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2008
Rights Catalogue
Illustration by Cristina Losantos
Books and Literature
for Children
Books to look and tell
SPACES Series
Script and illustrations by Cristina Losantos
14 x 18 cm
10 pages
Laminated cardboard accordion
Ages 2 and up
Panoramic views of places familiar to
children to start discovering the world.
SPACES is a series of illustrated books without words where children recognize familiar
places such as an amusement park, a circus,
a zoo or a beach. The images show the trans-
formation of these spaces during a whole day.
Children will discover objects, places and
situations within their world.
Published titles:
1. Snow
2. The Amusement Park
3. The Zoo
4. The Circus
5. The Summer Camp
6. The Beach
WITHOUT WORDS
Series
Script and illustrations by various authors
20,5 x 20,8 cm
24 and 32 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3 and up
Rights sold: Italian
The first fiction stories with images for
children to read before they know how.
The series WITHOUT WORDS offer small children the possibility to read before they learn
how. The sequences of images full of details
allow the children to follow the story. The series
is designed to help them discover the pleasure
of reading by themselves.
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Published titles:
1. Come, Little Robin, Come
Author: Xavier Blanch
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
6. Grown-ups Can’t See Me
Author: Clara Sabrià
Illustrator: Mabel Piérola
2. Tantrums
Author: Gabriela Keselman
Illustrator: Pau Estrada
7. Festival
Author: Josep Lluch
Illustrator: Max
3. At a Clown’s Pace
Author: Teresa Duran
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
8. I Like Trains
Author: Hermínia Mas
Illustrator: Toni Cabo
4. I Miss You
Author: Laura Espot
Illustrator: Rosa Sández
9. The White Wise Man’s Magic
Author: Xavier Blanch
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
5. This One Yes, That One Not
Author: Eduard Martorell
Illustrator: Monse Fransoy
10. Saint Georges, the Brave
Author: Xavier Blanch
Illustrator: Mikel Valverde
Preschool
POPULAR TALES Series
Script and illustrations by various authors
21,4 x 21,8 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 6 and up
Rights sold: Basque, French, Portuguese,
English (North America), Slovenian and Korean
Folk tale adaptations, fables
and legends made suitable
for children today.
These tried and true traditional stories have stood the test of time and
their entertaining universal appeal
are testimony to their longevity.
“SPECIAL MENTION” GRAPHICS PRIZE, BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR, 1994
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD (GOVERNMENT OF CATALONIA), 1994
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Little Red Riding Hood
Jakob and Wilhem Grimm
Illustrator: Pau Estrada
The Giant of the Pines
Catalan folk tale retold
Illustrator: Joma
The Good Friends
Chinese tale
Illustrator: Francesc Salvà
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Illustrator: Arnal Ballester
The Lion and the Rat
La Fontaine
Illustrator: Max
The Seven Little Goats
and the Wolf
Illustrator: Joma
The Brave Little Tailor
Charles Perrault
Illustrator: Gusti
The Princess and the Pea
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Pau Estrada
The Lion and the Fox
Aesop
Illustrator: José Luis Merino
The Pretentious Little Rat
Spanish folk
Illustrator: Joma
The Tortoise and the Hare
Aesop
Illustrator: Max
Jack and the Beanstalk
Illustrator: Arnal Ballester
The Wolf, the Pig, the Duck
and the Goose
Illustrator: Max
Little Child
Illustrator: Joma
The Fox and the Stork
Illustrator: Francesc Infante
Christmas Carols
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
The Princess of the Salt
Illustrator: Xan López Domínguez
The Golden Fish
Illustrator: Francesc Infante
19. Three Little Pigs
Illustrator: Pere Joan
20. The Emperor’s New Dress
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Francesc Infante
21. Hänsel and Gretel
Jakob and Wilhem Grimm
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
22. Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
Illustrator: Lluïsot
23. Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault
Illustrator: José Luis Merino
24. Christmas Poems
Illustrator: Pere Joan
25. Ali Baba and the 40 Thiefs
Illustrator: Sesé
26. The Little Lead Soldier
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Christoph Abbrederis
27. Rumpelstilskin
Jakob and Wilhem Grimm
Illustrator: Francesc Infante
28. Cinderella
Charles Perrault
Illustrator: Monse Fransoy
29. The Musicians of Bremen
Jakob and Wilhem Grimm
lllustrator: Pep Montserrat
30. The Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault Retold
Illustrator: Christoph Abbrederis
31. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Tale from 1,001 Arabian Nights
Illustrator: Pep Montserrat
32. The Ugly Duckling
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Max
33. Snow White
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Tom Schamp
34. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
German legend
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
35. Saint George! Saint George!
Catalan legend
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
36. The Story of Little Benny
Illustrator: Pere Joan
37. The Magic Beans
Illustrator: Jesús Gabán
38. Bluebeard
Illustrator: Ignasi Blanch
39. Tom Thumb
Charles Perrault
Illustrator: Quelot
40. The Three Oranges of Life
Catalan folk tale
Illustrator: Pep Montserrat
41. Thumbelina
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Max
42. The Daughter of the Sun
and the Moon
Illustrator: Gallardo
43. Rapunzel
Illustrator: Joma
44. Everything the Old Homebody
Does Turns Out Great
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Javier Olivares
45. The Legend of William Tell
Swiss legend
Illustrator: Arnal Ballester
46. The Fox and the Rooster
Catalan folk tale
Illustrator: Gabriela Rubio
47. The Little Mermaid
Hans C. Andersen
Illustrator: Max
48. Epaminondas
Folk tale from the Afro-American
people in the U.S.A.
