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"Un vibrant plaidoyer pour l'�cologie et la solidarit�, inspir� d'une l�gende africaine. En Afrique de l'Ouest, un baobab gigantesque s'�l�ve au centre d'un village aux prises avec une terrible s�cheresse. Il y a tr�s longtemps, au commencement du monde, il �tait tomb� amoureux de la terre. En y enfouissant profond�ment ses racines, il donna naissance � une histoire magique qui prit toutefois une tournure dramatique pour la nature, les hommes et les animaux. Au coeur de cette histoire appara�t Amondo, fils du baobab, dit � le rassembleur �. Lui seul peut redonner espoir aux habitants du village en lib�rant la source d'eau du mauvais sort que lui avait jet� le soleil. Mais la qu�te de l'enfant ne pourra �tre compl�t�e qu'en r�ussissant quatre difficiles �preuves. Cette pi�ce de th��tre, suivie de sept chansons, nous plonge dans le merveilleux monde des r�cits originels africains, � une �poque o� la lune, les arbres et les animaux parlaient aux hommes. En plus du disque, un code unique pour le t�l�chargement des enregistrements est inclus. In West Africa, a baobab tree reigns over a village that is struggling with a terrible drought. A very long time ago, at the beginning of the world, the gigantic tree had fallen in love with the earth. With its deep roots, it gave birth to a magical story that unfortunately took a dramatic turn for the worst. At the heart of this tale appears Amondo, son of the baobab, known as ""the unifier."" Only he can give hope to the inhabitants of the village by freeing the water source from the bad fate that the sun had cast on his people. But the child's quest can only be completed by taking on four difficult tasks. The accompanying recorded story in French is presented as a play followed by seven songs."

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After studying design in Paris at the Duperr� School and illustration in Strasbourg at the Arts D�co School, Julie Gueyfier began creating children's books. Over the past 15 years, she has produced no less than 30 picture books for several well-established publishing houses in France, including Rue du Monde, Le Seuil, Sarbacane, Milan, and Nathan. In 2014, Barefoot Books published Chandra's Magic Light in the US. Recently, she illustrated the award-winning picture book Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees, published by The Secret Mountain. H�l�ne Ducharme is a playwright, director, actress, and puppeteer, and has been Artistic Director of her company, Th��tre Motus, for 25 years. She also served on the selection committee of the International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) from 2012 to 2016 and the organization's board of directors from 2014 to 2016.

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