Good values
Picture books on values and social issues. (Kidible imprint)
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FictionSeptember 2023Perlas de araña (Spider pearls)
by Valentina Winocur
Nona and Catalina, grandmother and granddaughter, have to flee to Mexico because of the Argentine dictatorship. The two land in a new place where they will have to reconfigure themselves in many ways. To begin with, as happens in exile, families are reorganized in unique sizes and structures. Catalina is just a child, she understands it at her own pace. Her seemingly innocent gaze observes a Chilean city that opens into a country with a life of its own. La Nona, who wields a singular wisdom, is an identity star. Questions about history and the present, arrive in time. Mexico and Argentina are distant countries on the map, but space-time merges them in a notion made of pain but also a lot of love, the argenmex, which throbs and has taken root in the south and north of the continent. This book does not stop there, but develops, reaching other geographies as well. As if it were a spider's web, it is carefully woven, captures and, above all, crosses threads of multiple meanings, from the historical, political and national, to those of childhood, the family and the individual.
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Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)2021Kotyhoroshka. The Tangled Tales
by Valentyna Vzdulska, Oksana Luschevska
Modern authors often return to fairy tales to rethink them and create new texts that are the same tales, but in a new interpretation. Kotygoroshko comprises eight intricate fairy tales by Ukrainian female authors of children's books. Anastasia Lavrenishyna tells an alternative story of Kolobok, Halyna Tkachuk introduces readers to Olenka the Serpent, and Oksana Lushchevska tells the story of Marie, a wise girl with a high IQ. In her tale, Alina Stefan travels to the planet 581g to meet with Kira the Lame Duck, and Mia Marchenko takes her readers to Kiev Podil, where Mykyta the Tanner and Princess Anna save the city. Valentina Vzdulska will tell you the new story of Sirko and the Wolf, and Sasha Kochubey will introduce to you the new character of Kotygoroshko. Finally, there is Anya Khromova's parable about the heart in an iron chest.
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceFebruary 2013Ramon J. Sender's 'Cronica del alba'
by Catherine Davies, Anthony Trippett
Crónica del alba is a novel by Sender with a Civil War background, like the popular Réquiem por un campesino español, also in this series. The author evokes his childhood in rural Aragón at the beginning of the twentieth century in a book which has a charm and something of the character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The young Pepe fights to believe in himself as a hero in the face of a world, and a father bent on putting him down. He is supported by his girlfriend, Valentina, who believes in him implicitly and often ends up in as much trouble as him. But there is something more here than scrapes and mischief-making. It is written by an older and disillusioned Pepe who has known real heroism and is now detained in a prison camp for Spanish Civil War refugees in southern France. The novel raises challenging questions about the loss of hope, how people cope with disillusionment, and the place of writing in that process. Moreover, since the novel reflects Sender's own childhood it sheds light on the complex relationship of fact and fiction in autobiographical novels. ;
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Children's & YAApril 2010SGUTS – SCHLAF GUT UND TRÄUM SÜSS
by F., Valentina / Italienisch Schimming, Ulrike
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Children's & YAMay 2008HDGDL - HAB DICH GANZ DOLL LIEB
by F., Valentina / Italienisch Massury, Katja
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Business, Economics & LawMay 2018Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails
Sustainable Development and Management
by Daniel H Olsen, Anna Trono, Raffaella Afferni, Stephen William Boyd, Valentina Castronuovo, Jaeyeon Choe, Tomasz Duda, Vreny Enongene, Carla Ferrario, Paul R. Fidgeon, Brian J. Hill, Michael Hitchcock, Marco Leo Imperiale, Darius Liutikas, Rubén C. Lois-González, Daniel H Olsen, Pravin S. Rana, Pilar Taboada-de-Zúñiga Romero, Rodrigo Espinoza Sanchez, Xosé M. Santos, Kiran A. Shinde, Rana P. B. Singh, Dallen J. Timothy, Gabriella Trombino, Anna Trono, Greg Wilkinson
For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic development. Providing a holistic approach to religious pilgrimage routes and trails, this book: - Addresses important conceptual themes such as sustainable local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management, and promoting environmentally friendly practices; - Includes global case studies to help transfer theory into good practice; - Calls for further discussion of the importance of better planning, management, and maintenance of these routes and trails, so that the positive benefits of this type of tourism development can be fully realized. An important resource for those interested in religious tourism and pilgrimage, this book is also an invaluable collection for academics and policy-makers within heritage tourism and regional development.
