Papagayo

The little library of tales from around the world

The giant from the land of ice

by Laurence Fugier, ill. Julia Chausson

A reindeer herder and his family settle near Lake Vuolvojavri, unaware that a cruel and stupid ogre lives on the other shore. When the ogre wants to marry the herder's daughter, her father plays a clever trick on him, dressing up a pine log as the bride. A tale and information on the Sami people.

48 pages, 14 x 22 cm, 5 years +

The monkey and the golden cob

by Claire Laurens, ill. Martine Bourre

A monkey finds a golden cob in the forest but it is stolen from him. In vain he seeks help from the fire, the river, the anteater, the jaguar. But it is the hunters from the village who help him, and the monkey thanks them by giving them some grains from his cob. And that was how, according to legend, the Nahua Indians began to grow maize. At the end of the book, information on the Nahua Indians.

48 pages, 14 x 22 cm, 5 years +

Chronobook series

Chronobook Dinosaurs
With Chronobook Dinosaurs, children will be unbeatable about history of living beings on our planet millions of years ago. From the creation of the planet 4.6 billion years ago to the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago, through the appearance of first vertebrates, Chronobook offers a new vision on the world of dinosaurs.

Chronobook Prehistory

Australopithecus, Homo Sapiens, not to mention the Cro-Magnon, no major step is missed in the Chronobook dedicated to Prehistory. From the appearance of the Hominids 8 million years ago to the end of the Prehistory 5300 years ago, this frieze allows a better understanding of history and evolution of mankind, for a new vision of Prehistory.

Chronobook Great Inventions

In Chronobook Great Inventions, children can trace the history of objects or processes that surround us. From the invention of the fire to the MP3, this frieze resumes the chronology of major inventions that have changed people's lives. In total, some 5,500 years of history reviewed to understand how our society was built for a new vision of the world around us.

Three titles available, and more to come.
16 x 16 cm, 2-metre long when unfolded
12 flaps, full colour both sides in a cardboard box
7 years +

Papagayo

The little library of tales from around the world

The sultan's diamond

by Catherine Gendrin, ill Judith Gueyfier

The sultan wants to give his pregnant wife a gift once the baby is born. He asks the jeweller to drill a magnificent diamond. But the jeweller splits the stone in two! He is devastated, for the Sultan had threatened to kill him if he damaged the stone. But luckily, the next day, the Sultan's wife gave birth to twins...

48 pages, 14 x 22 cm, 5 years +

The grandmother who saved a whole kingdom

by Claire Laurens, ill Sandrine Thommen

A Lord gives orders that all the old people should be abandoned in the mountains. The young Shoji refuses to accept this fate for his beloved grandmother. Her life will be saved when she will be the only person able to solve three riddles. From then on in Japan, the elderly are cherished and respected for their experience and wisdom.

48 pages, 14 x 22 cm, 5 years +

Who's there ?

by Clotilde Perrin

Mum brings home a newborn baby and this is baby's first day with the family, the first bath, the first feed. The pages gradually unfold to create a 160 cm illustration depicting the whole of this first day. A book to share with the rest of the family, at the childminder's or at nursery school when a child becomes a big sister or brother!
24 pages, 17 x 17 cm (160 cm unfolded), 3 years +