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WelcomeWelcome to Cortez Publishing Company!
It was founded over 32 years ago. We are a publishingcompany dedicated to create books which contribute to the
formation of people in the academic areas, as well as in the areaof literature for children and youths.
Our academic area is divided in three segments: Education,Social Services and Social Sciences. According to
university teachers, we publish books that are a synonym ofquality and reference.
We have been working with literature for children andyouths for just eight years, but we have already
conquered the respect from the part of the teachers andspecialists, due to the themes that propose respect to diversitywithout putting aside the fantasy, which is absolutelynecessary to this kind of public.
Now, we would like to invite you to know a small sample ofthe huge work we have been developing, and which is the
result of the creativity of authors and illustrators, who are able toturn dreams and poems into enchanting books for children andyoung people.
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Guess if you can!
Author: Maria Júlia PacciniIllustrator: Antonio Carlos Tassara 24 pages – 25 x 24,5ISBN: 978-85-249-1506-2Mentioned subjects: transcendence; preservation of nature
The trees, the mountains, the animals,the days and nights. This book leads
children towards the perception of the world,the beauty and the wonders that exist in everylittle thing of nature. Who created all of it?Guess if you can!
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Curumim Abaré Imitating the AnimalsAuthors: Dulce Seabra e Sérgio MacielIllustrator: Cláudia Ramos32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1441-6Mentioned subjects: ecology, psychomotricity
Curumim Abaré, imitating the animals, tells us
the story of a native Indian boy and his
adventure through the forest where the game is to
watch and imitate the animals found on his path. This
way, the little native boy finds, watches and imitates the
fast butterfly flying, the firm ants steps, the jumping
frog, the slow landing turtle step, among other animals.
The little Abaré, since then, learns a lot about animals
and about his own body’s movements. He has lots of
fun while he discovers the world around him.
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The discovery
Author and illustrator: Jonas Ribeiro20 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1136-1Mentioned subjects: love, friendship, geometrical figures
Once upon a time, there was aboy who planted square thoughts
and was attentive so none of themwould be born out of their own rows. He liked his plantation very much, andhe liked his neighbor too, a little girlwho drew poems and did not careabout the disorder or the mess. Thecultivation of a friendship, the birth oflove… A great discovery!
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The Curupira and the animals of the forest
Author and illustrator: Ingrid BiesemeyerBellinghausen24 pages – 28 x 21ISBN: 978-85-249-1247-4Mentioned subjects: the Amazonianjungle, folklore, the environment
The Curupira is the guardian of theAmazonian forest, where a big number
of different species of animals live. TheCurupira is the one who makes sure that eachand every animal can live well and peacefully.He is also the one that protects the forestagainst a dangerous animal, who causes theimbalance of the environment and puts otheranimals in danger: the human being.
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The Lake
Author and illustrator:Rodrigo Abrahim36 pages – 25 x 24,5ISBN: 978-85-249-1840-7Mentioned subjects: nature, first communities, rock paintings
The lake from this story is the bluest anddeepest that has ever existed. Close to it,
lived the first human groups who madediscoveries and showed their experiences bypainting the walls of the caves.
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To know the diversity of onomatopoeiasit is necessary to find out how the
animals kiss each other. How does theelephant kiss with its huge trunk? What about the peacocks kiss with its longmulticolored tail? It challenges children´simagination, who can play with a variety ofanimal kissing sounds.
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There’s an armadillo in my backyardAuthor: Flávia CôrtesIllustrator: Anielizabeth24 pages – 24,5 x 25ISBN: 978-85-249-1568-0Mentioned subjects: curiosity, learning,discoveries
A very smart and curious boy. A smartarmadillo cub as well. One lives in the
upper part of the backyard. The other livesunder the earth. But the boy and the cub are much more alike than they think and their meeting will end up in a mess, for sure!The different format of this book, printed in block letters, encourages the curiosity of the children and makes the reading easierfor them.
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Kissing Animal
Author: Rosângela LimaIllustrator:Anielizabeth40 pages – 25 x 24,5ISBN: 978-85-249-1799-8 Mentioned subjects: animals, onomatopoeia, kisses
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River´s Soul
Author and illustrator:Ellen PestiliISBN: 978-85-249-1439-332 pages – 25 x 24,5Mentioned subjects: river, environment, pollution
Short poem about a large river thatshows what happens on its margin,
since exuberant flora and fauna todegradation caused by coal dealers, bypolluted water, by people who do not know theimportance of life in the river. There is apredominance of images that makes possiblethe reinterpretation of the text.
