5238 documents

the pointless leopard

Gutman, Colas

Publié en 2014

Livre
Fiction
Roman

In this witty tale of insistent parents and talking animals, a child questions his purpose. In the country, there’s nothing to do, except: admire. It’s the same as being bored, but with your eyes wide open. The hilarious story of grumpy city-child Leonard, forced to go for country walks with his greenery-loving mum and dad, is a wonderful reminder of what use we may be to the world. What do we know? What can we do? And is any of it of real value?

Translation of 'L'enfant' also available in the library
The Pointless Leopard is a charming tale for all, about the parts we play in the lives of others.

“Overflowing with love and humour” Le monde des livres
“Joyful” Notes bibliographiques
“By turns hilarious and moving” Parole

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I took the Moon for a Walk

Curtis, Carolyn

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Fiction
Album

I Took the Moon for a Walk is ideal for shared reading, or sampling the pleasures of verse and imaginative language in the classroom, at key stage 1' - Times Educational Supplement. This work is illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Alison Jay, also the illustrator of partner book Listen, Listen available in the same format. This work features large format text that allows parents to share this beautiful story and illustrations with the youngest children, and is set in lyrical rhyme with language which will encourage reader confidence, working as a story with Predictable Structure and Patterned Language for the National Curriculum.

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I Feel Angry

Moses, Brian

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Documentaire

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Angry looks at the emotion anger, in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture book examines how and why people get angry, illustrates scenarios of people behaving angrily, and the best way to deal with it with age-appropriate content.

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Langue : Français

Collect Raindrops

Mcclure, Nikki

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Fiction
Album

Armed with an X-acto knife, artist Nikki McClure painstakingly cuts out her images from a single sheet of black paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature and activism into a simple and endearing picture. The nature of her work inherently draws the eye inwards, as each element has to be connected to the one next to it in some way, creating a fragile network of shapes and lines. Nikki McClure makes serene pictures of nature and her lilting portraits of animals offer a peaceful oasis from the visual overload of city life. Her work also depicts the virtues of hard labour and patience, which is inherent in her process as well as in the images themselves: weathered hands, washing dishes, people sweeping, mothers caring for their babies and farmers working the land.

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Langue : Français

My Name is not Refugee

Milner, Kate

Publié en 2016

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Fiction documentaire
Album

A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk and walk, and although they will see many new and interesting things, it will be difficult at times too.

A powerful and moving exploration that draws the young reader into each stage of the journey, inviting the chance to imagine the decisions he or she would make. From the winner of the V&A Student Illustration Award 2016.

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• Migration (Zoologie / Science / Comportement animal)

Langue : Français

The Watertower

Crew, Gary

Publié en 1998

Livre
Fiction
Album

Nobody in Preston could remember when the watertower was built, or who had built it, but there it stood on Shooter's Hill — its iron legs rusted, its egg-shaped tank warped and leaking — casting a long dark shadow across the valley, across Preston itself.

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Langue : Français

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish

Gaiman, Neil

Publié en 2005

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Fiction
Album

When a boy swaps his dad for two goldfish he does not really think through the consequences! After all, he is not the only person who can swap stuff. When the boy is told by his mother that he has to get his father back it is not so easily done. It seems that the father has a pretty high value as he has been traded by one child to the next leaving a trail that the son has to follow. Where will it all end?

book with CD (piano room)

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Moi et mon chat ?

Kitamura, Satoshi

Publié en 1999 Gallimard

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Une vieille femme au chapeau pointu a jeté un sort à Nicolas : il se réveille un beau matin dans la peau de Léonard, son chat, tandis que celui-ci part à l'école sous l'aspect de son petit maître.

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• Sorcellerie (Science occulte)

Langue : Français

Les Contes du Chat Perché (tome 1)

Maupré, Agnès

Publié en 2007 Gallimard

Livre
Fiction
Bande dessinée

Delphine et Marinette ne sont pas toujours prudentes. Et les parents sont parfois si méchants ! Heureusement, les filles ont de bons amis parmi les animaux de la ferme...

Agnès Maupré, étudiante aux beaux-arts de Paris, signe ici sa première bande dessinée. Elle y révèle un talent remarquable d'audace, de vitalité et de charme.

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Fairy Book (fairy Tales of the World)

Dulac, Edmund

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Fiction
Conte

A collection of Fairy Tales from around the world: Snegorotchka (Russia), The Buried Moon (England), The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of Mississippi (Belgium), The Serpent Prince (Italy), The Hind of the Wood (France), Bashtchelik (Serbia), Urashima Taro (Japan)...

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Princess Stories

Edens, Cooper

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Fiction
Conte

The classic tales in this lavishly illustrated collection have enchanted generations of readers. Here, among others, is the fair Snow White, Rapunzel with her golden trusses, and the princess so delicate that even a small pea hidden under 20 matterasses keeps her awake at night.

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Aesop's Fables

Pirotta, Saviour

Publié en 2007 Kingfisher

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Fiction
Conte

This collection of eight fables brings Ancient Greece to life. The stories are retold with introductions that tell the reader all about Aesop's life as a slave and a storyteller, and explain the inspiration that lies behind his best-loved tales. Glorious illustrations by Richard Johnson complement Saviour Pirotta's warm and lively style, making this a collection to treasure. It includes stories such as: "The Cat's Bell"; "The Dog and the Wolf"; "The Lion and the Mouse"; "The Goose who Laid the Golden Egg"; "The Fox and the Crane"; "The Tortoise and the Hare"; "The Frogs who Asked for a King"; and "The Jay and the Peacocks".

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Langue : Français