Illustrator: Sesé
49. The Tale of the Whistle
Valencian folk tale
Illustrator: Mercè Canals
50. The Drummer of Bruc
Catalan legend
Illustrator: Jordi Vila Delclòs
51. The Three Wise Men
Biblical story
Illustrator: Pep Montserrat
52. Beauty and the Beast
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
53. The Best Suitor in the World
Illustrator: Pau Estrada
54. Fearless John
Catalan folk tale
Illustrator: Max
55. Rich Brother, Poor Brother
Latvian folk tale
Illustrator: Jordi Vila Delclòs
56. The Magic Coffee Mill
Illustrator: Mikel Valverde
57. The Count Without Shield nor Flag
Catalan legend
Illustrator: El Persas
58. The Little Shepherds from
Bethlehem
Catalan legend
Illustrator: Jordi Vila Delclòs
59. Saint John’s Night
Catalan tradition
Illustrator: Jordi Vila Delclòs
60. Noah’s Ark
Biblical story
Illustrator: Francesc Salvà
61. Carnival and Lent
Catholic tradition
Illustrator: Andrés Cañal
62. Who Saw the Seven Nose Man?
Catalan legend
Illustrator: Isaac Bosch
and Annabel Sardans
63. Song of the Birds
Catalan Christmas carol
Illustrator: Joma
64. Chesnuts Party
Catalan tradition
Illustrator: Gallardo
66. The Dance of the Giant
Catalan tradition
Illustrator: Fina Rifà
67. Human Towers
Catalan tradition
Illustrator: Monse Fransoy
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Books to learn how to read
BILINGUAL POPULAR
TALES Series
Script and illustrations by various authors
English version by Andrew Stacey
23,5 x 29 cm
32 pages
Hardcover
Ages 8 and up
New
A selection of the most popular folk tales
in a bilingual version (Spanish/English
and Catalan/English), illustrated by
prestigious artists. Each title includes an
audio CD. The text could be adapted to
any other language version.
Published titles:
1. The Ugly Duckling
Hans C. Andersen
Adaptator: Mercè Escardó
Ilustrator: Max
2. Fearless John
Adaptator: Roser Iborra
Illustrator: Max
3. Cinderella
Charles Perrault
Adaptator: Francesc Boada
Illustrator: Monse Fransoy
4. The Best Suitor in the World
Adaptator: José A. Pastor Cañada
Illustrator: Pau Estrada
5. The Magic Mill
Adaptator: Francesc Boada
Illustrator: Mikel Valverde
6. The Story of Little Benny
Adaptator: M. Teresa Codina,
Marta Mata and M. Eulàlia Valeri
Illustrator: Pere Joan
ILLUSTRATED UNIVERSAL
CLASSICS Series
Adaptations and illustrations by various authors
21,4 x 21,8 cm
40 pages
Hardcover
Ages 8 and up
Rights sold: English (North America), French
and Greek
Illustrated adaptations of classic novels.
ILLUSTRATED UNIVERSAL CLASSICS series
draw young readers into historical worlds of
classic novels with accessible, age-appropriated adaptations of adventures written by well-
known authors. Each book offers: an actionpacked adaptation of a classic novel, a dynamic, easy-to-read text and a full-page colour
illustration opposite each page of text.
Published titles:
1. Around the World in 80
Days
Jules Verne
Adaptator: Miquel Desclot
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
2. Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptator: Lluís M.Todó
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
3. The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Adaptator: Miguel Larrea
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
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4. Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Adaptator: Seve Calleja
Illustrator: Tha
5. The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
Adaptator: Jesús Ballaz
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
6. Dracula
Bram Stoker
Adaptator: Jaume Cela
Illustrator: Tha
9. The Adventures
7. The Strange Case of
of Tom Sawyer New
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mark Twain
Robert Louis Stevenson New
Adaptator: Xosé Antonio
Adaptator: Àngel Burgas
Neira Cruz
Illustrator: Tha
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
8. A Christmas Carol New
Charles Dickens
Adaptator: David Monserrat
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
10. Robinson Crusoe New
Daniel Defoe
Adaptator: Josep Lluch
Illustrator: Javier Andrada
Primary School
ILLUSTRATED ALBUMS
Hardcover - Ages 5 and up
What’s Going On?
Animals from A to Z
Author: Elena O’Callaghan
Illustrator: Àfrica Fanlo
25 x 19 cm
32 pages
Rights sold: English (North
America)
Author: Xavier Blanch
24 x 25 cm
52 pages
Hardcover
It’s been three months and things
around the house have been very
and I mean very strange. It seems
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like Mom and Dad have lost their
marbles! A funny story about the
arrival of a sibling to the home.
Riddles and pictures book, to
learn the alphabet and get to
know the animals.
Julia Has a Star
Assorted Mothers
Author: Eduard José
Illustrator: Valentí Gubianas
25 x 19 cm
32 pages
Author: Teresa Duran
Illustrator: Quelot
25 x 19 cm
32 pages
Julia has a star all her own, a
real shining star that you can
see sparkling in the night. A
tender story about the death of
a mother explained with great
sensibility.
Johnny wants a mother who will
tickle him, hug him and let him
sleep in her bed. His father knows
She
The Gift
Author and illustrator:
Àngel Sauret
25 x 19 cm
24 pages
Author: Gabriela Keselman
Illustrator: Pep Montserrat
22,5 x 22,5 cm
32 pages (10 spread pages)
Rights Sold: French, English
(North America), Korean
Louis is about to celebrate his 6th
birthday and has a small brother,
Michael. Their world is about to
change: Mommy and Daddy tell
them that they will have a little sister very soon. Although she does
not have a name yet, resourceful
little Louis will find her one.
where he can find a mother and
both rush off to find her. It’s not
easy finding a good mother!
BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK FOR CHILDREN AWARD
(GOVERNMENT OF CATALONIA), 1997
IBBY LIST OF HONOUR, 1998
It’s Mikie’s birthday, and he wants
a very special gift from his parents. It has to be big, strong, soft,
sweet and warm; it has to rock
from side to side, make him fly,
make him laugh and last a
loooong time. His parents haven’t
the foggiest idea what gift that
could possibly be. But they manage to come up with just exactly
the gift Mikie had hoped for – the
simplest, yet most special gift any
parent can give.
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Books to learn how to read
ILLUSTRATED ALBUMS
Hardcover - Ages 6-7
Sebastian’s
Roller Skates
This Monster
Rings a Bell
Author: Joan de Déu Prats
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
28 x 22 cm
40 pages
Rights sold: English (North America)
Author: Gabriela Keselman
Illustrator: Emilio Urberuaga
22 x 29 cm
32 pages
Rights sold: Bilingual Spanish
- English edition for the USA
USSBY OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BOOK LIST, 2006 (USA)
LEARNING MAGAZINE TEACHER’S CHOICE, 2006 (USA)
SANT JOAN DE DÉU CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PRIZE, 2003
Sebastian didn’t talk very much,
even though he had a lot to say.
Sebastian was shy. He was very
shy. But when he finds a pair of old
roller skates in the park, he learns
how to do much more than skate.
Children will find that this awardwinning picture book has a lot to
say both about recognizing who
you are, and who you’d like to be.
Author: Raimon Portell
Illustrator: Ignasi Blanch
21.5 x 31 cm
32 pages
Author: Gemma Lienas
Illustrator: Rebeca Luciani
28 x 21 cm
48 pages
Rights sold: French
SELECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WHITE RAVENS
JUGENDBIBLIOTHEK, MUNICH, 2006
The Most Enjoyable
Story of Mozart
as a Boy
Author: Victoria Bermejo
Illustrator: Miguel Gallardo
24,4 x 24,6 cm
40 pages
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ever, Eugene isn’t scared of
monsters, no, not in the least!
And he certainly isn’t scared of
this one, which he thinks he’s
already come across on several
other occasions.
I Want a Crown!
I Am Looking
for a Mother!
This is the story of a family that
goes to Bolivia to get a girl that
needs a mother. They cross the
Atlantic to get her, drawn there
by the voice of the little girl which
comes from the stars. Her mother has nowhere to go and nothing to eat and tells her baby that
Eugene is quietly playing one
day when a monster suddenly
appears. It seems that the monster wants to try out a new
recipe and to eat him for afternoon tea with fried duck. How-
they will have to separate
because this is their only chance
of survival. At the orphanage the
family recognizes the little girl
among all the other children and
they all return home very happily. This is a touching, tender, realistic and poetic story.
SERRA D’OR CRITICS’ AWARD
FOR BEST ILLUSTRATED
ALBUM, 2006
Julia wants a crown for her birthday. She wants to be a queen
because she thinks the work of
a monarch must not be so diffi-
cult and is probably very amusing, of course. Meanwhile, the
real king will discover the pleasure of being a child.
This book explains different
episodes from Mozart’s childhood: when at the age of five he
composed his first song and
shared it with his parents; playing with his beloved older sister
Ana at guessing melodies; the
discovery of his talent by friends
of his father who, like him, were
musicians, and his long tour
around Europe, playing exceptional music for emperors,
queens, nobles and bishops that
was to make him famous.
Primary School
ILLUSTRATED ALBUMS
Hardcover - Ages 8 and up
Carnival
Two Threads
Author: Javier Sobrino
Illustrator: Rebeca Luciani
28,3 x 37,3 cm
28 pages
Author: Pep Molist
Illustrator: Emilio Urberuaga
29,5 x 21,9 cm
24 pages
New
New
Ana doesn't like the carnival;
she's afraid of disturbing animals,
threatening devils, roaring monsters and jokey face masks. She
starts crying because she's lost
in the middle of the carnival. A
harlequin comes over, dries her
tears with his handkerchief and
puts a mask on her face. Now
everything looks different. She's
surprised to see funny animals,
playful devils, surprising monsters
and smiling masks. She loves the
carnival!
SELECTED BY IBBY-SPAIN FOR THE FRENCH NATIONAL LIBRARY
EXHIBITION 2008
Author: Josep M. Jové
Illustrator: Tha
25 x 35 cm
40 pages
Rights sold: Korean
Moussa is a boy who lives in an
African village. Every day he plays
with his toy train and follows the
path marked out for him by two
threads, as if they were railway
tracks. The first thread leads him
beneath the baobab where his
grandfather tells him stories. The
second takes him back home and
makes him pass close by the jungle and real railway stations.
Author: Lluís Farré
Illustrator: Gusti
20,20 x 26,20 cm
44 pages
Rights sold: English
Author: Àngel Burgas
Illustrator: Ignasi Blanch
31 x 22 cm
48 pages
The Man
with the Bag
SANT JOAN DE DÉU CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AWARD, 2007
The Grey Boy
Alice
and Wonderland
Inspired by The Adventures of
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis
Carroll, pen name of Mr. Dodgson. While enjoying a lovely rowboat ride, the three small Liddle
SERRA D’OR CRITICS PRIZE
FOR BEST ILLUSTRATED ALBUM, 2008
sisters listen to Mr. Dodgson’s
amazing story about a little girl
named Alice. Alice dreams that
she falls down a rabbit-hole into
a fantasy realm.
