Isabel Minhós Martins

A story inspired by the question, "What are people doing right at this moment on the other side of the world?" depicts natural and human events happening all over the world—from New York and Turkey to South Africa and Greece—at the same second.

The World in a Second

Para onde vamos quando desaparecemos?

Madalena Matoso

Todos já percebemos que o tempo está sempre a passar, a passar, a passar... E nós, com ele, também vamos passando, por tudo e mais um pouco. O tempo muda a gente. Muda as coisas à nossa volta. Transforma tudo. Com o tempo, descobrimos isso! Obra apoiada pela DGLB; Vencedora do Prêmio Autor SPA 2015 / Melhor Livro Infanto-juvenil; Menção Honrosa na 19.a edição do Prêmio Nacional de Ilustração, DGLAB 2014; Altamente Recomendável FNLIJ 2016 - Produção 2015 - Categoria Literatura em Língua Portuguesa.

Com o tempo

Bernardo Carvalho

No tempo de um segundo podem acontecer as coisas mais comuns ou as mais extraordinárias. Algumas delas em nada parecem alterar o rumo do mundo, outras serão capazes de provocar pequenas ondas que, por sua vez, desencadeiam novos acontecimentos. O mundo num segundo acompanha a passagem do tempo, desse tempo particular que corresponde a um pequeno passo do ponteiro mais rápido do relógio, pelos cinco continentes. Através de imagens que nos remetem ao universo das HQs, somos colocados diante da diversidade de mundos, pessoas e situações de que é feito o planeta: em cada página abre-se uma janela. Olhamos o que acontece nesse preciso instante: aqui, ali em todo o lado (e depois o segundo continua o seu caminho, sempre correndo, sempre apressado...).

O mundo num segundo

Um livro para todos os dias

A young boy describes how each of the five senses helps him discover new things about the world.

When I Was Born

Considers things that seem to appear and disappear, looking at things like the sun that merely disappears from view, as well as more complicated cases like puddles, noises, stones, and people, all of which appear and disappear in their own ways.

Where Do We Go When We Disappear?

When a saxophone-playing dog moves in next door to a young girl, the girl is thrilled, but her parents, who do not like the noise or the other animals the dog attracts, feel otherwise.

My Neighbor is a Dog

Ana Pego

For young readers comes an imaginative guide to ocean plastics, filled with tips and tricks for identifying—and combating—pollution in our oceans. Inspired by biologist AnaPêgo’s life’s work, and filled with engaging science and colorful photographs, this foundational look at plastic pollution in the oceanexplains why it issuch an urgent contemporary issue. When she was young, Ana Pêgo didn’t play in a backyard, but on a beach. She walked along the shore, looked at tide pools, and collected fossils. As she grew older, Pêgo noticed a new species at the seaside: plastic. She decided to collect it, study it, and give it a Latin name—Plasticus maritimus—to warn people of its dangers to our planet. Pêgo tells us how plastics end up in our rivers, lakes, and oceans, shares plastic’s chemical composition and physical properties, and offers a field guide to help readers identify and understand this new invasive species in all its forms, from the obvious (fishing nets and water bottles) to the unfamiliar (tiny, clear particles called microplastics). Finally, she offers a critical look at our current “solutions” to plastic contamination and in her most important proposal—REVOLUTIONIZE—calls for deep changes in our habits, motivating young and old alike to make a difference, together. An artificial and almost indestructible species, Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered! Together, we can send it packing. “A cleverly conceived and comprehensive introduction to a serious issue.”— Kirkus Reviews Honorable Mention—Bologna Ragazzi Award. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.

An Invasive Species

Plasticus Maritimus

A vibrantly illustrated counting tour of a family and their bodies invites youngsters to determine the numbers of toes and teeth before speculating on the lengths of their intestines, the quantity of their numerous freckles and more. By the creators of When I Was Born.

Isabel Minhós Martins

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