Presentation of the book ‘A Família Bicolongo’ by Margarete Gouvea and Carlos Hiran Goes de Souza, with illustrations by Rodrigo Estiveira
Família Bicolongo’ tells the story of a family of storks who are forced to migrate to a safer place when they lose their nest after a strong storm in the Setúbal region where they were living. The father, Raul, decides to build a new nest on the highest pole he can find in the Alentejo to protect his family. The mother, Eudora, goes back to work as a nurse and continues to look after the children. This story emphasises themes such as adaptation, courage, dedication and family unity.
Target audience: Families with children over 4 years old
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Organisation: Margarete Gouvea | Cascais Town Council
MARGARETE GOUVEA was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She has a degree in Physics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. She currently lives on the island of São Miguel in the Azores and divides her time between Portugal, Brazil and the USA, where her daughter lives. Travelling around Portugal over the last few years, she was always struck by the bird nests, particularly those of the storks, due to their size and striking presence on the high-voltage poles along the roads, until one day the idea came to her to write a fable about these birds... ‘The Bicolongo Family’ is his first children's book.
CARLOS HIRAN GOES DE SOUZA was born in Manaus, Amazonas. He has a degree in Medicine since 1980 and has also been writing for children since then, especially theatre plays. He has published several books and is currently finishing his third novel.
RODRIGO ESTIVEIRA is a physiotherapist by profession He has been involved in the arts since he was a teenager, growing up in a house where his mother painted and his father took photographs. It is in drawing and painting that he expresses himself most intimately, and watercolour is his chosen medium for bringing his ideas to life. Children's illustration has been a natural extension of this path, where she finds a unique way of communicating with children and stimulating their imagination.
Through her illustrations, she aims not only to bring stories to life, but also to awaken a love of reading and art in new generations.
