books for children and young adults 2018
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Featuring books made with love, exquisite workmanship, beautiful illustrations and captivating stories, the publications for children and youth of Solisluna Publishing House, transport the reader into a world of fantasy, mysteries and much imagination. The publications are of literary and educational content, encouraging the habit of reading and the exercise of curiosity in children and young people of all ages; from the younger ones, who are starting to read, to teenagers in search of new adventures. With a differential in design and illustrations, the books are of such delicacy and care that also fascinate adults who appreciate graphic art and the playful side of life. EnĂŠas Guerra & ValĂŠria Pergentino Solisluna Publishers
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Age: 2+ 6
The Crazy Critter!
Age: 8+ 24
The Abayomi Women
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Cirilo, the dragon who dreamed of being a fire-fighter
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The dragon with a golden belly
Age: 4+ 8 10
Little steamboat Daisy loves me
Age: 5+ 12
Green-Headed Tanager
Age: 6+ 14
Creating and playing
Age: 7+ 16
Mom, is there a Santa Claus?
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Pastinha: The boy who became a capoeira mestre
Age: 10+ 28
Camila and the Mirror
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Eclipse of the blue moon
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Ice temple
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Light roots
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The lady in white
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Obatala
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Ibejis
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Oshun
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Iemanjá
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Xangô
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The strawberry taste
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Nanã
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A different kind of family
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Obaluaê
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Oxumaré
Age: 2+
The Crazy Critter! Author and ilustrator: Enéas Guerra This is a new book by Enéas Guerra for small children. The author creates a playful way of having fun with existing and made-up animals. The onomatopoeic sounds of grunts, howls, roars, squeals and snoring inspire children to create their own wacky animals. 18 x 18 cm • hardcover • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-52-7
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Age: 4+
Little steamboat Author and ilustrator: Enéas Guerra This children’s book written and and illustrated by Enéas Guerra, combining color and short verses with taboca cookies and abafa-banca popsicles, this story was inspired by the steamships of the former Bahian Navigation Co. Its little steamboats transported people and goods between the port of Salvador and the historic town of Cachoeira, in the Reconcavo region of Bahia, sailing on All Saints Bay, the largest in Brazil. 27 x 24,5 cm • 36 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-21-3
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Age: 4+
Daisy loves me Author: Débora Knittel Ilustrator: Enéas Guerra A lovely short verse poem that tells the story of a garden where a very special daisy grows. The reader follows the routine of the little flower from dawn to dusk and, from her point of view, sees an enchanted world of insects, birds and other flowers. 22 x 28 cm • hardcover • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-33-6
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Age: 5+
Green-Headed Tanager Author: Débora Knittel Ilustrator: Naara It is a bird of bold and vibrant colors. In this story, the small bird is born, grows, finds love and has its own offspring. The author, the educational psychologist Débora Knittel, describes each stage in poetic language, associating it with the cycles of nature and the seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring. This book will delight children who love frogs, chameleons and other charming creatures that live in the Atlantic Forest. 22 x 28 cm • hardcover • 36 pages português • ISBN: 978-85-89059-30-5
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Age: 6+
Fabrincando Creating and playing Author and ilustrator: Tamires Lima Toys are made so we can make up games and imagine a fantasy world where anything is possible. Formerly, children made their own toys. Nowadays, we can still find artisans who make handmade toys, a rich and playful expression of popular culture. What about meeting some artisans and learning how to make your own toys? Call your friends and embark on this adventure. 18 x 18 cm • hardcover • 56 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-68-8
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Age: 7+
Mom, is there a Santa Claus? Author: Graziela Domini Ilustrator: Ian Sampaio This book tells the story of Santa Claus in a creative way to help young children understand why adults need to keep the secret about the legend of that merry old man. In this little story, Santa Claus is a man who works normally and still makes gifts for children. But gift orders increase so much that one day he can no longer handle them on his own. The children suggest a solution and parents join forces to help Santa Claus with the task of making gifts for everyone. That is how Christmas was born. 22 x 28 cm • 32 pages. portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-34-3
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Age: 7+
Pastinha The boy who became a capoeira mestre Author: José de Jesus Barreto Ilustrator: Cau Gomez Once upon a time there was a smart little biracial kid born in the Pelourinho district of Salvador, Bahia. After playing and fighting in the street, he became the greatest of all Capoeira Angola masters in Bahia. The name of this boy became a legend around the world, but the story of Mestre Pastinha is real and is recounted blow-by-blow in this book in words and pictures. 23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-44-2
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The book Pastinha was adapted for television in the program A Cor da Cultura (The Color of Culture), on the Futura Channel. In Brazil, the National Foundation for Books for Children and Youth (FNLIJ) included the book in their recommended collection. The book was among the ten finalists for the 54th Jabuti Prize in the category of children and youth publications.
