Toletis

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Pub Date Oct 19 2017 | Archive Date Nov 17 2017

Description

Translated from Spanish with illustrations throughout, Toletis is a uniquely poignant story about nature and friendship, imagination, love and loss.

The trees and grass are disappearing to make way for a new section of road. Toletis, his dog Amenophis, friends Claudia and Tutan are on a mission to find ingenious ways of replacing them and turning their little valley town, set deep in the mountains, lusciously green again. The odds are stacked against them. Can they succeed... with some very unusual help?

Translated from Spanish with illustrations throughout, Toletis is a uniquely poignant story about nature and friendship, imagination, love and loss.

The trees and grass are disappearing to make way...


Advance Praise

"Toletis is a book to savour, like roast potatoes at just the right temperature. The aromas and sounds are like the snapping of crisp branches in a winter's evening. It is soothing, like a cat purring in the mist. And it is a pleasure to behold thanks to Elena Hormiga's joyful illustrations." Eva San Martin, nature columnist

"Highly recommended for children and a sound recommendation for those of us that are a bit older but want to remember the excitement of discovering the world around us ... " World Wildlife Fund, Spain

"When Toletis comes round your house and shows you his mountains, mist and adventures, you don't want him to leave. Toletis is one to keep on the bedside table to fill your dreams with a magical, deep peace." Josefina Maestre, environmental journalist, editor of Birds and Nature magazine, presenter of Nature Reserve, an environmental program on Spanish National Radio R5

"Toletis' big heart and the powerful images in the book awaken a desire in readers of all ages to care for the earth we inhabit. Thanks to the deftness and ingenuity of the author's prose, reading these tales leaves you thinking one thing above all else: I want more!" Maisa Marban, storyteller

"Toletis is an ideal book to take the children out of the classroom and into a world of nature and friendship; it awakens their creativity and imagination. It is useful as a textbook for thinking about the values relating to science, art and language and it has become an inexhaustible source of activities and resources." Miriam Leiros, primary school teacher in a public school in Galicia, Spain using PBL teaching methods

"Toletis is a book to savour, like roast potatoes at just the right temperature. The aromas and sounds are like the snapping of crisp branches in a winter's evening. It is soothing, like a cat...


Available Editions

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ISBN 9781911107149
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)

Average rating from 9 members


Featured Reviews

Whimsical book of a young boy and his friend and family as they go through the seasons of the year. Good for read-aloud. Lovely illustrations. Probably best for upper primary. Reminiscent of "Imaginary friend" or "Quinny and Hopper"
Review refers to the English translation

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This is such a quaint story that will appeal to all ages. Sweet Toletis and his friends are hard not to love, with their determination, imagination and creativity driving them to make new friends with the forgotten people in their community, save the trees and talk to all walks of nature. The illustrations are gorgeous and simple but catch the essence of the characters and the little town they live in.

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A cute book with stories about Toletis, a young boy. The way he and his family and friends experience and view the different seasons. It has a magical feel to it, and I would’ve given it a 3 but the illustrations were amazing so I had to round up to a 4.

*I was given an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*

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Great book for a family nighttime of reading. A dog a boy and his adventures, what more could you ask for? An discovery of nature and curiosity. A great read for people of all ages.

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