1. ANOKA, THE GIRL FROM THE SEA
64 pages
Hardcover
25 x 18 cm
ISBN: 978-956-9825-460 Claraboya Ediciones / 2024
Worldwide rights available
Winner of the 2024 Book Fund for Publishing Support Chilean Ministry of Culture.
The author takes us to the territory of the southernmost indigenous people of the American continent: the Yahgan. This historical fiction book evokes a travelogue, with watercolor and ink illustrations. Its pages tell the story of a Yahgan girl in the period before the arrival of Europeans to this territory, with a narrative about the daily life, customs, and spirituality of her people. The story is divided into six moments that highlight significant milestones in family life and their culture.
2. SIMONE, THE SHEPHERDESS OF THE SEAS
32 pages
Hardcover
27 x 21 cm
Intellectual Property Registry: No. 2024-A-9243 ISBN: —
Unpublished
This picture book tells the story of Simone Melchoir, the true captain of the Calypso and Jacques Cousteau’s first love. She loved the sea long before she was born. Great-granddaughter, granddaughter, and daughter of sailors, she believed as a child that salt water ran through her veins instead of blood. At 8, she already knew that she would grow up to be the captain of a ship. A pioneer and daring in every sense, she was the first woman in the universe to scuba dive into the depths of the ocean.
MJ Rosello Planells 