Bilingual Tales for Children

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. Nightbelle is a bat, perfectly adapted to her environment. If she had been born in China, she would have understood straightaway she was the symbol of happiness. Her whole life would not have been turned upside down so much! And we'd have had to do without her story! For Nightbelle, who does not know anything about all this, believes she lacks something essential: beauty... About the series: Children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. When Shirley and her mother find a stray alligator peacefully sleeping on the living-room sofa, there's going to be big trouble! Herbie, the blue-eyed alligator awakened by the screams and taking advantage of the wave of panic runs away into the house... Will he be found out? Shirley is looking for him... but which of the two will get the bigger surprise? And will Herbie manage to find his parents again? Let's listen to Charlotte the otter tell us his story... About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In these hot days, reptiles readily bask in the warm sand, storing up all they can of the heat of the burning sun to warm up their cold blood. Madam crocodile, named Odile, keeps a particularly watchful eye on her offspring. On the other bank, but not too far away, a pelican enjoys watching the audience... About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Editions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. A long time ago, a little panther was born, eagerly expected by her parents. But surprise gave way to amazement when everybody preferred to clear off instead of wishing the parents happiness. The father's amazement turned immediately into fury. Why? All the panthers of his lineage were born with black spots...and this one was black from head to toe!

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In the heart of night, as he was thinking he was going to die there, Malice the dog saw some lights flickering towards him. They drew quite near and the voice of a dog was heard in the dark: - Captain! A comrade! Here! The beam of a powerful lamp came to land on Malice's nose and a dog, clad in a combat uniform with three stars on his chest addressed him... A sudden shiver ran through Malice... What was going to happen to him? About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. Mataf the house cat is going to live through a crazy experience to rescue Myrte, a baby within an inch of starving... What can he do, being so little, all alone in the pitch-dark night, under the snow, when he is terrified of everything ? What if, in this Christmas eve, there was a genie, even a third-class one, rising from an old oil-lamp to help him brave the wolves prowling about in the deep forest ? About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In bright sunshine, at the height of the day, a chunk of the ice-fiel came to get loose from the North Pole... Slumped on the raft Fortune had made him this way, after hearing the ice split into two, Wally the walrus could not imagine what was going to happen to him... About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In this savanna spot, around the pond, it is sweltering... All the animals are rushing to the watering-place. Yes, but... this is the territory of arrogant and awful Apollo, a bold and impressive cobra... How will a little animal, a tiny snake manage to quench his thirst and finally free the way to the pond?

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In these hot days, reptiles readily bask in the warm sand, storing up all they can of the heat of the burning sun to warm up their cold blood. Madam crocodile, named Odile, keeps a particularly watchful eye on her offspring. On the other bank, but not too far away, a pelican enjoys watching the audience... About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • The awful mystery/Le terrible mystère • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon