Linguae blog

“On the Moon”: Usborne little board book. A sweet very first book about going to the Moon.
Zoom to the Moon and be back by bedtime with this exciting little board book. Combining illustrations by Benji Davies and real photographs of the Moon.

Young children can discover what it would be like to […]

“I see the Moon: poems and rhymes for bedtime”. A beautifully illustrated collection of favourite night-time rhymes for little ones at bedtime.
A beautifully illustrated collection of favourite night-time rhymes for little ones at bedtime. Rosalind Beardshaw’s artwork features wonderful natural scenes, with adorable sleepy animals and babies ready to be lulled […]

“From the Earth to the Moon”: or a cannon for peace. The beautiful text from Jules Vernes, retold by Antonis Papatheodoulou and illustrated by Iris Samartzi.

Impey Barbicane thought of making the greatest cannon of them all. A powerful cannon not for war, but for peace, made to shoot not the […]

“When we walked on the Moon”. Discover the dangers, disasters, and triumphs of every moon mission in this nice book written by David Long and illustrated by Sam Kalda.
This book tells the story of the Apollo Missions. When incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something […]

“The Usborne Book of the Moon”: Beautifully illustrated. Straightforward and informative, and preserves the magic of the moon.
For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the world and through history.

From […]

“Les aventures de Tintin: On a marché sur la Lune”. Exploration d’une nouvelle gravité, essai supersonique , grand et superbe retournement de dernier instant. Ce tome là promet bien des surprises.
“Les aventures de Tintin: on a marché sur la lune”. La fusée a décollé de Syldavie, emportant Tintin, Haddock, Tournesol, Wolf […]

“Les aventures de Tintin: Objectif Lune”. Hergé, génie visionnaire, signe un moment incontournable de la bande dessinée avec la mythique fusée rouge voguant vers la lune.
De retour de voyage, Tintin et le capitaine Haddock apprennent que le professeur Tournesol est parti pour la Syldavie où il leur demande de le rejoindre.
Ils […]

“The Moon Landings: One Giant Leap”. A book that explores the fascinating events that led up to the moon landing. Both scientific and political.
Since Apollo 11’s first ground-breaking moon landing in 1969, the world has been engrossed in space exploration. And infinitely curious about how we got there and what might […]

“La jeune fille et la nuit”. Angoissant, très rythmé, ce nouveau suspense explore le destin de trois amis d’enfance liés par des secrets tragiques.
Un campus prestigieux figé sous la neige.
Trois amis liés par un secret tragique.
Une jeune fille emportée par la nuit.

Côte d’Azur – Hiver 1992.
Une nuit glaciale. Le campus […]

“The Curious Charm of Arthur Pepper”: A fabulous sort of story that makes life a little more bright and beautiful. A tale to savor, ripe with imagination and adventure; bursts of humor and touches of sorrow.
In this poignant and sparkling debut, a lovable widower embarks on a life-changing adventure.

Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper […]

“Magari domani resto”. Lorenzo Marone si fa leggere con dolcezza e profondità. Tempo un paio di pagine e ti innamori. E ti riconosci.
Chiamarsi Luce non è affatto semplice, specie se di carattere non sei sempre solare. E peggio ancora se di cognome fai Di Notte. Uno dei tanti scherzi di […]

“The Akimbo Adventures”, by Alexander McCall Smith. A great book that teaches pupils about wild animals and the threats to animals in the wild.
Three classic adventure tales from the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now together in paperback for the first time.

Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine […]

“If Cats Disappeared from the World”. A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life.
Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he […]

“On the come up”: You’ll never silence me and you’ll never kill my dream. Just recognize when you say brilliant that you’re also saying Bri.
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the […]

“The Kite Runner”: Hosseini is a truly gifted teller of tales. He’s not afraid to pull every string in your heart to make it sing.
“It may be unfair. But what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.” 

