Non-fiction Picture Books - Flipbook - Page 9
Non-Fiction Picture Books: A curated list and ideas to support the learning and teaching of modern foreign languages in the primary classroom
LIST OF BOOKS IN FRENCH
L’extraordinaire machine du climat
ISBN: 9782330150587
Cécile Guibert Brussel & Marion Marchand; Vincent Bergier (illustr.)
Actes Sud Jeunesse
Rising average sea levels, rising temperatures and more severe natural disasters: nature appears to
be out of balance. How can we explain these worrying phenomena? Are they unprecedented,
human-made or irreversible? To understand the issues at stake and how Earth’s climate system
works, this book explores, step by step, the mechanisms that shape our planet’s climate. From ice
core samples and the water cycle to the butterfly efect, cow flatulen e and the reports of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), this richly documented yet accessible book by
Cécile Guibert Brussel and Marion Marchand-Richard ofers an in-depth overview of contemporary
climate challenges, placing current concerns in a broader historical and scientific perspe tive.
Vincent Bergier’s precise and engaging illustrations bring these complex ideas to life, adding a
playful and humorous touch to this informative exploration of climate and the environment.
En 4 temps
ISBN: 978-2-226-44715-9
Bernadette Gervais
Éditions Albin Michel
Also available in Dutch, German & Italian
Bernadette Gervais divides time into four sequences, breaking down movements, transformations,
and metamorphoses. While in some sequences only a few seconds separate the first image from
the last, in others it is hours or years. The hare moves so quickly that we barely see it darting
through the panels, but it takes several days for the poppy to bud, bloom, and wither, and a whole
year to witness the four seasons transforming the landscape around the house. Refle tions on the
elasticity of time, the way it acts upon beings and things, altering and shifting them, a play on
echoes… From one page to the next, the child is amused to see that it will take the snail at least
eight panels to disappear from view!
Ocean
ISBN: 9782732487434
Emmanuelle Grundmann; Hélène Druvert (illustr.)
Éditions de La Martinière
Also available in German, English, Italian, Spanish & more!
Take a deep breath and dive into this gorgeous, large-format book, which uses clever cutouts and
laser-cut illustrations to explore the ocean from shoreline and shallows to inkiest depths. A
meticulously crafted, die-cut coral theatre presents a wonderful stage on which a teeming
underwater world plays. As well as looking at the movements of waves and water, Hélène Druvert
brings to life the ocean's inhabitants: lift the flaps to discover shellfish and crabs hiding under
rocks, or zoom in on a giant squid. This fascinating journey ends with a reminder of how essential it
is to preserve the oceans.
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