Golden Rosemary and OtherSmells of LoveAuthors: Lenice Gomes e Giba PedrozaIllustrator: Cláudio Martins32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1784-4Mentioned subjects: love ditties, oral stories, poems
Collection of lots of love ditties (shortrhymed poems) gathered from oral
stories and told to boys and girls. Passionatepoems that talk about: eye contact; wish ofbeing loved; happiness of sharing dreamswith each other; emotion of the first scribblesabout love and friendship.
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The Absentminded Girl
Author: Sandra BrancoIllustrator: Elma 24 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1254-2Mentioned subjects: creativity, freedom, respect for diversity
The ideas ran free in the thoughts ofthe absentminded girl. She always
seemed to have an open window foreverything that was new, interesting andcreative. However, one day, an idea becamean obsession for her and she couldn’t think ofanything else. And now? How would she getout of this mess?
Every child has the right to read the worldAuthor: Fabiano dos Santos PiúbaIllustrator: Rafael Limaverde32 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1538-3Mentioned subjects: children rights,the importance of reading
All children have rights and one of themis the right to read; read the clouds, the
people, the places, the things. And readbooks, these small objects which are able toopen up a person’s mind for life, for otherpeople and for himself. And for manypossibilities of reading and changing theworld. It is a book about the importance ofreading as a fundamental right.
The girl and her little dots
Author: Silmara Rascalha CasadeiIllustrator:Lisie De Lucca32 pages – 21 x 21ISBN: 978-85-249-1398-3Mentioned subjects: fear, insecurity, friendship
The girl had so many little dots inher heart that she was lonely and
sad all the time. This situation botheredher and made her feel even moreunhappy. The thing she wanted the mostwas to take those dots away… But a very wise friendship will show her that we all carry little dots in our hearts and that they are part of ourown stories.
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I live, you live, and so doesthe armadillo tail!Author: Lenice GomesIllustrator: André Neves40 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1533-8Mentioned subjects: verses, poetry, oral ability
Catch the lice, pop the popcorn androlled wrapped duck are some of the
funny verses recited to entertain and calmdown children and tongue twisters which, united by the rhythm and rhymes in thesecolorful poems, stimulate the imagination and remind us of the taste and memories of our childhood.
Why do boys have big feetand girls have small feet?Author: Sandra BrancoIllustrator: Elma24 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-0998-6Mentioned subjects: verses, poetry, oral ability
Do all the boys have big stinky feet andlike to kick balls? And do all the girls
have small feet, play with dolls and wearsandals? This book shows us that the mostimportant thing in life is to be happy and respect other people the way they are. It is a book about acceptance without discrimination.
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Amazonia
Author and illustrator: Ellen Pestili32 pages – 25 x 24,5ISBN: 978-85-249-1475-1Mentioned subjects: environment, the Amazonian forest
The beauty of the illustrations and theforce of the text in poetic prose of
this book take us to the heart of theAmazonian forest, where the enchantmentof its rivers, its fauna and flora, as well asthe brutality of the human being, whoinvades this paradise with his greed anddestruction, live together. The book showsthe reality of the Amazon region and theurge to preserve nature.
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ages 10 - 11
The Midnight Hug
Author: Maria da Glória Cardia de CastroIllustrator:Ana Maria Moura48 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1847-6Mentioned subjects: love, fidelity, cheating, fairy tales
In a distant kingdom, the Sunflowerwith golden petals was the king and his
queen was a Rose with red petals. They usedto live happily until a two-colored Rose showsup and enchants the king. Jealousy, plots andlies make the king almost forget his queen,who does not give up on showing him that her love and fidelity are more important than appearances.
Heads Will Roll
Authors: Edson Gabriel GarciaIllustrator: Elma 32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1571-0Mentioned subjects: poems, games
Poems for those who like to play withthe words. The hen that sends e-mail to
the rooster telling him to look for another hen;the despair of the worm because it does notknow where the side of its face is; thesuffering agouti that looks for a boyfriend; thefrog that is tired of being the ugly guy in thestories and declares itself a prince; the greedy bogey and lots of verses andanimal poems.
