Greek / Greece
Pōs phtiachnetai ena paidiko biblio kai oi synepeies gia to periballon
(How a children’s book is made and its environmental consequences)
Pappa, Rodula
(Pappa, Rodoula)
(text)
Markopulos, Kōstas
(Markopoulos, Kostas)
(illus.)
Athēna: Nephelē (Nefeli), 2019. – 28 p.
(Series: Tsalapeteinos)
ISBN 978-960-504-269-1
Book | Production | Environmental protection | Environmental awareness | Picture book | Non-fiction
Reading age: 4+
White Ravens issue: 2020
All the way from the tree to the reader, this beautifully designed non-fiction book leads through all the stations of both the creative process and the industrial process of producing a book. A special focus is placed on their environmental effects. The book addresses readers of varying age groups by means of two textual levels: the concise main text provides younger children with basic facts, while longer, more complex texts in the margins are aimed at more proficient readers. The afterword offers further information, aimed at sensitizing readers to a more environmentally friendly behaviour. As all Nefeli books, the book was printed with eco-friendly ink on Forest Stewardship Council-certified, acid-free, 100% recycled paper. Kostas Markopoulos translates the compact explanations into technically exact and at the same time imaginatively interpreted pictures. The book has received, among others, the non-fiction award from IBBY Greece and the Greek graphic and illustration award ΕΒΓΕ. [TA]