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Age: 7+
The strawberry taste Author: Nathalie Guerreiro Ilustrator: Ana Maria Moura Eduarda is a sensitive, cheerful and positive little girl. She perceives that real friendships are attained by the greatness of our attitudes, such as by helping people, welcoming new colleagues to school and being tolerant. From an early age, she learned what it means to be different. So, she knows that in differences the beauty that exists in everything. She also knows that each of us has something special to offer. 22 x 28 cm • hardcover • 28 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-76-3
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Age: 7+
Lilia Gramacho
UMA FAMILÍA PRA LÁ DE DIFERENTE Rafa Anton ilustrações
A different kind of family Author: Lilia Gramacho Ilustrator: Rafa Anton Does love end? Does friendship become love? Does love become friendship? The protagonist child in this story asks a lot of questions in order to understand the changes that are happening in his life. Now, there will be two houses, new brothers and a different kind of family. But a family that is just the same as the one than many other people have. 22 x 28 cm • 24 pages • portuguese
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O amor vira amizade? Maria e Mário disseram que querem ser meus amigos. Anita, mãe deles, é a melhor amiga da mamãe. Anita disse que a amizade delas se transformou em amor. E agora Maria, Mário e Anita vão morar lá em casa.
Eu quero fugir da rotina! O papai disse que, pra fugir da rotina, eu devia passar uns dias na casa dele. Lá na casa do papai, eu conheci Nina. Nina também tem duas casas. Ela disse que o amor do pai e da mãe dela não acabou. Ele se transformou.
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Age: 8+
The Abayomi Women Author and ilustrator: Adilson Passos The illustrated children’s book, The Abayomi Women, introduces a story with a social topic in a playful and pleasurable way for children who are 8 to 11 years old. At this age, the kids are still in the process of understanding the concrete world around them. The African culture and the small Abayomi dolls inspire this book, thus contributing to the broadening of children’s aesthetic references. 21 x 23 cm • hardcover • 32 pages • portuguese
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Age: 8+
Cirilo The dragon who dreamed of being a fire-fighter Author: Carolina Bacelar Ilustrator: Enéas Guerra Cyril is not a normal dragon, like those that plague the lives of princes of fairy tales. He belongs to the royal lineage of metalwinged dragons. But he doesn’t look like a dragon. Instead of fire, he likes water. His first word? Water. What does he like to do? Swim in the Green River. His favorite game? Setting fire to bushes and fetching water to fight the small blaze. This well-written and entertaining children’s adventure is intended for more advanced readers. 15 x 21 cm • 64 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-35-0
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Age: 8+
The dragon with a golden belly Author: Eric A. A. Oliveira Ilustrator: Athos Sampaio Carlos Looendvog was twelve years old and seemed to be stuck in life when a pitbull attacked him just before the summer holidays. The dog is just one of the many physical manifestations of Enácio Choufer, a villain driven by envy of Carlos’s father, who is a dragon hunter. The dangerous Enácio does everything to suck the vital essence from the Looendvogs’ only son. Finding the dragon with the golden belly’s egg is the challenge the young hero tackles in the first episode of the “Carlos Looendvog” saga. The author, Eric A. A. Oliveira, wrote the book at the age of twelve. 15 x 21 cm • 72 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-22-0
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Age: 10+
Camila and the Mirror Author: Lilia Gramacho Ilustrator: Ju Castelo Something is causing a turnaround in Camila’s life. She realized that she was no longer that little girl who loved to play with dolls. New things are happening to her body that are fiddling with her. For this reason, she spends a long time in front of the mirror: so many hours trying to figure out what is going on. And let’s not mentioning the boys. Ah, the boys... 15 x 21 cm • 64 pages • portuguese
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A partir Age: dos10+ 10 anos
Trilogy Eclipse of the blue moon
