{"product_id":"the-duel-a-story-about-peace-hardcover","title":"The Duel: A Story about Peace - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIn?s Viegas Oliveira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRosa Churcher Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn international award-winning picture book with increasingly detailed water-color art begins as a story about quarrels and conflicts, but is, above all, about making and finding peace. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoosely based on the duel scene from \u003ci\u003eWar \u0026amp; Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, this story will help spark conversations about what can happen when you turn away from violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo men argue in a distant and cold country. Words pierce and injure their hearts. In order to resolve the problem once and for all, they decide to fight a duel. They start back to back, each one counting a hundred paces before turning to shoot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1, 2, 3, 4 . . . There they go, walking away. So many steps separating them. 5, 6, 7, 8. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne keeps walking, and walking, and walking some more, and his surroundings become more animated and vibrant, each page burgeoning with color and activity, circuses and marching bands. But what, he wonders, is the other one thinking? What lies ahead for them both? How far do you go before your anger dissipates and you crave the company of a friend? A story with a suprising turn of events, \u003ci\u003eThe Duel \u003c\/i\u003ewill help young readers see what can happen when you choose to turn away from violence and in the direction of curiosity and friendship and an open heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInês Viegas Oliveira\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tavira, Portugal, in 1995. She studied physics and math, before changing course and studying illustration. In 2020, 2022, and 2023 her work was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair. After participating in the Every Story Matters European project that promotes inclusion through stories and books, she wrote and illustrated her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Duel\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eO Duelo\u003c\/i\u003e), published in Portugal in 2022 by Planeta Tangerina, which went on to win Portugal's 2023 National Illustration Award. It was also selected for dPictus's 100 Outstanding Picture Books and was featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair's 2023 BRAW Amazing Bookshelf.\\ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eRosa Churcher Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Manchester (UK), in 1989. She studied Portuguese and Spanish at the University of Oxford, going on to do a Master's and PhD in comparative literature. She has been based in Lisbon since 2012, and works as an editorial assistant at Portuguese publisher Planeta Tangerina alongside her activity as a freelance literary translator.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.3 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456790577330,"sku":"9781644214022","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/396331c7bd907d1551577225a2fd0f4b.webp?v=1778871323","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-duel-a-story-about-peace-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}