Giuseppe Festa

The Animals of Strangewood. The source of the Rut – vol. 2

Adventure

Fairy tales

Humorous

In Strangewood, everything is the opposite of everything, and oddities are the norm.

Alarm in Strambosco, the strangest forest there is: someone has stolen the Rut river! The sparkling waters of the stream have vanished into thin air, and the legendary Frizzolago no longer fizzes. Tuffy, the otter who can’t swim, is determined to find out what happened to the Rut, and with her is the whole gang of quirky animals. Setolo, the cleanliness-obsessed wild boar, and Vertigo, the squirrel with vertigo, suspect that the sparkling water factory down in Valle Fumosa might be involved, and they already have a totally crazy plan… Animalazzi, attack!

Lots of laughs (all while learning a lot about nature).
At the end of each story, either dizzy the squirrel or ray the owl describes the real characteristics of the animals outside
strangewood.

Publisher: Battello a Vapore

Target: 8-10

Year: 2021

Author

Giuseppe Festa

Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in environmental education. He has published several novels, including La luna è dei lupi (Salani), Cento passi per volare (Salani), I figli del bosco (Garzanti), and Una trappola d’aria (Longanesi). He won the Premio Rodari in 2021, the Premio Bancarellino in 2022, and the prestigious Premio Kadaitosho in Japan. He is the founder and lead singer of Lingalad, with whom he performs concerts in Italy and abroad. As the protagonist and screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera, he has also authored nature documentaries broadcast by Rai. Additionally, he has written articles and stories for National Geographic, Corriere della Sera, and La Repubblica.

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