SERRA D’OR CRITICS’ AWARD, 2007
JUNCEDA AWARD, 2007
THE WHITE RAVENS LIST 2007, SELECTION
BY THE INTERNATIONAL JUGENDBIBLIOTHEK
SANT JOAN DE DÉU CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AWARD, 2006
An excellent and modern album
that explains the story of a boy
that is born completely grey and
insensitive to the reality that sur-
rounds him. He will not discover the significance of emotions
until an exceptional event happens to him.
IBBY LIST OF HONOUR FOR BEST ILLUSTRATED WORK, 2008
SANT JOAN DE DÉU CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AWARD, 2005
He has been noticing it for some
time but he does not dare to say
anythingt o his parents. The bag
keeps appearing and disappearing in front of the house and this
situation makes him worry. What
is hidden inside this mysterious
bag? Who is the man that takes
the bag away every day?
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Books to learn how to read
THE MINT FAIRY Series
Author: Gemma Lienas
Illustrator: Àfrica Fanlo
17,5 x 19 cm
Hardcover
32 pages
Ages from 5 to 7
A series of stories for dealing with matters of
emotional education. The protagonist is different in each story, but there is one character we
find in all of them: Menta the fairy, a tiny flying
being who helps children deal with the situation worrying them.
Each book includes two pages with
recommendations for parents and
teachers.
Published titles:
1. Half of Jan:
to help young people overcome
conflicts of sexual identity.
2. I’m a Monster:
to help to get over the label of
“difficult child”.
3. Kisses needed:
to understand the need for displays of affection.
4. Good Luck or Bad Luck:
to stimulate the ability to adapt
oneself to situations.
5. A Mirror in the Heart:
to learn to identify one’s own
emotions.
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Primary School
MAGICAL JOBS Series
Author: Núria Pradas
Illustrator: Miriam Bauer
15,50 x 21 cm
64 pages
Hardcover
Ages 8 and up
Interactive books that allow children to
be able to identify themselves with jobs
that might be interesting to them.
Published titles:
Each title is divided in 6 lessons where instruments, clothes, environment, and situations for
every job are explained. They have to do an
activity or solve a situation in order to get the
final certificate as competent detectives, dragon riders, good fairies, etc.
1. Lessons for Young Detectives
2. Lessons for Young Dragon Riders
3. Lessons for Young Good Fairies
4. Lessons for Young Astronauts
MY SIGN OF THE
ZODIAC Series
Author: Esther Monleón
Illustrator: Agustín Comotto
15,5 x 17 cm
16 pages
Paperback, stapled bound
Ages 7 and up
New
The signs of the Zodiac explained in
an easy-to-understand and lighthearted way, to give boys and girls
information which may be useful to
them: what professions we like the
most, what we are like, what
historical character share our sign.
12 Titles: Aries,Taurus, Gemini, Cancer,
Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,
Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces
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Books to learn how to read
SO WHAT? series
Various authors.
Illustrators: Mikel Valverde
and Jokin Mitxelena
15,5 x 21 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 8 and up
Books to encourage an open and
respectful attitudes in front of certain
problems and differences that children
may find worrying.
Each book in this collection deals with a real life
situation or a problem that is resolved by diminishing its importance and by finding an original and appropriate solution, almost always with
a touch of humor.
Published titles:
1. I Am Slightly Fat
Author: Seve Calleja
2. I don’t Like Football
Author: Andoni Egaña
3. I Can’t Pronounce the Esh
Author: Anjel Lertxundi
4. My Father Is Househusband
Author: Silvia Ugidos
5. My Sister Is Different
Author: Pako Sagarzazu
6. Sitting Down
Author: Arantxa Iturbe
7. I don’t Know How to Swim
Author: Daniel Neskens
8. I Have a Little Sister
Author: Jesús Mari Olaizola
9. A Dog in the Appartment
Author: Fina Casalderrey
10. I Live in Two Houses
Author: Miren Agur Meabe
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Primary School
MINARET Series
Author: Anna Molins
Illustrator: Lluïsa Jover, Sebastià Serra and Pau Estrada
21 x 21 cm
24 pages
Paperback
Ages 8 and up
Folk tales from around the world, presented in
two languages, in order to know the cultural
differences are very valuable in the day-to-day
life.
Bilingual books, in Spanish and Arabic or Spanish and Chinese, including a series of stories to get to know ways of
life and the cultural facts of immigrants, from a intercultural point of view.
Published titles:
1. Arabian tales 1
2. Arabian tales 2
3. Tales from China 1
4. Tales from China 2
5. Tales from Ecuador
TODAY WE’LL HAVE… Series
Author: Trinitat Gilbert
Illustrator: Mariona Cabassa
15,50 x 21 cm
48 pages
Paperback
Ages 8 and up
Books to know the basic principles of feeding.
A series that pretends to stimulate children’s interest in
the world of food. They are books of knowledge accompanied with curiosities and a funny tale related to the food
in reference. This series of books is ideal as a parent’s and
educator’s support for a proper feeding. The first title published in the series teaches in a funny way all that children should know about fish. The second, explains the origins of chocolate, as well as hundreds of curiosities of one
of the most renowned nourishments in history.
Published titles
1. Today We’ll Have…Fish!
2. Today We’ll Have…Chocolate!
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Books to learn how to read
FABLES Series
Adaptations and handicrafts by Noe Bofarull
Various authors and illustrators
15,50 x 21 cm
24 pages
Paperback
Ages 6 and up
Adaptations of classical fables
including handicrafts.
Fables is a series that includes classical fables
retold and adaptated for small children and
instructions of how to build up by hand, step
by step, the main characters of the tales.
