“30 destinies of sailors” with Victoria Jacob

Today, Sunday November 7, is the big day of the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, the perfect opportunity to tell you about a superb book for all juniors who dream of space, freedom and the offshore wind:

30 fates of sailors, (for girls and boys who dream of exploring the oceans),
by Victoria Jacob, illustrations by Emmanuelle Halgand, Paulsen youth editions. To read from 8 years old.

“Why would he come back? He does not want to find Europe and his consumer society again. There he feels alone, while here, in the middle of the ocean, he is happy. Despite his wife and children awaiting him on land, he cannot bring himself to leave the serenity that surrounds him. “

“Using his slingshot, he catapults the terrible farewell message to a cargo ship that reveals his decision and will surprise everyone, especially his family. Once Cape Horn is crossed, rather than heading north, he continued straight ahead, and on June 21, 1969, three months and three days after this message, Bernard Moitessier and the Joshua joined the port of Papeete, in Tahiti. “

“To tell about this trip around the world and a half, to put in black and white the feeling of plenitude and communion that he felt with the ocean, he will write ‘The Long Road’. This book, which has become a classic of the adventure, has inspired, like its author, generations of sailors and all lovers of freedom. ” Victoria jacob

Youth journalist Victoria Jacob is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Phosphorus.

The two scoundrels, by Rohald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Folio junior, to read from 8 years old.

Travelers and adventurers, explorers and scientists, directors and producers, authors and illustrators, photographers and artists, will all attend the La Rochelle International Film and Adventure Book Festival (FIFAV) du November 15 to 21, 2021. Emmanuelle Halgand, the illustrator of “30 destinies of sailors”, will also make a stopover in La Rochelle, of which you will find all the beautiful program here.

Find plenty of other reading ideas to offer on the website of kibookin. For all ages and for all tastes, there are no more excuses not to find something to read!