Pedro Malasartes´Stories
Author: Júlio Emílio BrazIllustrator: Anelise Zimmermann48 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1796-7Mentioned subjects:popular culture, short stories, tricks
Pedro Malasartes is a folklore characterwho came from the Iberian countries.
He is young or adult, depending on thenarrator. He loves tricking people, especiallythose who like to abuse the poor people. Fiveof the best stories are retold skillfully and withgood humor.
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The Upside Down World
Author: Jonas RibeiroIllustrator: Claudia Cascarelli32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1690-8Mentioned subjects: family, divorce, friendship
Flávio´s world was turned upside downwhen his parents told him they would
get divorced. He understands what hashappened for he is not silly, but he is sad andconfused. He is trying to put everythingtogether in his heart to find a new place foreach thing that has changed.
The Annoying Fat Girl
Author: Regina DrummondIllustrator: Salmo Dansa32 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1468-3Mentioned subjects: bullying, obesity, appearance
It tells Simone´s story, a girl who wasnot annoying because she was fat – she
was annoying anyway! She did not acceptherself the way she was and ate to calm downwith her frustrations: not having true friends,her passivity, absence of not having a spirit ofstruggle and a low self-esteem. When she hasan accident, she notices that people are notthe way she thought they were. She evennotices that they can pleasantly surprise us.
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Little Paulo: the boy whowrote a new storyAuthors:Mere Abramowicz and Silmara Rascalha CasadeiIllustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy40 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1671-7Mentioned subjects: Paulo Freire, education, biography
The will to overcome all difficulties that life imposed tohim was fundamental for the formation of this referred
to man. Paulo Freire is an example to be followed and a reasonof pride for young people and adults who, just like him, did nothave the opportunity to go to school when they were little.His way of teaching, a mixture of love and dialogue, hasrun around the world and makes Paulo Freire beremembered for his great contribution to education.This biography introduces some information abouthis trajectory to the small children.
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The Selfish GiantAuthor: Oscar WildeAdaptation:Liana LeãoIllustrator: Márcia Széliga - 32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1698-4Mentioned subjects: friendship,share, happiness
A giant has a big garden. Flowers, trees and birds loveto play there with children, but a giant locks the door
and blocks children´s entrance. Everything becomes lonelyand sad. Even spring does not start after winter.
Madiba, the African Boy
Author: Rogério Andrade BarbosaIllustrator: Renato Alarcão28 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1821-6Mentioned subjects: freedom,apartheid, fight
This is a gripping narrative thatdescribes Madiba´s story. He grows up
in South Africa during the apartheid era anddoes not accept discrimination against peoplebecause of skin color. The change of thinkinghas not come without fight and sacrifice, but it achieves freedom and it makes Nelson Mandela one of the biggest leaders of the 21st century.
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Collection of four tales from Brazilian Indians from theAmazon region. The legends tell the story of the birth of
cassava, how day and night appear, how the moon rises in thesky, and the reason why some animals have more meat thanothers. It rescues the beauty of oral tradition from people wholive in harmony with nature.
Nature Trip to Amazon
Author: Arlette PiaiIllustrator: Rodrigo Abrahim56 pages – 20 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1831-5Mentioned subjects: nature, forest, Indians
Fiction narrative in which Arara leadsthe reader to the heart of the huge
Amazon Forest. It is exposed the beauty andrich diversity of fauna, flora, waters andIndians who live there. Gripping text withpoems, photos and information that sensitizechildren and adults.
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Sounds From the ForestAuthor: Celso SistoIllustrator: Mateus Rios60 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1826-1Mentioned subjects: Indian tales, friendship, love
The Vampire BabyAuthor: Regina DrummondIllustrator: Márcia Széliga56 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1659-5Mentioned subjects: history, habits,living in society, acceptance of differences
In the Middle Ages, people were scaredto death of vampires, witches and
demons. And this fear was often turned intorage and intolerance towards everything thatwas unusual. The appearance of a vampirebaby in a peaceful village in Transylvania isthe motto for author Regina Drummond toshow us what daily life was like in Europe inthe 15th century, all in writing a very involving,thrilling and full of mystery text.
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Stories Told by a Snake GirlAuthors: Ima Maria Canauna and Fábio Cardoso dos SantosIllustrator: Tati Móes32 pages – 21 x 28 ISBN: 978-85-249-1343-3Mentioned subjects: tales, Africanculture
Tales of customs and creation ofspecies who inhabit Africa and the
world. Ecubu, the snake girl, following theCreator´s commands, sets the destiny of everyliving being in the world. It is a lovely narrativethat shows the origin of man and how hedominated the world.
