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Néandertal et moi, by Jérôme Coignard with Antoine Balzeau, ill by Betty Bone It was once commonly believed that the Neander- thal was at first thought to be a terrifying beast and then man’s direct evolutionary ancestor Neither ...

The Neanderthal And Me

Noms d'oiseaux, by Isabelle Simler Two sparrows are sitting on the same tree branch Each wants the branch for himself alone Hence begins a screaming match, during which they call each other a number of (bird) names But every time a new ...

Oh My Bird

Plantes vagabondes, by Émilie Vast Have you ever looked into us, who are supposedly still Who Plants, of course! We are much more adventurous than you might know Come on, we’ll show you The feathery seeds of the buttercup fly away to ...

Roving Plants

Tête-bêche, by Ariadne Breton-Hourcq and Laurence Lagier This book compiles twenty-two verbs related to basic agriculture (to sow, to stall, to irrigate and so on) with a view to foster its readers’ powers of observation Animals, insects, ...

Head To Tail

Mon escargot domestique, by Isabelle Simler Cats, dogs, bunnies and guinea pigs are common pets But who ever dreamed about having a pet snail A young child makes a surprising discovery in the bathtub: a snail! Little by little, the child tries ...

My Pet Snail

Mon chat sauvage, by Isabelle Simler What kind of animal would drape itself on a radiator before disappearing for hours, ignoring the anguished calls of its owners Only the most cunning feline, as sly as its cousins in the wild, with the nonchalant ...

My Wild Cat

Dans le détail, by Elisa Géhin This is an ultra-modern book, picking up on one of Élisa Géhin’s favourite themes: classification It features lists galore, in an unusual order Things are classified, but differently in each chapter Children ...

It’s In The Detail

Doux Rêveurs, by Isabelle Simler
What do animals dream about? Does a wolf dream of a delicious bone? And does a cat, during its endless naps, dream of leaps and twists? What about the koala, the giraffe and the whale?

Sweet Dreamers

Ta Race ! Moi et les autres, by Marie Desplechin and Betty Bone Who’s racist nowadays Me, you, the others Also, where does the idea of us belonging to different races come from Aren’t we all human beings A luminous book that sheds light on ...

Me And The Others

L'Art en questionS, by Christiane Lavaquerie-Klein and Laurence Paix-Rusterholtz What if the answers to life's big questions were to be found in art Art in QuestionS offers an overview of human fantasies, fascinations, fears and doubts through ...

Art in QuestionS

Les Incroyables !, by David Melbeck and Aurélien Cantou If one is asking about pounds or the waterholes, you’ll be thinking about a still stretch of water, rather calm and boring BUT, in fact, incredible things are happening here Should you ...

The Incredibles

Comment tout a commencé, by Liuna Virardi We cross more than 34 billion years in a handful of pages: from the appearance of the first single-cell organism in the oceans to the complex life-forms that populate today’s grounds, seas and ...

How It All Started

Antisèches nature, by François Lassere, Candice Hayat, David Melbeck, Jampur Fraize Why haven’t birds got teeth Do animals have bogeys too Why is snow white Does the female praying mantis really eat the male Why are leaves green Children ...

Nature Crib Sheets

Minute Nature, by Julien Perrot A plant with carnivorous seeds, a moorhen that’s not a hen, a doting dad blackbird, aliens that jump around in dead leaves… nature is full of surprises! With his usual enthusiasm, the editor of La Salamandre ...

Nature Express

Ciels rouges, by Isabelle Simler A butterfly specialist is looking for Princess Butterfly, who would have discovered the secrets of silk manufacturing With magnificent illustrations and a text which reads like a tale, Red Skies takes its ...

Red Skies

Les Erreurs dans la cuisine, by Gilles Stassart When we think about The Errors in Cooking, the Tarte Tatin immediately comes to mind But other tasty errors exist The latest book in the Errors series shines its light on cooking mistakes and ...

The Errors in Cooking

Ceci est mon carnet de dessin, by Laurent Corvaisier Laurent Corvaisier has allowed us to dip into the sketch books he fills day by day and choose these 80 unique drawings We found Italian gardens, Turkish portraits and the streets of Paris ...

This Is My Sketchbook

Tournée !, by Johanna Seban, illustrated by Elsa Fouquier What is a balafon Where was jazz music born And hip hop Why was Mozart so small Where did Paul McCartney and John Lennon meet for the first time All the answers to these questions and ...

On Tour!

Les Herbiers, by By Laurent Audouin, Yannick Fourié, Delphine Boudou, Audrey Caron and Lionel Hignard Find out about the plants your favourite characters gathered on their adventures Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack, Tom ...

Fairytale Plant Collections

Une Cuisine du monde pour les bébés, by Anne Kerloc'h, illustrated by Judith Gueyfier and Zaü This book takes readers on a world tour of cookery for very young children, aged six months to two years Whether crunchy, finely chopped, or ...

World Food for Babies

J'Atteste, by Abdellatif Laâbi, illustrated by Zaü In a few powerful words, the great poet Abdellatif Laâbi argues the case for peace and humanism His words of hope run alongside an account of the Paris attacks In the aftermath of the ...

Against Barbarism

Lettres ouvertes à tous les terriens, by Children from all over the world and illustrated by Laurent Corvaisier Children from around the world talk about their fears for the planet and their dreams of seeing it change They tackle issues such ...

Open Letters to Earthlings

Mythes Fondateurs, d'Hercule à Dark Vador, by Dominique de Font-Réaulx A book to discover the new Louvre section designed for children and families It shows us how the world was created, and takes us to enchanted worlds where we meet ...

Founding Myths, From Hercules to Dark Vador

For Girl's Rights to an Education Malala pour le droit des filles à l'éducation, by Raphaële Frier and illustrated by Aurélia Fronty Malala, the 17- year-old Pakistani girl who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, made ...

Malala

La nature en famille, by Patrick Luneau A new collection of outdoor activities for families Parents, grandparents, teachers and play leaders will find these books a treasure trove of practical ideas for teaching children about nature ...

Family Fun Nature

ABC des peuples, by Liuna Virardi From a limited number of shapes, we can draw all the different peoples of the world This is what Liuna Virardi shows us in this ABC of Civilisation, representing 26 of them to begin with! Each letter of ...

The ABC of Civilisation