WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
ANIMALSMYFIRSTBLACK AND WHITE BOOK
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
ANI M ALS MYFIRST BLACK AND WHITE BOOK
Copyright © 2023
Aloma (text and illustrations)
Editorial direction
Aloma Carvalho
Editorial assistant
Jessica Spilla Revision
Maria Cristina Monaco
Desktop publishing
Indaia Emília S. Pelosini
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NATURE INSIDE
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INTERNATIONAL DATA FOR CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION - CIP ALOMA.
MY FIRST BLACK AND WHITE BOOK - ANIMALS / Aloma (text and illustrations). 1st edition. São Paulo/Brazil: Pangolin Books, 2023.
44 p.: il., 16,5 x 16,5 cm
ISBN - PRINTED BOOK - 978-65-6043-055-6
ISBN - PDF - 978-65-6043-056-3
ISBN - MOBI - 978-65-6043-052-5
ISBN - E-PUB - 978-65-6043-051-8
INDEX FOR SYSTEMATIC CATALOG
Children’s literature: picture books - 028.5
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THERE’S A LITTLE NOISE HERE,
I THINK IT’S A TINY ANIMAL.
WHO IS IT?
THE COW
MOOO
WOOF WOOF
ABOUT THE BOOK
In “My First Black and White Book - Animals”, the reading begins with a concrete fact: there’s a little noise, and it seems to be a tiny animal. The challenge for the “baby reader” is to discover which animal it is.
On the left-hand page, the name of the animal appears. But what does it look like? On the right-hand page, an illustration drawn with white lines on a black background shows what the animal looks like.
The interplay between black and white will pique the interest of the baby who, from birth, is capable of paying special attention to the contrasts between light and dark in images. Older children will also have fun with the interplay between the black and white in the images, highlighting the outlines of the shapes.
The sounds of the little animals are presented through onomatopoeias specially created by the author to compose the work. Here, it’s interesting to note that the sound of most animals does not have an official written representation in the Portuguese language. This is not the case for animals like cats or dogs, for example, but it is the case for the hippopotamus, camel, giant otter, capybara, and many other animals.
Listening to the actual sounds of the animals and imagining which phonemes best represent each of them was a poetic and literary creation, adding charm and fun to each “invented” syllable.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OFTHE LITTLE ANIMALS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALOMA is an author, translator, and editor of children's books. Her work has been recognized by the Ministry of Education of Brazil, the UNESCO Chair Seal, and the UN Agenda 2030 Library. As an author of books for babies and young children, she enjoys writing books that feature wordplay and reveal the poetry of the Portuguese language and other languages in which she publishes her books.
In "My First Black and White Book – Animals”, she drew on her experience as a mother, always concerned with introducing nature to her young children, to create a narrative rooted in a sound that is beloved by babies: the sound of animals. It's a tribute to childhood and the child who grows and discovers the world around them.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS BOOK, YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT IT…
who is the person who came up with the idea for the story and writes the text.
was written by… ALOMA
the illustrator, that is, the person who imagines the characters and the scenarios, and draws all of them. the publisher, the company that makes the book and brings it to you! which is the number that identifies the book anywhere in the world!
was illustrated by… ALOMA
was published by… PANGOLIN BOOKS
has the ISBN number… PRINTED BOOK - 978-65-6043-055-6
PDF - 978-65-6043-056-3
MOBI - 978-65-6043-052-5
E-PUB - 978-65-6043-051-8
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NATURE INSIDE
THERE'S A LITTLE NOISE HERE, I THINK IT'S A TINY ANIMAL. WHO IS IT? IN THIS BLACK AND WHITE BOOK, CHILDREN CAN DISCOVER THE ANIMALS THROUGH THE CONTRASTS BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK PRESENT IN THE IMAGES.
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