Simply Heroes. Igor Trocchia, a kick against racism - vol. 6
Igor De Amicis, Paola Luciani
Simply Heroes. Chico Mendes, defender of the Amazon – vol. 3
Biography
Ordinary People Who Did Extraordinary Things
The story of a great champion of the Amazon, a man who decided to save the forest and the people who live in it, an activist on the front lines against the greed of criminals willing to burn the planet for profit. A hero ready for anything. Even to sacrifice his own life.
- A series of immediate and genuine books, where the ordinary is extraordinary and even the smallest gesture can make a difference.
- An authentic source of inspiration to face life with courage and hope.
Publisher:
Edizioni EL
Target:
8-10
Year:
2020
Author
Davide Morosinotto
An author whose books have been translated into 25 languages, in Italy Davide Morosinotto won the Super Andersen Prize in 2017 with Il Rinomato Catalogo Walker&Dawn (The Pocket Watch Gang), Mondadori, and the Strega Children’s Prize 2021 with La Più Grande (The Greatest), Rizzoli, with which he also entered the IBBY Honour List 2021. A finalist at the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and winner of the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, he has also won the Prix des Bouquineurs en Seine and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Journal de Mickey in France, the Vlag en Wimpel and the Zilveren Griffel in Holland, the KJV in Flanders, the Protagonista Jove prize in Catalonia and he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022 in the United Kingdom.
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