Amir is the […]

“The Indian in the Cupboard”: Great book for kids and fun to read again as an adult.
At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he puts it in his old cupboard and turns the key, something extraordinary happens that will change […]

“En Camping-car”. Ivan Jablonka fait preuve d’une sensibilité qui ne diminue en rien l’acuité de sa méthode d’investigation.
Le camping-car nous a emmenés au Portugal, en Grèce, au Maroc, à Tolède, à Venise. Il était pratique, génialement conçu. Il m’a appris à être libre, tout en restant fidèle aux chemins de l’exil. […]

“The Mill on the Floss”. A delight, and a marvel of insight into the consciousness of a small child. ‘If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie?’
Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom. And she is desperate to win the approval of […]

“Clock Dance” : Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing.
Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. When she was eleven and her mother disappeared. Being proposed to at twenty-one, the accident that would make her a widow at forty-one. At […]

“Lots”. From award-winning author Marc Martin comes a quirky fact-filled adventure for curious globetrotters, young and old.
LOTS by Marc Martin is an eye-catching, exhilarating ride round the globe. Ideal for (encouraging) perceptive, enthusiastic young citizens of the world, hungry for quirky facts and figures.

A sampler of breathtaking places, surprising details, […]

” A World Full of Animal Stories”. Lively retellings from Angela McAllister are brought to life with sumptuos illustrations in the treasury to treasure.
Discover a menagerie of animals with this book that brings together 50 best-loved tales from all around the world!

Meet the Big Bad Wolf, the Ugly Duckling, and […]

“Are you there little tiger?” a fantastic book by Usborne!
Little tiger is hiding! Very young children will love peeping through the holes and touching the textured pages in this beautiful hide-and-seek board book, spotting monkeys, bears and chameleons along the way.

Part of a gorgeous series for babies and toddlers, perfect […]

“Les crayons de couleur”. Il y a du Boris Vian dans cette fantaisie littéraire! Un roman qu’on lit en entier avec le sourire aux lèvres.
Du jour au lendemain, notre planète bleue perd ses couleurs. Dans un monde maintenant en noir et blanc, la vie quotidienne est bouleversée. Et l’humanité commence […]

“La meilleure façon de marcher est celle du flamant rose”. Au-delà du comique, le roman est une réflexion sur le couple et sur la confiance en soi.
La loi de Murphy n’est rien comparée à la loi d’Enaid. Tout ce qui est susceptible de mal tourner tournera plus mal encore qu’on aurait […]

“Normal People”. In this world of people openly portraying their lives on social media, is this story really the way many people are? Insecure, forlorn, and in misery?
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is […]

“The Geography of Friendship”: a turning-page adventure about a deft and powerful study of female friendships under pressure.
We can’t ever go back, but some journeys require walking the same path again.

When three young women set off on a hike through the wilderness they are anticipating the adventure of a lifetime. […]

“Une fois dans ma vie”. Des tranches de vie à la fois tragiques, émouvantes ou plus légères. Une pièce écrite avec chaleur, sincérité, générosité et bienveillance.
Trois femmes, trois âges, trois amies que les hasards de la vie et les épreuves ont rapprochées dans un lieu comme aucun autre.
Trois façons d’aimer, dont […]

“La perfezione non è di questo mondo.” Ti strappa un sorriso, ti invoglia a girare pagina. E pian piano i protagonisti trovano spazio dentro di te.
Torino, tra le Molinette e il Valentino.

Adriano, professore ottantaduenne che ha appena perso la moglie, ha un segreto di cui si vergogna un po’. Aa […]

“Machines like me” by Ian McEwan. A story that mix up the novel on artificial intelligences with a dystopia built on a historical novel.
Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like […]

“La vie secrète des écrivains”: une lecture inoubliable. Un puzzle littéraire fascinant qui se révèle diabolique lorsque l’auteur y place sa dernière pièce.
En 1999, après avoir publié trois romans devenus cultes, le célèbre écrivain Nathan Fawles annonce qu’il arrête d’écrire. Et il se retire à Beaumont, une île sauvage et […]

” Au petit bonheur la chance!”: un duo improbable et attachant, pour une histoire pleine de joie et d’émotion.
1968. Jean a six ans quand il est confié du jour au lendemain à sa grand-mère. Pour l’été. Pour toujours. Il n’a pas prévu ça. Elle non plus.
Mémé Lucette n’est pas commode, […]

“Deux Soeurs”: Jusqu’où peut aller une femme trahie après avoir cru au bonheur? Récit d’une descente aux enfers.
Mathilde, la trentaine, forme avec Etienne un couple heureux. Elle est professeure de français dans un lycée. Elle adore son métier et ses élèves – à qui elle communique sa passion pour Flaubert et […]