Böcker av Sabina Konecna

. Key selling pointsVery many books for children fill their pages with animals known to all - some cute, some wild, some bloodthirsty. Far less common are books which present animals at first sight ugly, strange, or bizarre. Amazing Animals of the World leaves the beaten track to provide a unique survey of the most weird and wonderful creatures that inhabit the land and waters of our planet. The fun text is complemented by equally fun illustrations by talented youngster Zuzka Dreadka Krutá. . The competition: What is the competition, and how does this book better it?Although set in the 'freak show' environment, rather than presenting a scary spectacle the illustrations in this book are cute in their ugliness. In the style of a moderator, the book's narrator provides a humorous commentary on the animals. . News tie-in/current relevanceThe author works at a university, which explains how the text comes to be based on the latest scientific findings. The book contains some figures whose like is uncommon in nonfiction. It helps child readers develop empathy with animals few of us know about, so helping them to be more empathetic with others in general.

¿ Key selling points When an immortal fairy tale and its heroes come together with nonfiction, the result is a unique fairytale encyclopedia. And who better to guide the child reader through the encyclopedia than characters everyone knows, such as Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White? To link them with topics addressed in the encyclopedia, the fairy tales have been updated and are told in the language of today. ¿ The competition: What is the competition, and how does this book better it?This book is a unique mix of fairy tales and topics. Topics are addressed from a wide-angled view to contain a wide range of information. Thanks to the book¿s layout and use of flaps, chapters are easy to follow and interactive. ¿ News tie-in/current relevanceBy its choice of topics and by drawing on recent findings, the book strives to show where certain issues may lead. For instance, the volume Discovering the Underground with Snow White contains a chapter on how we make use of what we find there, addressing plans for modern underground farms and underground highways. The fairy tales are not bound to the traditional exposition ¿ at the end of Little Red Riding Hood, for instance, the wolf becomes a protector of the forest. The volumes place great emphasis on ecology and the way humans treat their environment. ¿ Notable elements: Unconventional, interactive, tried-and-tested layout. Although the book is of classic dimensions, its pages open into large-format maps. Original, interactive topics; well-known tales updated with information from today¿s world