Series II |
This very book full of beautiful
aquarelles tells the story of a Fano (sea turtle) who learns about
plastic pollution of the ocean. He sets out on a journey to learn more
about why plastic is so harmful for the ecosystem in the ocean. He
mistakes a plastic bag for food and is rescued by a fisherman. After he
tells the fisherman about the amount of plastic in the ocean, the people
living in the village at the coast decide to clean up the beach and not
throw away any plastic anymore.
This book contains a colourful story for smaller children telling the story of a very poor village in a time of famine. In order to survive, the people consider cutting down the last baobab. But is it right to do that? And if they do that, what will happen? The story is bilingual Malagasy and French The pictures make it easy for even smaller children to understand, and they can search for animals and other details on the pictures. The story invites to discussions around what is right and wrong, and the consequences of our decisions. It has an open ending and is therefore well suited for discussions in the classroom or at home.
This book
contains 9 fairytales from the Bara region in Madagascar. The Bara
people are a marginalised and remote group of people with their distinct
traditions and culture which is very little known in other parts of the
island. The fairytales are told and illustrated colourfully by children
between 9 and 12 years of age. They have been transcribed into official
Malagasy language. Most are funny, but some will also make you think a
little bit.
“Tsingolangola”
is an invented name for a bird that appears in one of the fairytales.
Three siblings once found three eggs and brought them home. When the
birds hatched, they became their most precious friends. Especially the
youngest child was attached to his “Tsingolangola”. But his mother
tricked him and cooked the bird for dinner... The end of the fairytale
is very sad and shows that parents should never underestimate the
emotions of their children!
This
autobiography tells the story of a young mother who went to Lebanon in
hope of earning some money for her family by doing domestic work. It
soon appeared to her that what she had been promised – wages, good
working conditions, sick leave, etc. – was not fulfilled. Instead she
was mistreated and exploited like so many other victims of human
trafficking.
The author
reflects around issues of dignity, respect and human rights, and her
story will hopefully help to illuminate the growing problem of human
trafficking. She also wishes to prevent that other young women are being
tricked into the same situation as she was. This was the main motivation
for her to publish the book, despite the risks it contains to openly
criticize the way human trafficking is being neglected by authorities.
The
introduction to the book is also in French.
The theme of the book is the girl Todisoa and her family’s struggle with
being poor in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. The story gives the
people living on the street a face and a name, and opens the reader’s
heart and mind for those forgotten people. Furthermore, it shows how
mature girls sometimes have to be. The book’s protagonist, the 12-year
old Todisoa is the one holding the family together, supporting her
parents, encouraging her younger brothers and makes them master the
difficulties.
The story starts in a little village in the rain forest where Todisoa
lives happily with her family. After a terrible storm that destroys all
their belongings her father decides that they will start a new life in
the capital. When they arrive in Antananarivo the parents don’t find
work and the family ends up on the street. They experience much trouble,
and to a great extent all this is for Todisoa to handle. But even if
everything seems hopeless, the family manages to stay together and find
new friends… External link to the author Nasrin Siege’s web page.
The bull Tefy is uncle (dadanaivo) to many calves, to whom he tells many stories in the evening under the big tamarind tree. The story he tells this evening is about his adventures to the island Zanzibar. The adventure began when he made a big demonstration against bush fires and afterwards broke free from the slaughterhouse and hitchhike with a taxi brousse. Finally he comes to Zanzibar after being hunted by a naïve gendarme and a very angry old lady. And then he wants to come back, but how? This book is a funny book with many colorful pictures showing Uncle Tefy’s various appearances, for example dressed as a lady. This can make both children and adults laugh. But even if it is a funny book there are some more serious themes lying underneath, for example the way people treat cattle. It acts mostly in Madagascar, but has some scenes from Zanzibar to give the reader a glimpse of the way of living outside the island.
Dangaligny sy Konaky - Ilay dia tsy nampoizina (out of stock) Author: Tolonjo Saranga Andriamparany Rakotondrainy Illustrator: Tojosoa Raherinirainy Edition Vakoka Vakiteny in cooperation with National Reading Centre, University of Stavanger Antananarivo 2011, second edition 27 pages, A4 landscape 8 - 14 years Article Number: S1-001 Price: 6,00 Euro/10 000 Ar
The story of Dangaligny starts in
Toliara, the harbour town far southwest on the island. Here the
cheeky and
curious little lizard goes on its
involuntary and adventurous trip to the rainforest east on the island.
He will be mobbed of other animals, cry of loneliness and get to know
the little girl Konaky. Slowly they become friends and together they
return to Toliara – rich in new experiences. This is a good story with particularly amazing illustrations and a lot of things to discover - for all ages! This book spreads joy and encourages for more reading. It impressively shows that it is possible to write modern and funny books in Malagasy acting in a Malagasy environment.
Rebila - te hanidina ve ianao? (out of stock)Author: Tojosoa Raherinirainy Illustrator: Tojosoa Raherinirainy Edition Vakoka Vakiteny in cooperation with National Reading Centre, University of Stavanger Antananarivo 2008 23 pages, A5 carton 6 - 9 years Article Number: S1-002 Price: 7,00 Euro/12 500 Ar
A flying mouse? Rebila has a fixed idea – he wants to fly like his friend Rikibitiky, the little kingfisher. Rebila has to stand many trials and defeats. And how does it finally end? An easy reading book with funny pictures and a clear message from Rebila: “Keep on it! Don’t give up! Keep on trying until you succeed and your dreams become reality. A book for children who just have learned to read.
Takoboka Illustrator: Tojosoa Raherinirainy Edition Vakoka Vakiteny in cooperation with National Reading Centre, University of Stavanger Antananarivo 2009 39 pages, A5 10 - 16 years Article Number: S1-003 Price: 6,00 Euro/10 000 Ar
This book tells the story of the little boy Takoboka who loves his oxen, the nature - and who wants to go to school. But school is not as easy and funny as Takoboka expected it to be, and soon he gets enemies - one of them is he himself! A book about school and environment - but most of all a book a book about a boy who looks for his place in the society. This book deals with many subjects children on this age are concerned with and gives a lot of possibility for identification. It emphasizes the importance of the protection of the environment in a way that goes directly to the hearts of young people.
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