“Quero Minha Escola de Volta,” the children’s book by writer Clovis Levi, with illustrations by Ana Biscaia, shows social isolation in the pandemic through the eyes of a child.
The author deals with the vision of a girl, in a playful and exciting way, drawing attention to new habits and family relationships.
The writer and playwright Clovis Levi presents the book “Quero Minha Escola de Volta”, with illustrations by Ana Biscaia, telling in an exciting, humorous and sometimes delirious way what happens to Maya, an eight-year-old girl. , in the times of Covid and shows the consequences of being forcibly removed from school and friends.
With social isolation and schools closed, children stayed at home and parents often didn’t know what to do to entertain them. Clovis Levi indicates that the child is a developing being, and that its development is very rapid at this stage. For him, everything is new, everything is experience.
“Quero Minha Escola de Volta” can be seen as an experience lived by children and adolescents who suffered some negative impacts, not only in learning, but in the socio-emotional aspect caused by social isolation and school distancing. It is a work suitable for children and teenagers, but also for all other ages, because of the subtlety, the playful and exciting way that Clovis Levi found to deal with this subject. The duo Clovis Levi and Ana Biscaia received, this year, the Award of the Bologna Fair – “The Braw Amazing Bookshelf”, with the book published in Portugal, O Retrato (quilo que não se ver). Ana Biscaia has already won Portugal’s National Award for Illustration with Clovis Levi’s book “The Chair That Wanted to Be a Sofa”. Aimed at children aged eight and up, “I want to go back to school” tells the story of the character Maya, who falls into depression during Covid, turns olive to return to her mother’s womb, turns all gray and face, at the same time, the God of fear and the Goddess of curiosity. Missing so much school, not being able to play with her friends, Maya draws attention to the new habits, the emotions that come out of her new family life, with pleasant and also sad passages, such as: “And kisses- elbow, mother?! Elbow kiss?! The craziest thing, Dad!” “Protection, quarantine, isolation, home office, online, lockdown, carry-out, face covering (which Maya called ‘hate’) – a bunch of new words in the girl’s head.” It even gave the impression that the planet, in its impotence, was shrinking in size, shrinking into the Milky Way. “… I didn’t know I liked going to class so much…”
ABOUT “I WANT BACK TO SCHOOL!”
Maya is a very demanding girl, who in her mother’s womb refuses to stay upside down for nine months: she realizes that sitting is much more comfortable. At the age of 8, he has to deal with the Covid pandemic and, from irritation to irritation, missing school, ending up in depression. And Maya meets, on the deck of an incredible ocean liner floating in the sky, the Clown Pirate Abracadabra Maluquéti, who appears to be 300 years old, but is only about 100. What will happen?
ABOUT CLOVIS LEVI
At the age of 78, Clovis Levi works every day in two fields, Literature and Theater and in two countries, Brazil and Portugal. Professor of Interpretation at the CAL Faculty of Performing Arts, Rio de Janeiro, he is also the author of the trilingual book “Brazilian Theatre: a panorama of the 20th century”, edited by Funarte. Lecturer in Theater at the University of Rio de Janeiro, with the thesis “Nelson Rodrigues: The Nostalgia of Paradise Lost”. He participated, as an exhibitor and debater, in the Second and Third Literature Meetings of Lusophone Countries, held in Lisbon. Member of PEN CLUB. Awards – Bologna Children’s and Youth Book Fair 2022 Award, with Portrait (what you don’t see). Illustrations by Ana Biscaia, Portuguese artist who won the National Award for Illustration of Portugal, in 2012, with her author’s book “The chair that wanted to be Sofá”. This work received the stamp of recommendation from the Portuguese National Reading Plan. “Portrait (what is not seen)”, in 2021, also won the Seal of Recommendation of the National Reading Plan of Portugal. “O Retrato (aquilo que não se ver)” is the Portuguese version of the book “Aquilo que não se ver”, published in Brazil in 2017. – São Paulo