Dolphins, princes of the sea , Michel Piquemal,
Charlotte Gastaut , Ed Flammarion / Pere Castor,
Charlotte Gastaut , Ed Flammarion / Pere Castor,
Coll. "The classic Pere Castor", 2006. From 8 years.
Delfin, son of the head of the Canadian Haida tribe, thinks only of having fun and doing somersaults. His father, angry at seeing him so ill take his time, punished. But Delfin hiding and meet Nora, daughter of the village chief enemy neighbor. Lovers, they meet every evening and dance ...
If you are attracted by the epic, this tale is for you ...
Delphin and Nora are the cause of building a fantastic myth, in the heart of a conflict between two warring clans opposed to their marriage.
To avoid warriors in pursuit lovers, they threw themselves into the "thundering waters" hand in hand. It was then that the gods are , attracted by their history transformed them into dolphins.
Coming from a Canadian-born legend, this tale on the theme of love, faithfulness, mercy and differences, allows the reader more widely discover the Haida people of Canadian fishermen.
As always Designs Charlotte Gastaut are well studied, they are fine and really beautiful. The image features and cultural elements whose Haida totem carvings traditional colors (hot) and a design more or less tribal, the favorite patterns of the people, in particular, the eagle. The text follows the thread, it is very rhythmic, delicate, poetic and very pleasant to read. Here's another album at the height of the talent of Michel Piquemal and Charlotte Gastaut!
Eye Elsewhere has already produced two albums Michel Piquemal :
My honey, my sweetness (Didier Jeunesse, 2004); The deep snow (Didier Jeunesse, 2010).
My honey, my sweetness (Didier Jeunesse, 2004); The deep snow (Didier Jeunesse, 2010).
M. Piquemal has been a teacher, he wrote for children over 10 years. At Pere Castor, he is the author of Emma two houses in the collection "Stories to Grow" and A wolf in my room , book collection objects.
Charlotte Gastaut is an illustrator, graduate of EUAs in 1996. She has illustrated many classics including the famous Pere Castor Andersen tale, The Little Mermaid .
On this blog you will also find a presentation of the album Tell me love published by Editions Amaterra (2010). Check out the following link:
http://oeildailleurs.blogspot.com/2010/11/les-mots-du-corps-et-les-emotions.html
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