Eclipse of the blue moon Authors: Débora Knittel e Érica Falcão Ilustrator: Enéas Guerra Archeologist John Crane is a specialist in the history of ancient civilizations who is always going off on expeditions around the world. After the death of his wife, he decides to move to Rio de Janeiro along with his daughter, Holly, to be closer to their friends Dr. Ramos, his wife, Dr. Rita, and their daughter, Maiara. Just before her 18th birthday, Holly receives an artifact and tries to unravel the mysteries surrounding her father’s disappearance, Maiara’s visions, and the growing imbalance in Nature. In this adventure, Holly and her friend Maiara meet Celino and Kami, beings from other worlds, and embark on a journey in which the basic values of humanity will be put to the test. 15 x 21 cm • 224 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-58-9
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Trilogy Eclipse of the blue moon
Age: 10+
Ice temple
Light roots
Authors: Débora Knittel e Érica Falcão Ilustrator: Enéas Guerra
Authors: Débora Knittel e Érica Falcão Ilustrator: Enéas Guerra
Despite being in love, Holly and Celino must learn to deal with differences between their own worlds. After all, she is human and he is... an angel. While looking for belongings left by John at the Museum of Quinta da Boa Vista, Holly meets Pedro, an attractive archeology student. This meeting rekindles Holly’s desire to make a trip she had planned with John, her deceased father whom she loved so much. Holly’s adventure continues. The story now unveils the natural beauty of the breathtaking Chapada Diamantina region, in the interior of the state of Bahia (Brazil). In this story, love, loyalty, desire and betrayal intertwine, awakening feelings that can either open or seal untouched wounds. Each must make their own choice and evil can be anywhere… So be careful not to wake it.
The saga of Holly Crane continues in this last book of the trilogy “Eclipse of the Blue Moon”. This time, Holly wull have to overcome her fears and believe in her inner strenght in order to free her imprisoned love, the angel Celino. The Earth’s temperature has risen 0.5˚ C in less than 48 hour. If it continues to increase, the living beings on our planet will not survive. Can Holly and her friends avoid this catastrophe? Can the union of Holly’s, Maiara’s and Kami’s powers, along with those of the beings of light, release the angel Celino and Planet Earth from the darkness once and for all? 15 x 21 cm • 296 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-89059-83-1
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Age: 10+
The lady in white Author: Graziela Domini Ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos On the first day of class, Lucas befriends a classmate. One day the girl does not show up at school and Lucas learns that she has died. At the funeral, a woman dressed in white approaches him and explains the meaning of death. The thematic approach is dealt with gently and intelligently by psychologist Graziela Domini. The enchanted setting leads Lucas to lose his fear and better understand this inevitable phenomenon of life. 22 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-27-5
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Collection Orixas’ African Legends Solisluna is proud to publish the collection titled Orixa’s African Legends created by the artist Edsoleda Santos. The books narrate some Orixa stories based on the ethnologist Pierre Verger’s accounts, except for the book Ibejis, which is based on a legend told by the author’s great-grandmother. The artist illustrations tell us stories narrated with beautiful images, full of feelings, expression, lightness and originality. The author, an expert using watercolor, draws water into shades creating reliefs, thus enhancing and portraying with great care the iconography of each Orixa.
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Edsoleda Santos
AoboboĂ!!
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Age: 10+
Collection Orixas’ African Legends
Obatala Text: Renato da Silveira Ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos
23 x 28 cm • 36 pages • portuguese ISBN: 978-85-890599-28-2
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Obatala, the king of Ifan, decides to visit his friend Shango, King of Oyo. The journey is long, requiring many days of travel across deserts, forests and savannahs. Before he sets out, the court babalawo (diviner) tells him that it will also be full of dangers. Obatala decides to take the risk. Renato da Silveira based his work on the research of Pierre Fatumbi on the legend of Oshalufan, the elderly incarnation of Obatala, as well as other sources to weave a playful and informative narrative. Edsoleda Santos illustrates the story with all its symbolism, colors and details connected to the traditions of the Yoruba people.
