Celebrating the oceans and the seas with Combel books
World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8th June. The UN created this commemoration to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives. That day also marks a reminder of the urge of preserving and safeguarding our entire blue planet.
In Combel, we advocate for the oceans’ sustaintibily through our EcoSphere books but also with titles that foster their significance from a literary point of view.
The oceans and seas have inspired thousands of stories of pirates, mermaids, sea monsters and misterious islands from Antiquity to the present day. They have also been the setting for great adventures in universal literature such as The Odyssey, The Treasure Island, Moby Dick and One Hundred Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, among others.
The latest adventure of Bitmax & Co series, Hamlet and the Sea, adds to this great legacy and gives it a twist.
Hamlet will take the readers on a journey to discover the sea for the very first time. The Forest people will see for themselves what marine pollution causes and how it affects the inhabitants of the sea. Bitmax, the helper, will do his bit by cleaning the seabed.
In the Combel list you will find many more books on the subject: from novelties that engage the little ones to timeless stories for all ages. We have prepared a selection of titles to read alone or accompanied. Jump right in!
Moby Dick by Patricia Geis (3 months +) A bath book to read in the bathtub and elevate your little ones’ soak. Maybe you couldn’t read Melville’s classic, but your baby will do!
Minino & the Waves by Martí & Salomó (+2 years old) Toddlers will surf, catch waves and experience the sense of freedom moving the slides up and down with their little fingers. Aloha!
Pipa & Otto in the Reef by Patricia Geis (+3 years old) A big pop-up book to explore the reef, an ecosystem full of color, life and mystery. See schools of fish, sharks, turtles, Nautilus, jellyfish, clownfish and horsefish. Are you ready to dive in?
The Amazing Creepy Grandpa House by Martí & Salomó (+3 years old) A bestselling lift-the-flap book with nods to classics such as Treasure Island, Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Salgari’s The Black Corsair and many more. If your little ones love adventure and pirate stories, this is one of a kind!
Captain Greedy-Guts… by Oriol Garcia Molsosa, illustrated by Guridi (+3 years old) Speaking of pirates, don’t miss this fun picture book that invites children to travel the seas and live amazing adventures in a carton box. Yo-ho-ho!
“Agus & Monsters” series by Copons & Fortuny (+8 years old) Jaume and Liliana are fascinated by the sea, the oceans and adventure literature from all times. The Legend of the Sea, Truman’s Island and more recently, Atlantis are proof of this.
The Odyssey by Homer. Adapted by A. Jané, R. Mammos, illustrated by Pep Montserrat (+ 8 years)
An adaptation of a great classic, magnificently illustrated by Pep Montserrat and written by Mammos and Jané who, with the right choice of language, manage to maintain the tone and grace of one of the essential works of universal literature within range of young readers.
Still, if you want to know more about the oceans, join the event of the UN WOD 2024!
