Petr Sís Livres

Au tournant du siècle dernier, naissait un petit garçon aux cheveux blonds, qui allait devenir un grand aventurier. En ces temps de grandes découvertes, on rêvait de nouvelles inventions. Alors que l'on assistait au début de l'aviation, Antoine construisait déjà, à l'âge de douze ans, sa propre machine volante. Et même si elle ne fonctionnait pas, cela ne le découragea pas ! Dans cet album foisonnant qui s'adresse aussi bien aux enfants qu'aux adultes, Peter Sís nous raconte l'histoire de ce petit garçon qui s'est donné tous les moyens pour réaliser son rêve : voler. On suit, pas à pas, ses débuts dans l'Aéropostale, mécanicien avant de devenir pilote, et on découvre des anecdotes de sa vie hors du commun. Au fil de rencontres et des voyages qui l'ont marqué, jusqu'à la Seconde Guerre mondiale au cours de laquelle il disparut, les planches magnifiques et captivantes de Peter Sis nous immergent totalement dans la vie de ce formidable aviateur, qui aimait par-dessus tout lire et écrire pendant qu'il volait.

Le marchand d'ailes, c'est un petit garçon adorable qui distribue à tous ceux qu'il aime des ailes de couleur, des ailes pour rêver, des ailes pour voler... Mais le vent d'hiver, jaloux, emporte la hotte pleine d'ailes.

Présentation de l'ensemble de l'oeuvre de cet auteur et dessinateur de livres pour enfants, dessinateur de presse et cinéaste d'origine tchèque qui vit au Etats-Unis. Nombreuses reproductions de ses oeuvres. Divers témoignages, notamment de Milos Forman et Vaclav Jamek.

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia—a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved.Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Sís dramatizes Winton’s story in this picture book. He intertwines Nicky’s efforts with the story of one of the children he saved—a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky’s aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities—one her birthright, the other her choice.

Celebrated children's book author and illustrator Peter Sis creates his first book for adults, a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the classic twelfth- century Sufi epic poem, The Conference of the Birds. In The Conference of the Birds Caldecott Honor-winning children's book author and illustrator Peter Sis breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.Sis's deeply felt adaptation tells the story of an epic flight of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh. Drawn from all species, the band of birds is led by the hoopoe. He promises that the voyage to the mountain of Kaf, where Simorgh lives, will be perilous and many birds resist, afraid of what they might encounter. Others perish during the passage through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, friendship, unity, amazement, and death.Those that continue reach the mountain to learn that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. In this lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the meaning of it all, Peter Sis shows the pain, and beauty, of the human journey.

Led by a cat on a magical journey through the deserted streets of Prague, a man comes upon some of the city's landmarks and finds the keys to his childhood home in three traditional Czech tales.

Raised in a pool at Ocean World, a whale is released into the ocean to find others of her kind, but a spouting fire boat leads her to make the first of many mistakes.

One of the most brilliant illustrators of our time takes us on a magical journey into his father's past in the once hidden kingdom of Tibet.

Charles Darwin was an independent thinker who continues even now to influence the way we look at the natural world. His endless curiosity and passion for detail resulted in a wealth of notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and published writings that Peter Sis transforms into a visual treasure trove.

“In my view, life without dance would be quite unthinkable. In this book, Peter Sís confirms" -- Mikhail