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A Cidade e a Serra

picture book

Abel is a shepherd, just like his father. But all day, he dreams about drawing and painting - the mountains, the sheep, the hills, the trees and ... the city.

The village and the city have lived separately, but all is about to change when a big fire paints everything black.
Abel moves to the city to seek help.
This is a story about art and how it connects people!

This picture book was written by João Ferreira Oliveira.
Published by Máquina de Voar in Portugal, November 2021.

Bertrand / Fnac / Máquina de Voar
A cidade e a serra book cover
Sheep eating grass and a boy sitting on a rock drawing. Sheep look for food in a small village in the mountais. Two man play cards and a little boy admires the city in the background. A boy arriving by truck to a factory. Buildings of a busy city with cars and people and smoke. Building in a big city with street art, murals and graffiti. A couple waving to their son on a train.