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Books from<br />

Guyane<br />

Contact: Marie-Annick Atticot – matticot@cg973.fr<br />

Nicolas Ruppli – nicolas.ruppli@culture.gouv.fr<br />

(France)<br />

This selection was coordinated by Nicolas Ruppli, Officer for Books<br />

and Reading at the Guyane Regional Direction for Cultural Affairs.<br />

The “Bibliothèque départementale de prêt” of Guyane (Alexandre-Franconie<br />

Library, Cayenne) also participated. Their choice features a variety of themes<br />

and types of books – alphabets, folktales, animal stories... – and highlights<br />

Guyane’s rich cultural heritage and identity.<br />

1<br />

Nathalie Rak<br />

Petit alphabête d’Amazonie [Little Alphabeast of the Amazon Basin]<br />

Ibis Rouge, 2004 • ISBN 2-84450-220-2<br />

Children of all ages enjoy this illustrated alphabet<br />

book which features Guyanian animals and<br />

develops the reader’s imagination. Different<br />

creatures, beautifully drawn with oil pastels,<br />

follow each other through the book: the agouti,<br />

the sloth, the urubu, the vampire, and other more<br />

and less scary beasts of the Amazon Rainforest.<br />

This square shaped book with its nice paper,<br />

graphic design and coloured page backgrounds<br />

is an ideal way to discover art.<br />

Cet abécédaire illustré avec des animaux de<br />

Guyane amuse beaucoup petits et grands et<br />

développe l’imagination de l’enfant. Dans une très<br />

belle représentation au pastel gras, les créatures<br />

se succèdent : agouti, paresseux, urubu, vampire,<br />

et autres bestioles plus ou moins inquiétantes de la<br />

forêt amazonienne. Format carré, qualité du papier,<br />

gamme des couleurs de fond de page, graphisme,<br />

confèrent à l’album une belle harmonie. Une belle<br />

initiation à l’art.<br />

2<br />

Frédérique Warin<br />

De awara à zébu ! Du mont Bourda aux marais de Kaw<br />

[From Awara to Zebu! From Bourda Mount to Kaw’s Marsh]<br />

Carambole & Sapotille, 2013 • ISBN 2-9546027-0-8<br />

This alphabet book is an extraordinary way<br />

to discover the richness of nature and culture<br />

in Guyane. Readers will particularly like the<br />

illustrations and the way one travels throughout<br />

the pages.<br />

Cet abécédaire offre une fascinante découverte<br />

des richesses naturelles et culturelles de Guyane.<br />

Les lecteurs apprécieront particulièrement les<br />

illustrations et le voyage offert au fil des lettres.<br />

the <strong>world</strong> through picture books • books from guyane (france) • 68

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