The Children of the Forest
Giuseppe Festa
How I Founded the Explorer Club
Adventure
Humorous
The most important adventure of all: the adventure of life.
Pierdò is eight years old with masses of black messy hair and a big dream for his life: to establish an ‘explorer’s club’ and live many incredible adventures. Legendary hikes, funny jokes, and the sweetness of the first crush will accompany Pierdò and his friends in their daily explorations on an incredible journey where they discover the value of true friendship.
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A book about how life-long personal bonds are made, something we can all relate to, from childhood to our lasting years.
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A true story told by mother and son.
- A moving and authentic story that celebrates childhood, friendship, and the wonder of growing up together, day by day.
Publisher:
Mondadori
Target:
8-10
Year:
2015
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.
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