« To make a herbarium, you have to collect plants, to dry them carefully between two blotters, to stick them on the pages of a large notebook, to write their scientific names and all their characteristics. What interests me more than plants are all the gardeners who grow them. It’s a good thing, because there are plenty of people who take care of their gardens, each in their own way, just down the road from me. So I decided to meet them and learn more about their daily lives. »

In these mischievous portraits, inspired by real people, Rémi Courgeon pays a delicate tribute to communal gardens and their occupants. Meet colourful characters: Granny Fatima, Smart Girl, Dr Compost, The Engineer or Demonia…. and at the same time learn a lot about gardening: What are perennial plants, compost etc.? Are plants sensitive to music? How do grafting or taking cuttings work? Learn some useful techniques to avoid chemicals and grow into a curious and happy gardener.

A unique and poetic album, where fiction meets information.

Rusty nails, rotten fruit, flat mattresses, weary tires… That’s all that was left of salt marshes which bordered New York as the city transformed them into a garbage dump. Until a man named Herbert Johnson decided that it was time to bring nature back…

Inspired by the true story of a pioneer of ecology, this poetic picture book reminds us how everybody, in their own way, can achieve great things for the planet.

How can a cyclist in Paris save bears in the North Pole? Which pieces of the world can you find in a game console? Why do tomatoes prefer if you don’t flush the toilet?

Through a series of questions that are less foolish than they seem, this book deals with the consequences of basic daily life actions on nature, close to us or on the other side of the world.

Avoiding pessimism or moral lessons, the lively text and wonderful illustrations take the readers on a migratory trip with the swallows, invites them to understand how internet datas cross the oceans or what a goldfish becomes when you free it back into the river.

On a path that winds from one page to the next, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which elephant they want to follow. Each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!

Birth, food, threats, migrations… plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by Elephant Haven, European Elephant Sanctuary

Let’s discover history through the eyes of an animal!
Here is the story of Lorenz, Mozart’s starling, that gave birth to Mozart’s inspiration for the Magic Flute and Papageno’s character. Thanks to this beautifully illustrated picture book, the young reader immerses in the world of classical music and opera, through the naive eyes of a bird.

A poetical and lively text that subtly mixes music and the animal world, to bring to light a little known fact in the life of the great composer.

On a path that winds from one page to the next one, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which bat they want to follow. Each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!
Feeding themselves, migrating, habitat… Plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by Michèle Lemaire, from the Natural History Museum of Bourges, France.

Valentine is growing up.
One day, her father decides to build a new bed with the wood from the old sick pear tree that they had to cut down.
The little girl is thrilled! When the night falls, the bed tree’s voice rises…

This delicate ecological tale alludes to the importance of the renewal of nature, but also of transmission between generations.

The first picture book by internationally renowned author Silène Edgar!

On a path that winds from one page to the next, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which turtle they want to follow. Each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!

Hatching of the eggs, plastic pollution, migrations… plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by Jérôme Bourjea, from the French National Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER)

On a path that winds from one page to the next, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which wolf they want to follow. Each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!

Life in the forest, wild boar hunting, living close to breeders… plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by FERUS, an association for the protection of wolves

On a path that winds from one page to the next, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which polar bear they want to follow. They will discover fascinating facts about white bears, and each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!

The birth of bear cubs, the bears’ efficient fishing technique, the melting of the ice floe… plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by Rémy Marion

There was a large house in which plenty of animals lived in peace, until one of them decided to cut the branches of the tree where the orangutan used to sleep. The day after, the orangutan had disappeared…

This ecological tale deals with the impact of humans on biodiversity and the open positive ending shows that it is all in our hands.

On the final spread, the various threats to biodiversity are simply explained to young readers with concrete examples from the story.

« I have got eight arms, six letters, two huge eyes, hundreds of suckers and… one friend. »

So starts the account of Aglae, a funny small animal who in 1832 meets a certain Charles Darwin. They discover eachother, they tame eachother, and together they will revolutionise science.

A poetic text that highlights the relationship between men and animals and deals with the primary meaning of ecology: the study of interactions between living beings.

On a path that winds from one page to the next, children can choose what they will read next by deciding which bee they want to follow. They will discover fascinating facts about these buzzing insects, and each time they will open their book again, they will have a new reading experience!

Life in the hive, the role of pollination, the impact of pesticides… plenty of interesting and complex facts are simply and entertainingly explained.

Scientific proofreading by Lucas Baliteau and Un Toit Pour Les Abeilles