if triggered and positioned near bushes, can set them on fire? Just how? His parents decide to put him in detention and sentence him to a month of volunteering at an Elderly Centre. That is, a centre FULL…
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Peggy Goes for a Walk
Peggy loves walking with her Grandpa. Today Peggy and her Grandpa are going out together for a walk in the woods. Peggy’s legs are very fast, while Grandpa’s are slower. “Come on, come on, Grandpa!” Peggy shouts. They look at the mushrooms, then hear a woodpecker at work. And Peggy has another important thing to do: jump in puddles! Peggy…
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Peggy Does Some Gardening
Today Peggy and her Mum go to the garden to take care of the plants. Peggy is determined to help her Mum do everything there is to do: plant the beans, water the seedlings, remove the weeds, taste the raspberries… “I’ll do it, I’ll do it!” she shouts every time. “For its vivid representation of two worlds, child and adult,…
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