Published titles:
1. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
2. The Grasshopper and the Ant
3. The Dog and the Snails
4. The Lion and the Mosquito
BOOKS WITH CD
Around the World
in 25 Songs
Norah
and the Jazz
Music: Toni Giménez
Illustrator: Pep Brocal
24 x 25 cm
40 pages
Paperback
Ages 8 and up
Authors: Toni Cuesta
and Joana Moreno
Illustrator: Maria Vidal
21,5 x 18,5 cm
32 pages
Hardcover
A musical trip around the world with songs representing
the 5 continents.
Norah is a young girl from New
Orleans who presents her family
to us, and through them she will
show us the history of jazz. A
Song book including a CD with
25 songs from around the world,
organized by continents. From
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Mexico to France, going through
Israel and Hawaii.
book based on the Granollers Big
Band’s family show. The CD
includes the story and the music
from the show.
Primary School
GUIDES
Various authors
Illustrator: Òscar Julve
15 x 198,5 cm
48 pages
Ages 7 and up
New
Practical guides on different subjects. They
include diagrams, illustrations, pictures, cards,
decalogues, etc, in a very practical format, that
can be carried everywhere.
Published titles:
In preparation:
1. My First Mushrooms Guide
2. My First Climate Change Guide
3. My Olympic Games Guide
4. My First Astronomy Guide
LET’S DISCOVER Series
Authors: Joan Portell and Susanna Arànega
Illustrator: Susanna Campillo, Lluís Farré,
Consol Marquilles, Francesc Rovira,
Rosa Sández, Monse Fransoy, Isaac Bosch
and Lluís Cadafalch.
24,5 x 24,5 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 3 and up
Knowledge books with plenty of
images and very short text.
The books of these series are designed to
teach learning and comprehension skills by
providing abundant illustrations and progressively detailed subject matter. The text is writ-
ten in such a way that each topic starts with
a basic definition and becomes gradually
complex. An open window onto the world we
live in.
Published titles:
1. The Human Body
2. Senses
3. Elephant
4. Trees
5. Trains
6. Stars
7. Jobs
8. Dinosaurs
9. Bicycles
10. Water
11. Food
12. Bees
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Knowledge Books
CONNIE THE COW
EXERCISE BOOKS
Script by Laura Espot
27,5 x 21 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 4 and up
Logical activities, space orientation
and visual perception to help children
develop basic skills. Based on the main
characters of Connie the Cow TV
Series.
In each page of the exercise books there is a
game actitivy, such as finding the way in a
labyrinth or discovering the differences between
two drawings, etc.
Published titles:
1. Connie the Cow Exercise Book 1
2. Connie the Cow Exercise Book 2
THE WISE LITTLE RAT
Idea and illustrations by Picanyol
21 x 27 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 7 and up
Entertainment games about logic, space orientation and
visual attention to detail to help children to develop basic
skills.
Published titles:
In each page there is a game activity, from finding the way in a labyrinth
to discovering the differences between two drawings, etc. The titles
are classified progressively by level of difficulty. It includes the solutions, at the end of the book.
The Wise Little Rat 1
The Wise Little Rat 2
The Wise Little Rat 3
The Wise Little Rat 4
The Wise Little Rat 5
The Wise Little Rat 6
The Wise Little Rat 7
The Wise Little Rat 8
THE WISE LITTLE EAGLE
Idea and illustrations by Picanyol
21 x 27 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 7 and up
Entertainment games about logic, space orientation and
visual attention to detail to help children to develop basic
skills.
Published titles:
In each page there is a game actitivy, from finding the way in a labyrinth
to discovering the differences between two drawings, etc. The titles
are classified progressively by level of difficulty. It includes the solutions, at the end of the book.
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The Wise Little Eagle 1
The Wise Little Eagle 2
The Wise Little Eagle 3
The Wise Little Eagle 4
The Wise Little Eagle 5
The Wise Little Eagle 6
Primary School
The Clock
21 x 29,7 cm
16 pages
Series: Activities
Paperback, stapled
It includes a felt-tipped pen with erasing ink
New
Entertainment exercise book with
activities to learn the time, the
o’clock hours and the quarters,
and to get familiar to the different
types of clocks and watches. It
includes a special felt-tipped pen
to write and erase as many times
as pleased.
The Numbers
21 x 29,7 cm
16 pages
Series: Activities
Paperback, stapled
It includes a felt-tipped pen with erasing ink
New
Exercise book that includes a felttipped pen with erasing ink, to learn
basic concepts on numbers.
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Books to play and have fun
LAUGHS Series
Various authors and illustrators
17 x 16, 5 cm
32 pages with flaps
Paperback, bound in spiral
Ages 5 and up
New
Entertainment books with flaps in every
page to hide the answers.
Published titles:
1. Tricks
2. Riddles
3. Nonsense
RIDDLES Series
Author: Xavier Blanch
Illustrator: Monse Fransoy
14,3 x 19 cm
40 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5 and up
Series of riddle books.
Each title deals with a specific topic. To help to
find the solution, each riddle is accompanied
by three clues and a close-up image of a detail,
to help children to find the correct solution. Flipping through the page we will find a photograph that solves the riddle.
Published titles:
1. Animals
2. Fruits
3. Vegetables
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4. Small Animals
7. Musical Instruments
5. Animals from the sea 8. Toys
New
6. Flowers
New
Authors
Gemma Lienas
Barcelona, 1951
She is known for her books for young
people and for everyone, specially the
titles I am looking for a mother!, Return
Ticket, and the Carlota’s series: Life’s is
like that, Carlota (IBBY Mention of Honour,
1990), Carlota’s Violet Diary (UNESCO
Mention of Honour, 2003), and the Carlota’s
Red Diary.