The Amazons:the conquest of the sea-river by captain Francisco de Orellana, according to Friar Gaspar de CarvajalAdaptation and Illustrator: Jô Oliveira32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1561-1Mentioned subjects: history, the Amazonian forest, art
This is the adaptation of one of the mostinteresting episodes in the Americas’s
history for a comic book. In the 16th century,the expedition led by Francisco de Orellananavigated all through the Amazon river, sincethe Andes up to its source in the AtlanticOcean. In the forest, Orellana and his menlived great adventures and met fantasticcharacters, such as the legendary Amazonfemale warriors.
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Mr. Packowitsky, who TurnedInto a Package, and his Weirdway of SpeakingAuthor:Milton “Bituim” CamposIllustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy - 28 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1707-3Mentioned subjects: time, friendship,imagination
Mr. Packowitsky is bent over thegear of a damaged watch to try to
control the time to prevent it frombecoming uncontrolled and recklessthroughout the world. Besides living totrack the time, he also loves telling storiesto children, who love his way of speaking.
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The animal man
Author: Nelson AlbissúIllustrator: Marcia Misawa32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1588-8Mentioned subjects: ecology, fauna
An important message has been carriedby the coos of the doves, the cackles of
the chicken and many other onomatopoeias,with the sole objective of denouncing anurgent fact: the arrival of a dangerous animalthat threatens everybody’s lives and disturbsthe peace and the balance of theenvironment.
The little box of noses
Author: Liana LeãoIllustrator: Márcia Széliga32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1481-2Mentioned subjects: acceptance, vanity,
diversity
This is Toucan’s story. He was so unhappybecause of his colorful and enormous nose that
he decided to set an appointment with Dr. Parrot and hisbox of noses. But, will the change for a smaller andsnub nose bring him happiness? This book talks aboutthe difficulty we have in accepting ourselves the way weare, a subject that is dealt with sensibility and goodhumor by the author.
The city of stone carriers
Author: Sandra BrancoIllustrator: Elma32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1411-9Mentioned subjects: fear, guilt
Since they are born, the inhabitants ofthis city are obliged to carry stones. As
a matter of fact, they even don’t know why.Some stones are big and heavy; some othersare small or just fragments. Pedrinho, a verycurious little boy, wants to know where thisstory comes from. He leads the readers tothink about important themes, such as fearand guilt, so present in our society.
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Julieta on her bike
Author:Liana LeãoIllustrator:Márcia Széliga32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1078-4Mentioned subjects: fear, challenge, self-confidence
For Julieta, everything should be timed, organized, aligned.Nothing could surprise her on her way, which should always be a
straight line. One day, while riding her bike, Julieta suddenly sees acurve. What should she do? Will she be stuck there, just watching thehappiness go by? This is an involving text, full of splendid and detailedillustrations, which fascinate both children and adults.
Who’s afraid of the papangu?Author: Goimar DantasIllustrator: Claudia Cascarelli32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1675-5Mentioned subjects: popular tradition,popular feasts, folklore
The joy and colors of a traditionalcharacter of the northeastern region of
Brazil are the main topics of this story entirelytold in verses. The celebration of papangulegend, which was originally created to scarechildren, gets new forms as the yearspass by and survives by emerging again
on every Ash Wednesday, in order to makechildren have fun.
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Choose Your Dragon
Author:Rosana RiosIllustrator: Nireuda Longobardi36 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1694-6Mentioned subjects: dragons, folk-tales, family
For centuries dragon stories have runthe world and scare everyone. However,
are they only stories or do dragons really existsomewhere out there?Three children will try to find out Grandma´shouse mystery and they will have surprises.
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Giros: enchanting short stories Author: Mila BehrendtIllustrator: Marco Antonio Godoy48 pages – 23 x 30ISBN: 978-85-249-1576-5Mentioned subjects: popular culture, rhymes
“Giros” are short popular tales of oral tradition, also known asrepetitive tales or enchaining stories. In the “giros”, there is a
predominance of word games, and not exactly of a narrative. Beingoriginated from many different countries, these stories have passedthrough several adaptations in Brazil, but they keep theiroriginal characteristics: they are humorous stories with a harmonious rhythm, and very easy to learn by heart.
