Bücher der Reihe FAIRYTALE ENCYCLOPEDIA

¿ Key selling points When an immortal fairy tale and its heroes come together with nonfiction, the result is a unique fairytale encyclopedia. And who better to guide the child reader through the encyclopedia than characters everyone knows, such as Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White? To link them with topics addressed in the encyclopedia, the fairy tales have been updated and are told in the language of today. ¿ The competition: What is the competition, and how does this book better it?This book is a unique mix of fairy tales and topics. Topics are addressed from a wide-angled view to contain a wide range of information. Thanks to the book¿s layout and use of flaps, chapters are easy to follow and interactive. ¿ News tie-in/current relevanceBy its choice of topics and by drawing on recent findings, the book strives to show where certain issues may lead. For instance, the volume Discovering the Underground with Snow White contains a chapter on how we make use of what we find there, addressing plans for modern underground farms and underground highways. The fairy tales are not bound to the traditional exposition ¿ at the end of Little Red Riding Hood, for instance, the wolf becomes a protector of the forest. The volumes place great emphasis on ecology and the way humans treat their environment. ¿ Notable elements: Unconventional, interactive, tried-and-tested layout. Although the book is of classic dimensions, its pages open into large-format maps. Original, interactive topics; well-known tales updated with information from today¿s world