EMI & MAX Series
Illustrations: Javier Carbajo
12,8 x 19,5 cm
Hardcover
200 pages
Ages 10 and up
New
The series deals with problems and
other aspects of the environment
through the adventures of the two
good friends Emi, who is thirteen,
and Max, who is fourteen. Each title
includes activities to solve.
Published titles:
1. The Disoriented Whales
2. The Poisonous Glacier
3. The Killer Lake
4. The Crazy Lemmings
5. The Destroyer Asteroid
From the Same Author: The Mint Fairy Series (see page number 10)
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Authors
Mercè Anguera
Barcelona, 1961
She is trained as a teacher and has been
working as such since 1983. She has
published many stories for children,
outstanding the titles The Log load with
presents (Comte Kurt Award, 2002), and
I Am Very Maria (Sant Joan de Déu
Children’s Hospital Award, 2002). In
2004, her first novel, The Story of Robert,
received the Folch i Torres Award. In
2006 she started publishing the ANTIBARBIS series.
ANTI-BARBIS Series
13,20 x 21 cm
Paperback
96 pages
Ages 10 and up
Novels for pre-teenagers, brimful of
humour.
A series of narrative thought for girls aged
between 8 and 12. These are uninhibited novels
that are brimful of humour. The protagonists are
three friends who are all quite different. Nao, Eli
and Martha are the anti-barbis: all for one, and
one for all!
Published titles:
1
2.
3.
4.
5.
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You’re Kidding, Martha!
Supermegaextracurricular
Three Delicacies
Urbanites and Company
Dots
Visit our website: www.clubantibarbis.com
Authors
Àngel Burgas
Figueres, Catalonia, 1965
He took a Fine Art degree in Barcelona and
broadened his studies in Berlin (Germany).
Has published stories for adults (Show,
1999, Farewell, Mercè Rodoreda Award,
2002 and The End of Europe, 2006) and for
young people (Little Stories from the Globe,
2001, The Anti-Club, La Galera, 2002 M.A.X.,
La Galera, 2004, The Basquet Club, Folch i
Torres Award 2006). He lives in Barcelona,
where he gives classes in Visual and Plastic Education Secondary School level.
Alice
and Wonderland
Author: Àngel Burgas
Illustrator: Ignasi Blanch
31 x 22 cm
48 pages
Ages 8 and up
SELECTED BY IBBY-SPAIN FOR THE FRENCH NATIONAL
LIBRARY EXHIBITION 2008
Inspired by The Adventures of
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis
Carroll, pen name of Mr.
Dodgson. While enjoying a
lovely rowboat ride, the three
small Liddle sisters listen to Mr.
The Anti-Club
The Basquet Club
176 pages
Ages 12 and up
144 pages
Ages 12 and up
A new group of friends from the
Italian language class decide to
start a club. The club mission is
to fight injustice as a brave
attempt to create a better world
when they become adults. Their
initiation into activism creates their
strongest bond from the 6th
grade to high school.
Dodgson’s amazing story
about a little girl named Alice.
Alice dreams that she falls
down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm.
FOLCH I TORRES AWARD,
2006
Martina receives a book on her
12th birthday: it contains the minutes of the Anti-Club, a group
founded by her older sister and
her classmates whose purpose
was to fight injustice in the neighbourhood and at school. Now,
Martina feels the need to start up
her own club and follow her sister’s example. She will tell her
friends, but ...who are her friends?
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Authors
CERTIFICATE C99+
158 pages
Ages 12 and up
Visit our website: www.c99.cat
Lluís Hernàndez Sonali
Pont de Suert, Catalonia 1956
He has a degree in Hispanic Philology from
Barcelona University and is a Doctor in Science (UPC). He is now Professor of Catalan
Language and Literature. In 2002 he was the
finalist for the Pere Calders Prize with Palativarius and in 2005 he won the Joaquim
Ruyra Prize with Laura and the Angels.
FOLCH I TORRES AWARD, 2007
A scientific discovery has revolutionized the
world: the energy from black holes makes it possible to determine whether or not a person will
remain alive in the future. Such valuable and wor-
rying, makes it necessary to draft specific legislation and to create a body, the Corporation, to
guarantee its correct use. The Single Law of the
Certificate regulates daily life, which has adap-
ted completely to the situation. But the pieces
that do not fit in the jigsaw puzzle could endanger the Corporation and the future of mankind.
JOHN SILVER’S WILL
248 pages
Ages 14 and up
Josep Vallverdú
Lleida, Catalonia 1923
In his long career, has devoted much of his
work to young readers, and has achieved
sales and won prizes around the world
(Scruff, A Horse Agaist Rome, The Golden
Rain’s Son, The Junk Mayor, etc.). Author of
essays, novels and stories, he has also translated dozens of books. As a creator, he has
recently produced novels for a broad readership, based on ideas originally for the
young, like this novel, which stems from characters in Treasure Island.
Long John Silver, the pirate with the wooden
leg and the crutch, escapes taking with him
part of the booty found on Treasure Island. No
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one knew where he disappeared, and if they
did, they didn’t say. Long John Silver nonetheless lived many years, travelling and posing as
SERRA D’OR CRITICS’ AWARD,
FOR BEST NOVEL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, 2008
a well-to-do Gentleman, living countless
adventures.
Authors
Miguel Larrea
Madrid, 1966
Although Miguel Larrea studied communications, a combination of laziness, impatience and a burning desire to write
brought him to a series of varied jobs:
assistant to a photographer, production
assistant, creative in an ad agency, in cinema he worked on a movie starring
Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich,
for whom he was chauffeur. His great
desire to travel made him take to the sea
where he discovered the sea to be a means
of acquiring knowledge of the world and
of the self. As a result, Miguel Larrea left
everything to devote himself to writing the
story of Kip Parvati.
