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DAILY EDITION December 9, 2020 |
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| After 22 years of operation, the Frankfurt Book Fair New York office is closing this month, its business to be handled from Frankfurt. Publishing Perspectives continues its news service. |
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| ‘The Foundations and Transformations of Arabic Literary Theory’ will examine Arabic literary theoretical frameworks, with sessions in Paris and New York City, in June and October. |
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| Expanding the roles of women in the company’s leadership, CEO Kristin Cochrane retains Anne Collins while moving Martha Kanya-Forstner to lead Knopf Canada and bringing in Sue Kuruvilla for RH Canada. |
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| Book Picks: Children's Books from Albatros Media |
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| | How Flamingo Lost His Colour from the series The World of Kamil the Flamingo By Daniela Olejníková, Štěpánka Sekaninová
What a flamingo might think when he wakes to find all of his beautiful colour gone? He takes fright first, but then he sets out to find it – he flies and runs the world to try all possible colours that cross his path. With lovely illustrations by awarded artist Daniela Olejnikova. |
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| | A Big Book of Snow and Ice from the series The Big Books of… By Niké Papadopulosová, Štěpánka Sekaninová
How does snow form, and how many types of snow are there? Are any two snowflakes the same, and what is the use of snow and ice? Every chilly question gets a frozen answer in this package of full-page illustrations, openable flaps and information charged with cold. |
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| | Whose Track Is It? from the series Tracks and Homes By Carmen Saldaña, Radka Píro
A little fawn got lost in the forest. Unhappy and confused, he has gone off in search of his mum, following a trail in the soil. But are these really tracks left by Mummy Deer? Maybe someone else went this way... If you help the fawn find his mum, a surprise will await you under every flap. |
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| | Records of the Animal World By Tomáš Pernický, Oldřich Růžička
Superheroes, record holders, and fascinating facts from the animal kingdom! Welcome to our special Olympics! Fastest, slowest, strongest, largest, smallest, longest living, furthest jumping, most beautiful, ugliest, deepest diving… animals of the world! |
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| | How Children Celebrate Holidays around the World from the series Children around the World By Michaela Bergmannová, Pavla Hanáčková, Helena Haraštová
Have you ever wondered how people make merry in other countries? Together we will join in with many celebrations, all of them different. What’s Halloween like in Ireland, or Timkat in Ethiopia? Does everybody celebrate Christmas? Ready to explore? It is party time all over the world! |
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