Selection - FNLIJ

Queria ser alta como um tuiuiú
Text and illustrations by Florence Breton. Companhia das
Letrinhas. (unpaged) ISBN 9788574063836
The author presents in this book animals from the Pantanal
region (swamps in the state of Mato Grosso). Using the
story of a capybara (the largest living rodent in the world
that have heavy, barrel-shaped bodies and short heads) she
tells the readers that playing make-believe is nice, but be a
capybara or (yourself) is even better. At the end of the book,
the author presents a glossary to explain the fauna in the
Pantanal (swamps) region.
A visita dos 10 monstrinhos
Text and illustrations by Angela-Lago. Companhia das
Letrinhas. (unpaged) ISBN 9788574064024
It was thinking about the children who are learning the
numbers and their parents and teachers, that awardwinning
illustrator Angela Lago, one of the most
important Brazilian illustrators, and a talented writer,
created this rhyme book. Ten monsters arrive, one by one.
When they are send way, Mr. Zero decides to play the
phantom. Colored and using capital letters it is adapted
for children learning to read and write.
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Os tesouros de Monifa
Sonia Rosa. Illustrations by Rosinha. Brinque-Book.
29p. ISBN 9788574122601
This is the story about the encounter of Monifa, an afrodescendent
Brazilian girl, and her great-grandmother
who was born in Africa and arrived in Brazil in a slave
boat. Even though she was a slave, she learned to read
and write and left her children the most important
treasure some one can receive as heritage. Passed from
generation to generation, the day arrives to the treasure
go to the hands of Monifa. The little girl is delighted to
receive such a gift and with it to discover about her greatgrandmother’s
life and her own roots.