Tom Spud

by Emmanuelle de Maisonneuve, ill. François Gomes
This is the second part of Tom Spud's adventure. He is being adopted by the Granmanitou and wishes to become one of them. He takes the challenges and competes with other animals on agility, bravery and wisdom to become the first Granmanitou in his category. While he knows he is safe in the garden, he is too tempted to look for the hawthorn bush where Fades have been seen. He knows he is one of them, and he ventures out of the garden...
Vol 2: The hidden Land of Alba Spina
192 pages, 17 x 24 cm, 8 to 12 years old

Mummies & Co

The globe-investigators: Destination Paris
by Nicolas Ancion, ill. Bruno Tatti
Alex and his sister Maya, the mascots of Graine2 Travelling Kids, are ready for the most exciting adventures. While on holiday in Paris, the two children experience strange adventures: the mummies of the Louvre Museum have vanished, an ancient parchment is stolen from a huge Russian man with a hieroglyth tattoo on the neck, people in the street mysteriously disappear. From the Louvre to the National Library, the metro's corridors to the top of the Eiffel Tower, the children will run around the city using brains and bravery to save the capital city from a great danger.
The text is complemented with sketches, photographs and information in the margins. 224 pages novel, 16 x 21 cm, b&w illustrations
8 to 12 years old

Wangari Maathai, the Woman who Plants Millions of Trees

by Franck Prévot, ill. Aurélia Fronty
Wangari Maathai is this exceptional figure who, long before the "green" trend, was convinced that preserving the Earth would preserve man. In 1977, she launched a huge and symbolic operation: the reforestation of Africa by women. 30 million trees are already planted, and she was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 2004. At 70 today, she remains an ardent fighter for women's rights in Africa and continues to claim for democracy, non-violence, free speech, emancipation, sometimes threatening her own life and freedom. A title in the series Great Figures.
48 pages, 26 x 26 cm, 8 years +
Rights sold: Korean, Portuguese (Brazil)

Ginkgo, the Oldest Tree in the World

by Alain Serres, ill. Zaü
This title explores a unique plant, the ginkgo biloba, also known as maidenhair tree.
It has all of a great figure, coming across time and through ages, seeking its origins long before the first dinosaur. While being the memory of humans and their planet, it has also a great capacity to adapt and can resist to modern pollution.
A book to be shared at school or at home, to understand all the issues about a tree: its history, social dimension and poetry. A title in the series Great Figures.
48 pages, 26 x 26 cm, 8 years+
Rights sold: Japanese

Zoom!

by Gay Wegerif
Horse goes clipperty, clopperty, clipperty, clop. Duck goes waddle, waddle, waddle. Dog goes roly poly, roly poly. Rabbit goes boing, boing, boing. Cow goes lollop, lollop, lollop. And the snail goes ZOOM! How come? Discover and enjoy with small children this title on animals, shapes and sounds.
32 pages, 17 x 18 cm, 2 years+

MMM

by Gay Wegerif
Mmm, how nice and noisy it is to eat: the apple for the horse, the peas for the rabbit, the sweet corn for the hen. Now they all like ice-cream also, just like children. But nobody can swallow it like the horse! A small and tender little book on one of children's favourite subjects: eating.
32 pages, 17 x 18 cm, 2 years+