Literature genre Non fiction

The earth is drowning in garbage and if we don’t act soon, a great catastrophe awaits us. Everyone can help save the planet – even children. So, this is what this book is about: how to change our habits and thinking, how not to buy unnecessary things, and what to do to avoid throwing away so much. The authors explain how important this is and provide practical and effective tips how to reduce the amount of rubbish in everyday life. Changing our lifestyle can prove difficult, but it’s well worth the effort.
The book is written in simple, easy-to-grasp language and illustrated in a modern style that is clear and, at the same time, packed with humour.

Hard work is one of life’s virtues and thinking about your career path early on can be beneficial. The book helps by describing twelve different jobs at sea and by the seaside, beautifully illustrated. Professionals talk about the pros and cons of their work. They all love what they do and would not change it for anything else in the world. Work can be tough, so it is better if you have some passion for it.

This book ingeniously presents 22 words that render a concept that can not be defined in another language using only one word. This can be a person, phenomenon, feeling, thing or something else, for example: age-otori (Japanese) means “look a lot worse with a new hairstyle” or shemomedjam (Georgian) means “eat despite feeling full, because the food is delicious”. Each word is illustrated with an expressive, witty picture showing the crux of the meaning. The book takes words from different languages, both popular and less familiar: Arabic, Japanese, Georgian, French, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Inuit, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Icelandic, Danish and Ukrainian. A great idea, superb execution, lots of fun, but also packed with educational value: learning words and what they mean, developing a curiosity about other nations.

Memories? A house you always wanted to go back to. Schoolmates you didn’t need to impress. A school that opened your eyes and broadened your horizons. No, this isn’t how everyone will remember their childhood and youth. Tastes of childhood serves up a record of real-life, often dramatic stories of young people who’ve been hurt, damaged or made to feel miserable by their peers or adults. This book, written by an experienced psychologist, urges us to reflect on the attitudes we, as adults, adopt towards children and young people. It encourages us to revise our views and avoid harmful, though possibly unconscious, behaviour, reactions and gestures. It offers an opportunity to enter the world of young people, to understand their needs, motivation and emotions.