Stories about story tellers
Authors and organizers: Lenice Gomes and Fabiano Moraes Illustrator: Ciça Fittipaldi128 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1612-0Mentioned subjects: legends, fairytales, popular tales, popular traditions
The idea of this book was born by thetime of the 7th Story Tellers International
Symposium (Rio de Janeiro, 2007). Theauthors are renowned writers in Brazil,Portugal and Mexico, who make efforts aimingat spreading the oral culture in their countries.In this book, they retell, reconstruct, renewand revive wonderful legends, ghost stories,fairy tales and popular tales.
The legends survive thanks to the oraltradition and they carry imaginary and
historical traces along with them. They revealthe cultural richness of a people. This bookconsists of three stories which, due to theirbeauty, delicacy and truth, seem to be weavedin silk: they are soft in their narrative andbeautiful and strong in the messages theycommunicate to the readers.
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Stories weaved in silk
Author and illustrator: Lúcia Hiratsuka48 pages – 18 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1287-0Mentioned subjects: Japanese legends, culture
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I wanna have grandparents!
Author: Silmara Rascalha CasadeiIllustrator: Lisie De Lucca40 pages – 21 x 21ISBN: 978-85-249-1592-5Mentioned subjects: respect for elderly people, adoption, feelings
During a class, the teacher asks aboutthe students’ grandparents. From that
moment on, a sad little dot starts growing inthe heart of a little girl. But the children’s visitto a nursing home turns this sadness into agreat idea: the adoption of grandparents! Thisis a story about solidarity, loving care andintegration between different generations.
The fox and the nightingale
Author and illustrator: Ana Maria Moura32 pages – 21 x 26ISBN: 978-85-249-1567-3Mentioned subjects: Brazilian popular culture, family, tolerance and respectfor the differences
Rita is a curious and imaginative girl. Ona sunny and rainy day, she discovers
something fantastic in her backyard: the sunand the rain together mean the wedding ofthe fox with the nightingale. You will know Ritaand also a little bit of Brazilian culture andwisdom existing in popular sayings, in“cordel“ literature (cheap literature hanging ona line in a street market), as well as thestories told by the Brazilian viola players.
The Sun and the Earth: a love storyAuthor:Amir PiedadeIllustrator: Ana Maria Moura32 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1473-7Mentioned subjects: love, friendship, environment, weather changes
The Sun fell in love with the Earth. Ashe was very shy, it took him a long time
to tell her about it. In her turn, the Earth feltflattered and then they started dating rightaway. But life on Earth suffered theconsequences of this love. This is the story ofa big love, where an important choice candetermine the protection of the world.
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Pretty animal, weird animal
Author and illustrator: João Proteti36 pages – 22 x 20ISBN: 978-85-249-1286-3Mentioned subjects: preservation ofnature, sciences, biology
The rhymes written by João Proteti leadus to the Brazilian fauna and flora. The
color of the flowers, the enchantment of thebirds, the beauty and oddity of some animalsare all present in the poems, as well as in thecolors of this book. A funny and pleasantreading that makes children enrich theirvocabulary and learn how to value nature.
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I just know that I know nothing
Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes48 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1328-0Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, art
The writer and artist Silvana de Menezesfaced a challenge that just a few people would
face: introduce the foundations of philosophy tochildren and young people. With a very light andvisual text, similar to a play, characters such asSocrates (470-399 b. C.), Plato (427-347 b. C.) andAristotle (384-322 b. C.) become more familiar toreaders and the questions these philosophers asked,25 centuries ago, become more updated than ever.
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Earth, fire, water and air: The Milesian School
Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes40 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1330-3Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, sciences
Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes andHeraclito lived in the ancient Greece from
624 to 470 before Christ. They were the firstphilosophers who tried to explain naturalphenomena, searching by answers observingnature, and not the gods. In a very easy language,with interesting short texts, this book reveals alittle bit of human history and the construction ofhuman thinking.
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The magic square: The School of Pythagoras
Author and illustrator: Silvana de Menezes48 pages – 16 x 23ISBN: 978-85-249-1327-3Mentioned subjects: philosophy, history, mathematics, art
Pythagoras was one of the seven wise menin ancient Greece. Living in a war time, he
defended peace. In a world of inequalities, he wasagainst slavery and for the education of women. Inhis search for harmony, Pythagoras believed thateverything could be explained by the numbers.Allow yourself to dive into the life of one of themost interesting historical characters of all timesand find out the wonders of math with him.
