Songs in the Shade of the Olive Tree: From Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and France (Digital Audio Editions, 1) - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Nathalie Novi was born in the Lorraine region but grew up in Algeria before returning to France to study at l'École des Beaux Arts in both Nancy and Paris. She has illustrated over 50 children's books for several highly-regarded publishing houses including Nathan, Didier Jeunesse and Thierry Magny. Hafida Favret is a singer from Algeria who now practices international law in France. Paul Mindy is a percussionist, a singer, a composer, and an arranger who received the Georges Brassens Prize in recognition of his Brazilian music. He has accompanied noted musicians such as Richard Galliano, Carlo Rizzo, and Baden Powell. Magdeleine Lerasle specializes in teaching language to children and has worked in several countries, such as Morocco, Brazil et Argentina, as an early childhood educator and researcher.

Magdeleine Lerasle is an early childhood educator and researcher specializing in teaching language to children in Paris. She is also the author of Songs from a Journey with a Parrot. Nathalie Novi is an Algerian-born illustrator who graduated from Pierre Courtin’s copperplate engraving workshop and studied at l’École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She has illustrated more than 60 children’s books and received a special mention from the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair for the picture book Une cuisine tout en chocolat.