The Loonies Strike Back
Pierdomenico Baccalario
The Gamebook of All Olympic Sports
Gamebook
Sport
Do you want to discover the secrets of the Olympic sports?
Play, have fun and put yourself to the test: do you know all the different martial arts? Can you distinguish artistic gymnastics from rhythmic gymnastics and a BMX from a mountain bike? And do you prefer artistic swimming, basketball or javelin throwing? With games, puzzles, crosswords, drawings to colour in and quizzes to solve, you will discover all the secrets of the Olympic sports, so you can finally cheer along with your friends!
40+ sports, 80+ games, 70+ colour illustrations…
…plus stories, curiosities and champions!
Publisher:
Gallucci
Target:
8-10
Year:
2024
Author
Marco Cattaneo
Marco Cattaneo is a sports journalist and TV presenter. A writer for children mainly on the theme of football, he has published books together with Alessandro Del Piero and Billy Costacurta.
Author
Loris De Marco
Born in Milan, he attended the U. Boccioni Art High School and later the Scuola del Fumetto in the same city.
He collaborates with various companies on illustration, storyboarding, and concept design projects (Luxottica, Amazon, Yoox, Off White, Doom Entertainment).
He made his debut in comics through self-publishing, creating short stories both as an illustrator (Cyrano) and as a solo author (Frankenstein Magazine, 2020; Grimorio III, 2021, Attaccapanni Press).
His most recent work is La banda del Pallone, a comic book trilogy published by Tunuè and written by Enrico Martini, completed in early 2024.
He has previously worked as an illustrator for publishers such as Mondadori (Campione in campo e nella vita, 2016), Rizzoli (Manualex, 2021), and Lab DFG (Atlante Illustrato degli sport inusuali).
A passionate calligrapher, he also creates logos and title lettering for books (Bao Publishing, Delcourt, Tunuè), games (Mana Project Studio), and TV series (Netflix).
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