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Leonardo since Vinci
Author: Nilson Moulin and Rubens MatuckIllustrator: Rubens Matuck94 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-0859-0Mentioned subjects: art, biography
It was by admiring nature and its changes day by day thatLeonardo trained himself as an attentive observer. Since his
childhood, with his particular organization, he kept beautiful things anddifferent pieces of information, so that he would be able to use themwhen he needed. This book was born exactly in the same way, startingin the small town of Vinci, in the search for Leonardo’s places.
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Sweet love: short stories for boys and girlsbeginning this little thing called love
Author: Edson Gabriel GarciaIllustrator: Kiko Garcia72 pages – 14 x 21ISBN: 978-85-249-1528-4Mentioned subjects: adolescence, love, friendship, self-confidence
Becoming a teen brings a lot ofchanges. Some are quite perceptible,
but some are not, such as a brand newfeeling that arises for a male or a femalefriend. A feeling that gets chills all over yourbody or makes you suddenly blush. In “SweetLove”, the reader will find eight short storiesabout the discovery of love and of a newphase of life.
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What the animals say
Author: Cristina SantosIllustrator: Anelise Zimmermann40 pages – 23 x 19ISBN: 978-85-249-1572-7Mentioned subject: Brazilian fauna
Do animals talk to each other? Yes, they do! In a very specific way:By showing their bodies, making sounds or spreading their smell.
This book deciphers how some animals of the Brazilian fauna communicateamong themselves. You will know what the dancer tangará does to conquera female. You will learn how the queen butterfly warns her predator not toeat her! And you will find out how the ants never lose their tracks.
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Every little monkey to his parent
Author: Cristina SantosIllustrator: Ane Mitri40 pages – 23 x 19ISBN: 978-85-249-1307-5Mentioned subjects: diversity,preservation of species,endangered animals
Brazil has the highest diversity of primate species of the world.They are spread all over the country, but their major concentration
is in Amazonia. Every species has a different way of taking care of theirown baby monkeys. The eleven species presented in this book showseveral different ways of care and their importance related to theprotection and development of their babies.
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The secret life of ants
Author: Cristina SantosIllustrator: Leandro Lopes24 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1668-7Mentioned subjects: biology, life of ants, ecology
Moving and being reunited by the smell, this is the way thedifferent kinds of ants communicate among themselves, and also
this is how they care for their nests and preserve them. But it is by theact of carrying leaves to their anthills that a kind of fungus is born andlet the soil more fertile. And, with the task of “cleaning up” the seeds,the ants cultivate the forest.
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Ball on the foot: the amazing history of soccer
Authors: Luisa Massarani and Marcos AbrucioIllustrator: Ivan Zigg32 pages – 19 x 25,5ISBN: 978-85-249-0993-1Mentioned subjects:football, sports, history
Did you know that the football was born in China and it hadalready been used for military training? Or that old American
inhabitants, such as the Mayas and the Aztecs, played a football gameon which they bet on their lives? From that time on until the presenttime, we invite you to know the history of soccer, a sport that isnowadays played all over the world.
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One for All and All for One. The group living of mammals
Author: Cristina SantosIllustrator: Leandro Lopes24 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1843-8Mentioned subjects: environment, mammalian, life
The author in this book tells us how the group living of mammals is,also called social animals because they live in groups. The group
living helps their babies develop the skills needed for their adult life. Lateron, instead of spreading themselves everywhere, they remain with theirnatal group for a long time, so that their social ties become strongeramong them. We are going to visit Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, Caatinga andAmazon and get to know the meaning of the different behaviors of somesocial mammals of Brazilian fauna...
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Brazilian dinosaurs
Author: Luisa MassaraniIllustrator: Maurilio Oliveira56 pages – 21 x 28ISBN: 978-85-249-1589-5Mentioned subjects: sciences, dinosaurs, geography
Ferocious and enormous beings who looked like lizardsand lived in distant lands: this is how the dinosaurs are
described in our imagination. But not everything one imaginesis true. We already know that more than a thousand differentkinds of dinosaurs lived on Earth. Some of them lived in Brazil.They were of different sizes. Some disappeared without atrace. Some others caused the rise of new species…
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