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Ir e Vir

On Earth, we are not the only ones to travel long distances. Like us, many birds, fish and mammals make hundreds of miles in search of food, of a warm land or of a good place to have their young.


These incredible travelers amaze us with the distances they travel, but not only that. There is something else in the way they travel that can make us slow down and think...

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Planeta Tangerina nominated for ALMA

Planeta Tangerina has been included in the list of award nominees for the ALMA Prize 2012 (ALMA: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award), the biggest international prize for literature for children and youngsters.

10/1/2012 | read more...

Valerio Vidali winner of Ilustrarte 2012

The jury of Ilustrate - Biennial of Illustration for Children - announced that the winner of this 5th edition is ValerioVidali with the illustrations created for the book "A Day in the life of an umbrella" (text by Davide Cali), published by Planeta Tangerina.

10/1/2012 | read more...

"Depressa, devagar" selected for IBBY

The book "Depressa, devagar", with illustrations by Bernardo Carvalho, published by Planeta Tangerina in 2009, has been selected for the IBBY Honour List in the ILLUSTRATION category.

4/11/2011 | read more...

Portugal: guest at Bologna Fair

Portugal will be the guest country at the next International Children's Book Fair in Bologna, to be held between 19-22 March (2012).

4/11/2011 | read more...