KIP PARVATI Series
The adventures of Kip Parvati, a young fisherman
living in a small village on the Pacific.
The adventures
of Kip Parvati
448 pages
Ages 14 and up
Rights sold: French, German
MILLEPAGES BOOKSTORE AWARD,
2005 (FRANCE)
Kip Parvati dreams of finding a fabulous,
perfect pearl which he would sell to support his family. As Kip begins to search for
the fabulous pearl, a series of events occur
that profoundly change his life.
Kip Parvati
and the Hunter’s Shadow
344 pages
Ages 14 and up
Kip Parvati is about to live the dream he was
longing for: to join the Indian navy school
and become a captain. But the future hides
unexpected surprises: a rare epidemic is devastating the surrounding villages. He will
not be alone fighting the disease.
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School Books
Exercise Books for Primary School
INCREASING READING SPEED
AND COMPREHENSION
Exercise books for reading
efficiency
For boys and girls aged 7 to 12
Collection of exercise books designed to exercise reading
speed, comprehension and efficiency with the aim of training competent readers.
Each exercise book contains:
• Comprehension strategies:
so that pupils may get a better understanding of what
they read.
• Visual agility activities:
so that pupils may improve their attention, memory and
visual perception.
• Ocular gymnastics exercises:
so that pupils may acquire greater ocular movement.
The Didactic Guide offers a CD with the plates necessary to perform the ocular gymnastics exercises.
Answers available.
Titles:
Lectogroup blue – beginners level
Lectogroup yellow – progression level
Lectogroup green – intermediate level
Lectogroup red – advanced level
Lectogroup lilac – very advanced level
Didactic Guide Lectogrup
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ENSURING THE BASIC
INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
Exercise books of basic skills
For boys and girls aged 6 to 8
Collection of eight full-colour exercise books aimed at exercising basic skills, the basis of learning that pupils have to
consolidate in the first years of primary school.
They are arranged in three series:
Visual perception 1
Visual perception 2
Visual perception 3
Logical reasoning 1
Logical reasoning 2
Logical reasoning 3
Spatial orientation1
Spatial orientation 2
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Exercise Books for Primary School
IMPROVING AGILITY
IN BASIC OPERATIONS
AND MENTAL CALCULATION
Arithmetic exercise books
For boys and girls aged 6 to 12
Collection of exercise books of rapid calculation in which
mental calculation, the mastery of operations to perform this
calculation and the strengthening of the strategies for solving the operations are especially exercised.
CD available with the answers.
Rack your Brains! 1
Rack your Brains! 2
Rack your Brains! 3
Rack your Brains! 4
Rack your Brains! 5
Rack your Brains! 6
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ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
FOR FACILITATING THE SOLUTION
OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS
Exercise books of problem-solving
strategies
For boys and girls aged 6 to 12
Collection of exercise books designed so that the pupils
may learn to solve different types of problems, so that they
will better understand the formulations, think logically and
identify the operations they have to perform.
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 1
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 2
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 3
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 4
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 5 (under preparation, 2009)
Mathsgroup – Problem-solving strategies 6 (under preparation, 2009)
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Exercise Books for Secondary School
CONSOLIDATING MENTAL AGILITY
AND RAPID CALCULATION
Exercise books of rapid calculation
For boys and girls aged 12 to 16
Collection of exercise books suggesting games and activities for exercising rapid calculation. The aim is to help the
pupils to achieve greater mental agility, so that they may
acquire rapid resources for calculating or estimating results
and so that they may learn to use the properties and characteristics of the numbering system and of the operations.
CD available with the answers.
Four plus Eleven 1
Four plus Eleven 2
Four plus Eleven 3
Four plus Eleven 4
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REINFORCING ALL THE BASIC
CONTENT OF MATHEMATICS
Exercise books for reinforcing
mathematics
For boys and girls aged 12 to 16
Collection of exercise books for reinforcing the content of
secondary school mathematics. They are self-contained and
cover a wide range of exercises, problems and activities:
mechanical activities, deduction and analysis, concrete and
abstract reasoning, recognition of geometric figures, etc.
Contains answers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Natural numbers
Whole numbers
Rational numbers
Decimal numbers
Size and measurement
Proportions and percentages
Equations 1
Equations 2
Functions
Geometric figures
Geometry in space
Trigonometry
Statistics and probability 1
Statistics and probability 2
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Encyclopaedias
for Children
and Dictionaries
SuperEncyclopaedia for Children
The SuperEncyclopaedia
is a thematic illustrated encyclopaedia
for children aged 6 to 12.
It is designed to be the infants’ first tool for investigation and in
teaching themselves in the hours of study they do out of school and
as a complement for the children’s school material.
It is a work designed to be used in a family context, as an important
reinforcement of schoolwork.
It is a thematic work that includes textual and multimedia elements
and, therefore, it is attractive to look at, interesting to read and useful to consult.
Consultation guide: with the themes concepts and names organized
alphabetically
Structure
Stories
Each unit begins with a story magnificently illustrated and related to
the thematic unit. The stories introduce the child to the contents in
an amusing, fun way.
Information
The various themes are developed through encyclopaedic articles
in a broad, clear way. It includes all kinds of graphic information to
complement the written information.
Curiosities
This resource makes it possible to provide detailed, anecdotal, amusing or surprising information in order to arouse the child’s interest
in the theme being dealt with and get them to study the contents in
depth.
