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A Triple Faced Coin

and other tales of wisdom
illustrations Janaina Tokitaka
64 pages
Selected for public school purchase
Highly recommended reading (FNLIJ)
5,000 copies sold
Heloisa Prieto retells in this book some fantastic tales which have been passed from one generation to the other. These narratives portray situations, objects and fantastic creatures which has always awakened a special interest in humanity. In this collection of short stories it is presented two narrators: Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who was born in the East, and Andrew Lang, a Westerner. One of each in their own style, offer to the reader the opportunity to unveil a fantastic world.
Book Review of the Brazilian National Children and Youth Book Foundation for the Bologna Children's Book Fair Catalogue
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