Mouse Encounters of the Third Kind

Adventure

An adventure that will go down in history.

Hi! My name is Terr, and I live among the roots of the Old Apple Tree. I’m the shortest and smallest mouse in the community, but also the most curious (when I grow up, I’ll be an explorer). The other mice make fun of me because I’m different, but when we found a huge stele with the symbol of an apple, I proved all my courage! I managed to make contact with strange, bipedal, hairless aliens, and I was the first mouse in the world to communicate with them. How? Well, with the ‘universal language’ made up of many little pictures (including even a poop with eyes!). Anyway, I have an amazing story to tell my friends (unless, of course, the aliens abduct me)…

  • A funny story full of misunderstandings, laughter, and lots and lots of adventures.
  • Sometimes, all it takes is changing your point of view, and what we’re experiencing takes on a completely different flavor. Or angle.
Publisher: Salani (Italy)
Target: 8-10
Year: 2019
Author
Giuseppe Festa

Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in environmental education. He has published several novels, including La luna è dei lupi (Salani), Cento passi per volare (Salani), I figli del bosco (Garzanti), and Una trappola d’aria (Longanesi). He won the Premio Rodari in 2021, the Premio Bancarellino in 2022, and the prestigious Premio Kadaitosho in Japan.

He is the founder and lead singer of Lingalad, with whom he performs concerts in Italy and abroad. As the protagonist and screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera, he has also authored nature documentaries broadcast by Rai. Additionally, he has written articles and stories for National Geographic, Corriere della Sera, and La Repubblica.

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