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Primary School
Contents
Nature
Vol. 1:
Vol. 2:
Vol. 3:
Vol. 4:
Vol. 5:
Vol. 6:
Vol. 7:
The Universe
Life
Plants
Animals
The Human Body
Natural Landscapes of the World
Natural Landscapes of Catalonia
Technical File
of the complete work
Humanities
Vol. 8: Space and Time
Vol. 9: Living in Society
Vol. 10: Countries and Cultures
Vol. 11: The Catalan Territory
Vol. 12: The History of Mankind
Vol. 13: The History of Catalonia
Vol. 14: Art and Culture
Technology
Vol. 15: The World of Technology
Vol. 16: Matter and Materials
Vol. 17: Energy and Machines
Vol. 18: Light, Sound and Communications
Vol. 19: The Environment
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
20 volumes
3 CD-ROM
(including Educational Multimedia Games)
2,880 pages
3,320 pictures
1,980 drawings on contents
100 maps
480 illustrations for tales
114 stories
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3E
3E is an encyclopaedia in three formats
(paper, DVD and Internet)
for students aged 12 to 16
Thematic and alphabetical encyclopaedia that combines different formats:
• Books
• DVD-ROM
• Web
For Secondary School pupils, it is a reference work designed
to help them to study by enlarging on the content of what
they learn at school.
Eight volumes structured in a thematic part, made up of
double-page articles, and an alphabetical part, of short articles, interconnected by cross-referencing.
DVD-ROM and web that offer multimedia content and
possibilities of interaction with the information in the books.
Structure
Thematic consultation
800 thematic double-page entries interconnected through
a navigation tree in each volume. This system transfers the
Internet navigation system onto paper.
Alphabetical consultation
20,000 alphabetical entries in total grouped according to
theme. Each volume covers 3,000 terms that form the specialized lexis of the material being dealt with, including biographies, works, historical facts, etc.
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Secondary School
Contents
8 VOLUMES:
1. The physical environment
2. Living beings
3 Society
4 The Arts
5. The arts and leisure
6. History
7. Science
8. Technology
DVD-ROM
• Offers the same contents as the volumes and incorporates videos, animation and sound
• Personalization: the user can add entries and notes and
link them to those in the work.
• Updating: users can update the contents periodically
by subscribing to the webpage.
WEBSITE
• The site offers users a virtual meeting place where they
can take part in play activities or enlarge and update
the academic contents.
Technical data
of the complete work
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8 volumes, one DVD-ROM and one webpage
2,400 pages (300 pages per volume)
6,720 illustrations (840 illustrations per volume)
20,000 alphabetical entries
800 thematic entries
DVD ROM
Exclusive Web
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English Course for Children
ENGLISH MULTIMEDIA
Ages 7 - 12
An English-language learning reference work and an entertainment tool in the form of an interactive game that fosters learning
written and spoken English in an easy, funny to learn way.
Contents
Vol. 1:
Vol. 2:
Vol. 3:
Vol. 4:
Vol. 5:
Vol. 6:
Vol. 7:
Vol. 8:
The English language
English Dictionary A-F
English Dictionary G-R
English Dictionary S-Z
Multimedia English Dictionary + CD Rom
The True Story of Lonelycastle. The Beginning CD Rom
The True Story of Lonelycastle. A Ghostly Night CD Rom
The True Story of Lonelycastle. The Ending CD Rom
Technical data of the complete work
4 books
• 575 pages
• Basic Lexicon of British English: 4,000 entries with definition,
synonyms, examples and locution
• 40 glossy thematic pages illustrating the lexicon
• 2,000 illustrations
• 50 pages of conversation models
• 44 pages of basic grammar rules
• 8 bilingual folk tales
• Geografic maps of English speaking countries, geographic
highlights of the British Isles, North America, Australia and
New Zealand.
4 CD Roms
• 1 CD Rom of vocabulary with interactive support to practice
pronunciation and intonation
• 3 CD Rom of grammatical exercises constructions in the form
of an adventure game called The True Story of Lonely Castle.
The game offers conversation models and grammatical construction exercises in a series of increasingly difficult levels.
The game can also be played as a stand-alone, regardless of
difficulty levels.
• 1 hour of animation, 4 hours of locution and a system of phonetic exercises
• 162 multimedia grammatical games with 6 difficulty levels
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Dictionaries
Dictionary of European
Languages
288 pages
14,7 x 21,7 cm
A dictionary that shows the presentday linguistic diversity in the European
continent, including articles on linguistic families and the main dialects spoken in Europe. For each language, the
following information is provided:
numerical population employing the
language, history, present status and
alphabet and grammar.
Bilingual MINI
Dictionaries
600 pages
7,9 x 10,9 cm
25,000 entries
Català-Anglès / English-Catalan
Català-Francès / Français-Catalan
Català-Alemany / Deutsch-Katalanisch
Català-Italià / Italiano-Catalano
Català-Castellà / Castellano-Catalán
Primary School
Spanish Dictionary
Ages 8 to 12
17,3 x 24,2 cm
1.028 pages
Plastic cover
13,000 entries
36,000 definitions, contexts and examples
Wide selection of phrases
Synonyms and antonyms
30 thematic plates
400 illustrations
In addition, the Dictionary includes a
very detailed colour map of the European Languages and the linguistic
composition of the European States,
the classification of the Languages of
Europe and present alphabets used
in Europe.
Concise
Encyclopaedic
Dictionary
15,4 x 23,4 cm
1,824 pages
65,000 entries
125,000 definitions
2,200 pictures
300 figures
250 maps
90 tables
Spanish Dictionary
Concise Spanish Dictionary
13,60 x 21,10 cm
880 pages
Hardcover
13,000 entries
36,000 definitions, contexts
and examples
Wide selection of phrases
Synonyms and antonyms
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