Giuseppe Festa

The Animals of Strangewood. The forgetful elephant – vol. 6

Adventure

Fairy tales

Humorous

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

How do you hide an elephant? That’s what Strambosco’s animal gang will have to figure out, because the evil circus owners who he escaped from are looking for him. The operation is complicated, though, because the elephant is no ordinary pachyderm: he is Smemo and forgets everything! The only thing he remembers is his mom in Africa. The best solution would be to take him back to the savannah, but which animal could take him across the sea?

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: 2023

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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