Wee Andri and the Mystery of Mr Olafur E-Book

Rosalba Mottola

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

This is the story of an Icelandic boy who loves volcanoes. Every day Andri reads the fascinating stories given to him by his friend, Mr Olafur, and a great dream starts to grow in the boy’s heart. He tries to share this joy with his friends but they are too frightened by the eruptions of Volcano Hekla to listen to him. A country where children don’t read stories and don’t want to play, but are sad and bored. ‘I’ll see to it, Andri! One day all the children in Eremus will play happily once more. That’s a promise,’ says Mr Olafur solemnly. One night, Hekla wakes everyone in the middle of the night with rumbles, lapilli and ash. Andri and his friends dash to safety, sheltering in an open field. This is where the Icelandic children begin to turn the pages of a magical book that fills their hearts with excitement and they begin to find joy in small things. Page after page they see that the book is a treasure trove of secrets, dreams, imaginary journeys between land and sea, with a different volcano for them to meet. Will Andri’s dream come true?

Leseprobe

Rosalba Mottola

Wee Andri and the Mystery of Mr Olafur

Illustrated by Rossella Casavola

Book title:Wee Andri and the Mystery of Mr OlafurChildren’s literature, recommended age 6–10 First edition: ebook, PDF, November 2012 First edition: paper, April 2013 ISBN: 9788891138705 Publisher: Società editrice Dante Alighieri, Dalim

Written by Rosalba Mottola,

Rosalba Mottola was born in Caserta, in 1974. She graduated from Naples University with a degree in Industrial Chemistry and worked in the scientific sector of the Italian energy group ENEL, first in Beijing and Paris, and is now based in Rome. In 2009 she met a person who shared her passion for writing and was encouraged to focus on children’s literature and writing. She trained at the “Omero” and “Cinzia Tani” schools of writing, then began to write fables and stories for children and teenagers. Her desire is to write entertaining fiction with a purpose, sowing a seed in the hearts of children and new hope for adults.

Book illustrated by Rossella Casavola,

Rossella Casavola was born in Naples, in 1980. She pursued her passion for travel during her university years, visiting Spain and Paris. She graduated from Naples University with a degree in Political Sciences. Her love of art and illustration led her to attend drawing courses. In 2008 she decided to dedicate herself full time to book illustration for children and she attended several schools of specialization. While engaged in her current profession she met Rosalba Mottola and they began working together on stories for children and teenagers. Her illustrations use various techniques, like watercolour and acrylic, evoking places and emotions, and touching the hearts of young and old alike.

Book translated by Angela Arnone

Angela Arnone was born in Great Britain to an Italian immigrant family and has been bilingual all her life. She studied Modern Languages, graduating from Liverpool University in 1979, and later moved to Italy, where she worked in industry for several years and finally decided to become a full-time freelance translator in 2001, when the Internet made it possible to build worldwide professional contacts. She has translated several works for children, from natural history books to fables and full-length mystery fantasy. She lives in Ortona, Italy.

Wee Andri and the Mystery of Mr Olafur: what s this book about?

This is the story of an Icelandic boy who loves volcanoes. Every day Andri reads the fascinating stories given to him by his friend, Mr Olafur, and a great dream starts to grow in the boy’s heart. He tries to share this joy with his friends but they are too frightened by the eruptions of Volcano Hekla to listen to him. A country where children don’t read stories and don’t want to play, but are sad and bored. ‘I’ll see to it, Andri! One day all the children in Eremus will play happily once more. That’s a promise,’ says Mr Olafur solemnly. One night, Hekla wakes everyone in the middle of the night with rumbles, lapilli and ash. Andri and his friends dash to safety, sheltering in an open field. This is where the Icelandic children begin to turn the pages of a magical book that fills their hearts with excitement and they begin to find joy in small things. Page after page they see that the book is a treasure trove of secrets, dreams, imaginary journeys between land and sea, with a different volcano for them to meet. Will Andri’s dream come true?