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National & regional cuisineApril 2017THE ITALIAN REGIONAL COOKBOOK
A culinary tour of Italy, with 300 recipes
by Valentina Harris
Famous for its bold flavours, seasonal ingredients and vibrant colours, Italian has repeatedly been voted the world's favourite cuisine. Take a closer look, though, and you'll discover that there is much more to this nation's food than the ubiquitous pasta, pizzas and risottos offered at many restaurants. Italian-cooking expert Valentina Harris examines each area in turn, with a carefully curated selection of recipes, and detailed instructions and photographs to help you achieve an authentic, and completely delicious, end result. This comprehensive book is a must-have reference for anyone who is passionate about cooking authentic Italian food. A culinary tour of Italy including: Lombardy; Piedmont; Liguria; Emilia-Romagna; Veneto; Tuscany; Umbria; Sardinia; Campania; Sicily; Puglia; Basilicata; and Calabria. An extensive introduction examines in detail the history and traditions of classic Italian cooking, the ingredients and how to prepare and use them. CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN DIGITAL FORM
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Food & DrinkAugust 2020ITALIAN SCRAPS
From North to South, a culinary journey where nothing is thrown away
by LUCA BOSCARDIN VALENTINA RAFFAELLI
A trip across Italy on board a blue van which has been transformed into a mobile home, a central theme when cooking offal, known as the quinto quarto or fifth quarter: spleen, liver, lampredotto, pig's feet, entrails that are cooked with traditional recipes such as trippa alla romana or coratella brodettata. During ten months on the road, Valentina Raffaelli and Luca Boscardin explored the country in search of culinary traditions associated with offal, and describe it through drawings, photographs and local recipes.Valentina and Luca met chefs, restaurateurs, and farmers, they tasted and cooked, focusing on what some might call "waste" parts and reflecting on the role that tradition can play in the contemporary debate on sustainability. An unusual cookbook, Scarti d'Italia is a study on what we eat and what we waste, a culinary adventure where nothing is thrown away.
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2022Kiki
by Petra Steinmayer
Valentina wants to be an astronaut and needs a space helmet but nobody at home takes her seriously and they keep offering her dolls and other toys. Luckily, the unexpected arrival of Kiki, a small blue leg polka-dot cock with an extraordinarily strong voice, will cause a stir in her family and help her to achieve her dream. Kiki appears one morning on Valentina’s house roof from nowhere although according to Valentina it could only come from Mars and meanwhile they don’t find the proprietor will stay at Valentina’s house causing many nuisance with its cockcrow, its feathers, its stools, and even laying an egg!! But may a rooster lay an egg?!?!?!?
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Biography & True StoriesNovember 2021The Untamable Women of the Bible
Pioneers, Queens, Adventurers, Seductresses and Warriors
by Maria Teresa Milano, Valentina Merzi
How many times have we heard about the women of the Bible? But do we really know them? This book sheds a light on them and shows how similar those figures can be to contemporary girls and women. The past holds fascinating stories, but those of women have often been forgotten or lost in time. The Untamable Women of the Bible blends religion and feminism, drawing the portraits of 25 rebellious and strong women; from the most famous, like Eve and Mary, to lesser-known characters, like Abigail and Micol.Each portrait is made up by three sections: scriptures and fiction intertwine to build the woman’s story, told in first person narration; then fun facts and references in pop culture complete it and show how contemporary their tales are, and how deeply arts and entertainment are constantly influenced by them. ^ For the first time, the most iconic female figures from the Bible have come together and tell us their stories, that make us rethink the whole Bible’s narration.^ The book features 6 «interludes» to further discover topics like The Song of Songs, Balaam’s Donkey, Violence Against Women in the Bible, God is a Woman and the chronology and geography of the stories.^ The very peculiar style by Valentina Merzi, minimal and clear, in blocks of color, still convey the woman’s spirit and her strength.
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The eagle’s flight
by Patrizia Masci
Paul, an english man, lives and works in New York as a journalist at the British Consulate. He shouldn’t complain, but his enthusiasm, joy and will to live seem to be disappearing. Valentina, lives and works in Rome as a translator for a publishing house. Young and dynamic, she’s dragging out a by now tired love story. An exciting adventure will make the two meet, jeopardizing Valentina’s life. In the end, this crazy adventure will prove to be a great unexpected gift Suddenly, all the thinking, the doubts… will vanish, buried in a simple word that will finally make sense: love. A romantic love story and a captivating crime novel.
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Children's & YAAmici per un… pelo!
by Valentina Pericci
All is quiet in the big forest... with the exception of the Great Oak condominium along the Firefly Trail. Bickering and unkind words are now the order of the day among its inhabitants. And when the façade is defaced, it is clear to everyone that war is the only solution. Or is it?