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Age: 10+
Collection Orixas’ African Legends
Ibejis Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos A long time has passed since the cult of the Ibejis (twin divinities and protectors of children) left the sacred space of Candomble temples, took to the city streets, and entered the homes of the rich and poor, believers and non-believers alike. The “caruru of Saints Cosmas and Damian” has become a sacred institution celebrated by all Brazilians. The feasts for the “child saints” in Bahia, especially the Reconcavo region, have taken on unique proportions and features, which are often incomprehensible to outsiders. Combined with folk traditions, the cult of the Ibejis and Saints Cosmas and Damian are becoming one of the most spectacular examples of that AfricanBrazilian symbiosis. 23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-41-1
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Age: 10+
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Oshun Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos
23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-40-4
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Oshun represents the cosmological power of fresh water and is therefore responsible for nourishing all living beings on Earth. According to the ancients, that is why no one is against water. She is directly related to fertility and maternity; the patron of love, beauty, magic and the most secret and perilous enchantments. Temperamental and full of feminine wiles, Oshun reigns absolute and supreme in the universe of Bahia. This legend, collected and published by Pierre Verger, an ethnologist known for his in-depth knowledge of the African diaspora in the Americas, is still alive and well in Africa. It is reenacted in the annual festivals celebrating the pact between King Laro and the fertile waters of the Oshun River.
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Age: 10+
Collection Orixas’ African Legends
Iemanjá Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos Legend says that Yemanja is a beautiful girl who walks around in salt water, dressed up in foam laces formed over the blue waves ornated with light, glowing like enchanted jewelry. For anglers, she represents the Mother-D’Água, owner of Ocean riches, the one that blesses the daily work of fishermen providing them with plenty of fish, health and peace. Yemanja’s cult originated in Nigeria and was brought to Brazil by enslaved africans. They started here a strong devotion that attracted thousands of devotees. On February 2nd, devotees pay homages to Yemanja in Bahia and other regions of Brazil, offering her presents such as flowers, perfumes, decorated cakes and other delicate feminine objects. The ceremony takes place under the sound of sacred chants.
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23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-63-3
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Age: 10+
Collection Orixas’ African Legends
Xangô Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos
23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-65-7
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Yoruba God, Lord of Thunders, of magic and of talismans, Xangô is also the owner of lightning bolt stones that fall on earth during storms, announced by strong bangs and flashes. This powerful man, owner of the House of Wealth, was the king of the city of Oyó in Nigeria, where he ruled with justice and strong pulsesteady hand, punishing liars, traitors and disobedients. Xangô, always virile and seductive, used to dance in the early morning with a tunic embroidered with shells over a skirt formed by several wide strips in red and white tones, moving energetically to the sound of “batá” - a special drum. With his fascinating posture, he won the love of the goddesses Iansã, Oshun and Obá, which all married him.
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Age: 10+
Collection Orixas’ African Legends
Nanã Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos Nana Buruku is the oldest of the water entities. She represents the light rain and the consequent mixing with the Earth: the mud, the original protomatter. The mud contains in its elements the primordial signs of her essence: the principle, the middle and the end of life and its subsequent rebirth. She is an ancient deity, shrouded in secrets whose cult dates back to ancient times and covers a wide geographical area. The artist Edsoleda carefully observes the scenarios and environments described by the ethnologist Pierre Verger, recreating them in his poetic and playful language. The saga of Nanã, her battles and her vicissitudes, brings the representations of a people and their faith. 23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-64-0
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Obaluaê Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos The tale of the orixá Obaluaê, researched in Africa by the ethnologist Pierre Verger, tells the story of his arrival and the development of his cult in the Mahi territory in Dahomey. This tale was chosen as the inspiration of this book by the artist Edsoleda Santos, as a tribute to the “Velho” (old man) as he is affectionately called in Bahia, an orixá of a particular cult, surrounded by mysteries and secrets. We learn in this story that under his straw exterior is the secret of his light; of life and death; of good and evil. Atotô! 23 x 28 cm • 32 pages portuguese • ISBN: 978-85-890599-60-2
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Oxumaré Author and ilustrator: Edsoleda Santos Oxumare is the Lord of the movement, transforming and perpetuating life. It is the divine messenger who brings water from the clouds to sow prosperity among human beings. Oxumare’s sign is the shinning rainbow in the firmament. The legends tell that Oxumare has a dual male and female nature. When Oxumare lives on earth, he/she takes the shape of a serpent. In dangerous times, Oxumare coils strongly in the terrestrial sphere to prevent from disintegrating. The rainbow serpent symbolizes Oxumare, who retains its strength for all eternity. 23 x 28 cm • 32 pages • portuguese
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Aoboboí!!
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