Books published by publisher Auzou

American Fun Facts is one big book gathering all the important facts everybody should know! For example: What is the tallest mountain? What are the most popular sports? How did the United States get its name? Would you know all the answers? The graphic illustrations will give young readers even more fun to learn!J. E. Bright is the author of more than eighty books. He specializes in children's books for all ages. Before being a writer, he worked as an executive editor at Simon & Schuster, senior editor at Scholastic, and editor at HarperEntertainment, HarperCollins Publishers. He lives in New York.Mehdi Dewalle is a Belgian illustrator, specializing in graphic novels. He has published several books with Erasme Publishing.

This beautifully illustrated tale of a little bear confronting his fear of the dark will inspire children to do just the same—and turn off the light!The longest night of the year is fast approaching and Mika is terrified. As the sun goes down, the dancing shadows, whistling wind, and other hisses and crisses all become too much for this little polar bear.But this year, his cousin will help him confront every single fear, one by one. Will Mika get over them?My First Picture Books are the perfect first story books for young independent readers and parents who read to their children. The stories touch upon fundamental themes such as friendship, love, tolerance, and family in an accessible way. The cute illustrations make these books very attractive.Yann Walcker is a songwriter and children's author who has won many prizes including the BolognaRagazzi Prize, which he was awarded twice!Nicolas Duffaut lives in the Southeast of France where he works on his stylish illustrations.

Henry is a funny little hedgehog who lives in Squirrel Forest. He is very cute and a little spoiled. He has everything he could wish for, and most important of all, he has very loving parents. But Henry is always complaining! Does the perfect family really exist?My Little Picture Books Collection is a collection of creative picture books for young children or young readers offered at a very affordable price. Each original story focuses on an important value, such as family in the case of this title."Rigaudie’s cartoons in warm colors add snippets of humor, like the wolf pack’s messy dorm and Henry’s Coke-bottle glasses." -- Midwest Book Review

Once upon a time, a little girl named Mina was living on an island in the middle of the ocean. She had an extraordinary power: she could walk on water! The thing is that her greatest dream was to swim with dolphins. So one day, Mina decides to run away on the ocean . . .François Sarano has a PhD in oceanography. Former research director of the Deep Ocean Odyssey program and former scientific advisor to legendary oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, Sarano has written dozen of scientific books and produced six documentaries dealing with oceans. This is his first children's book.Marion Sarano is François Sarano's daughter. Since she was a child, she has traveled around the world several times, swam with dolphins, and sailed on all the oceans. She discovered her passion for drawings . . . and a little girl who walked on water was born!

This Papertoys book is aimed at children who like to create and build! With this title, children will discover ten of the most famous monuments in the world, each one pre-cut with papertoy and one informational sheet, and at the end, one world map to place all the papertoys!Rozenn Bothuon is a French illustrator living and working in the Celtic countryside between sea and trees. In her little studio, she draws storybooks for children, imagines and designs toys, and also works on papertoys, pop-up, and paper-cut projects with her husband.

Fifteen beautiful young dancers from all around the world share with girls their dreams and feelings. This book lets young readers discover the world through dance and music. Through anecdotes, the reader will discover the dancers' love for dance enhanced with wonderful illustrations by Sybile.Gr 3-6- Fifteen young women worldwide enthusiastically describe the dance form they love and practice. Each one talks about the music, the steps, and the dance's history, and imagines herself in a particular role. In some cases, she describes a real performance. The styles vary greatly-ballet, ballroom, folk, Kabuki, Senegalese, Flamenco, Tahitian, etc. The text is written in a casual, diarylike format that is appealing. The colorful double-page illustrations with some foldouts feature elongated figures with the same idealized dancer's body in attractive costumes and appropriate settings. The text is often on colored pages that sometimes seem a bit opaque for the print to be able to stand out. A useful addition for collections that need more information about the various forms of dance.--School Library Journal“Dancers of the World" is a magical vignette of 14 graceful dancers from locations, traditions, and cultures around the world. Beautifully illustrated with fold-out painted scenes, dancers like Heloise, from the Parisian ballet, or Maeva, a Tahitian dancer, or Cynthia, an American rock and roll dancer adorn these incredible pages. Each dancer has a brief biography that includes specifics about the origin of the type of dance she specializes in. From Aram, a Bollywood dancer in Omandur, South India, to Akiko, a kabuki dancer in Japan, here are beautiful examples of many styles of exotic, graceful dance traditions. "Dancers of the World" is a treasure chest book especially appealing to young girls who hope to follow their own dance dreams.--Midwest Book Review