State Government Award – Best Author (together with Tania Pacheco ) for the play “If It Rained, You’d Ruin It All.” – Santos Secretary of Culture Award, Best Author (together with Tania Pacheco), with “If it rained, you’d ruin it all.” The show was staged in Spain, Portugal, Paraguay, Cuba and Venezuela. It was also collected in several Brazilian states. – Funarte Award (National Playwriting Competition), Second Place, with the play “Amor e Morte de Nelson Rodrigues”. – National Theater Service Award (National Playwriting Competition), Honor, together with Tania Pacheco, with the play “Aberdamésia, Orinocrina e Mijardélia, three girls from Niterói”. – Ana Maria Machado National Playwriting Competition, Honorable Mention, with the play “No Mar do Branco do Olho”. – Steamship Prize Finalist with Puss in Boots of Seven Leagues. Dramaturgy – Author of four musical plays directed by Sérgio Britto, in Rio de Janeiro: Na Era do Rádio, Ai, ai, Brasil, Nos Tempos de Martins Pena and De Getúlio a Getúlio – the story of a myth. – In Portugal, author of the adaptation of Galileo Galilei, by Brecht (for three actors), staged in Lisbon and Coimbra; and author of Cahahahahabaret, staged in Coimbra. – Author of O Anjo do Apocalipse, a play staged in Rio de Janeiro, at the Teatro Ipanema. – Author of the theatrical adaptation of A Viagem do Capitão Tornado, by Théophile de Gautier, staged at Teatro SESC, Rio de Janeiro. Published pieces – “If It Rained, You’d Ruin Them All” (co-authored by Tania Pacheco) – a metaphor for totalitarian governments – “Angel of the Apocalypse”, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. – “Fantastic adventure of the depraved who became a saint”, for St. Augustine – in Portugal. Television On television, author of the series “O Bem-Amado” (TVGLOBO); from the series “ADN” (TV EDUCATIVA), “Mandacaru” (TV MANCHETE – soap opera) and “O Todo Poderoso” (TV BANDEIRANTES – soap opera). Books published for children and teenagers – “O Beco do Pânico”, in Brazil and Portugal (where it received the Seal of Recommendation from the National Reading Plan). Talks about discovering bisexuality in adolescence. – “The chair that wanted to be a sofa”, in Brazil and Portugal – three subtle stories about death, for children. – “The Penguin Who Died of Cold and Other Stories” – humorous short stories for younger children. – “Proibido Pensar” – an allegory for totalitarian governments. – “Navio Negreiro no Mar do Branco do Olho” – a play for teenagers, denouncing child slave labor. – “What cannot be seen” – discusses many possibilities for you to write your future – “Portrait (what cannot be seen)” – discusses many possibilities for you to write your future.
AROUND ANA BISCAIA (ILLUSTRATOR)
Ana Biscaia was born in 1978. Graphic artist and illustrator. He studied illustration (Master of Fine Arts) in Stockholm at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. His first illustrated book, Negrume (published by & etc., with text by Amadeu Baptista), dates from 2006. He illustrated Poesia de Luís de Camões for all (selection and arrangement by José António Gomes), an anthology in 2009, he received a distinction from the jury of the National Illustration Award and received the National Illustration Award, in 2012, for the book A Cadeira que Quero Ser Sofá, by Clovis Levi. His work for Carnival of the Animals, by Rui Caeiro, was also selected by the jury for the TITAN Illustration in Design Award. With João Pedro Mésseder, he edited in 2014 the book Que Luz Estarias a Ler? and, in 2015, Poemas do Conta-Gotas and, in 2017, Clube Mediterráneo – twelve frames and a devouring book, which, in 2019, was awarded at the 12th edition of “Book Image”, the International Illustration Competition and Design by Books. Moscow International Book Fair, design/author book category. In 2022, the book Portrait (what is not seen), received the BRAW Bologna Ragazzi Award – The Most Amazing Bookshelf. He founded Xerefé, a small publisher of illustrated books.
DATA SHEETS
Book: “Quero Minha Escola de Volta” Author: Clovis Levi Illustrator: Ana Biscaia Publisher Viajante do Tempo Ltda Brazilian Literature ISBN 9786588857120 Format 20.5 x 27.5 cm 60 pages Link: https://viajanteauvitor-cloud.com.
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