Romania
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Docan, Crenguþa H. B. (text/illus.)
Lupino sau minunata legendk a lupilor cklktori (Lupino or the wondrous legend of the wandering wolves)
Iaºi: Institutul European, 2007. – 169 p. + 1 CD
ISBN 978-973-611-488-5
Wolf – Liberty – Domestication – Nature – Civilization
This exciting animal story
takes us to a time when human beings began to domesticate wolves. Lupino,
only a few days old, is separated from his parents and finds a wolf pack
that adopts him. He moves on with them, always in search for adventures and
his family. In a world in which there is no more room for wolves to roam
freely and hardly a refuge from human threats, Lupino becomes the hero of
his pack. He finds his blind father and also his mother, who lives in
captivity protecting a human baby. She puts the enmity between freely living
wolves and »house dogs« into perspective and becomes a symbol of hope for a
peaceful living together of humans and wild animals. The included CD is an
audio recording of the story. (7+)
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Mihalache, Carmen (text)
Pascu, Anna [et al.] (illus.)
Îngeri, zmei ji joimkriUe.
Mitologie populark pe
înUelesul copiilor (Angels, dragons, and scary ghosts. A folk mythology
for children)
Bucuresti: Ed. Humanitas, 2008. – 128 p.
ISBN 978-973-50-1944-0
Rural life – Angel – Dragon – Ghost
Even today in Romania, people in the country live in close connection with Mother Nature and have a peculiar grasp of space and time. Their world is filled with beings of a parallel world with whom they can take up contact, insofar as they believe in them. At any time, these beings with superhuman capabilities can helpfully or destructively interfere in human life and therefore demand special heed and respectful treatment. Carmen Mihalache delivers many portraits of such fabled, legendary creatures in this well-researched and appealing book. The accompanying illustrations were created by children in the »creativity workshop« of the Romanian folk museum and make the explanatory texts more accessible. (6+)