Through different eyes
Manlio Castagna
15 Questions. Can Trees Talk? – vol. 4
Non-Fiction
The book that explains everything about plants
A volume from the 15 Questions encyclopedia series, dedicated to the world of plants—extraordinary living beings that, though silent, can communicate, move, defend themselves, adapt, and ensure our very survival. With accessible language, illustrations, and comics, young readers will discover that trees aren’t just “decorative”: they talk to each other, care for their communities, and are essential to our future. Learning about them is the first step toward protecting them.
- An original and engaging approach to the plant world, blending scientific facts, storytelling, and comics.
- Written by bestselling children’s authors, with contributions from biologist Barbara Mazzolai.
From the same series: What’s Money For?, What’s Inside My Head?, Is Today Already Yesterday?, Is There Anyone Up There?, How’s Our Planet Doing?, Are We All Gonna Become Robots?, Are We Perfect Machines?, How Long Is A Light Year?, What’s Under My Feet?, Why Do I Like You?, Do Fish Dream?, Do You Understand Me When I Talk?, What’s The Earth Made Of?, What’s Beauty?
Publisher:
Il Castoro
Target:
10+
Year:
2021
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
Author
Federico Taddia
A writer, presenter, TV author and populariser, Federico Taddia collaborates with Topolino, Rai, Radio24 and La Stampa. One of his passions has always been to use the right words to tell the youngest everything that scientists study, look for and discover. He has written books with Margherita Hack, Telmo Pievano, Elisa Palazzi and Antonella Viola. With Teste Toste he won the Andersen Prize for the best science series for girls and boys and with Virus Game he won the Piccolo Galileo prize.
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