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Anna Sarfatti (born in 1950) is a talented Italian writer. She is famous for writing many wonderful books for children. Her stories often help young readers learn important lessons.

About Anna Sarfatti

Anna Sarfatti was born in Florence, Italy. For many years, she worked as a teacher. She taught in both nursery and primary schools. This experience helped her understand what children enjoy reading.

Many of her books help children learn about their rights and duties. These are important ideas for being a good citizen. One of her most popular books is La Costituzione raccontata ai bambini. This book explains the Italian Constitution in a simple way for kids.

She also wrote Fulmine un cane coraggioso. This story is about a dog and its owner during the Resistance in Italy. The Resistance was a time when people fought against unfair rule. Another important book is L'albero della memoria. This book tells the story of a Jewish child and their family. It takes place during the Fascist regime in Italy (1938–1945). Both of these historical books were written with historian Michele Sarfatti.

Anna Sarfatti has also worked with the "Anna Meyer" Children's Hospital in Florence. She helped with a project to make children feel happier in the hospital. Her book Guai a chi mi chiama passerotto! I diritti dei bambini in ospedale is about children's rights in hospitals. It helps kids not be afraid of health problems.

Books by Anna Sarfatti

Anna Sarfatti has written many books. Here are some of her selected works:

  • Capitombolo sulla terra, Giunti, 1998 and 2007
  • Pecorino Profumino, Giunti 2001 (won the Bitritto award in 2002)
  • Ri – trattini, Giunti 2003
  • Il galletto Maciste, Giunti 2004 (won the Verghereto award in 2005)
  • Guai a chi mi chiama passerotto! I diritti dei bambini in ospedale, Fatatrac 2004 (won the Salute Apuane award in 2005–2006)
  • Il Rubagiocattoli, Giunti 2005 and 2013
  • Una trappola per Maciste, Giunti 2006
  • La Costituzione raccontata ai bambini, Milan: Mondadori 2006 (won the Colette Rosselli award in 2009)
  • Il farfallo innamorato, Giunti 2007
  • 9 books in the series La Calamitica terza E, EDT Giralangolo (written with Barbara Pumhösel)
  • 9 books in the series Oscar dove sei?, EDT Giralangolo
  • Viva la squola alè alè, Giunti 2008
  • Quante tante donne, Mondadori 2008
  • Sei Stato tu? La Costituzione attraverso le domande dei bambini (with coauthor Gherardo Colombo), Salani 2009
  • Chiama il diritto, risponde il dovere, Mondadori 2009
  • Ziri sulla luna, Giunti Progetti Educativi 2009
  • La scuola va a rotoli, Mondadori 2011
  • Fulmine, un cane coraggioso. La Resistenza raccontata ai bambini, Mondadori 2011 (with coauthor Michele Sarfatti)
  • Educare alla legalità. Suggerimenti pratici e non-per genitori e insegnanti, Salani 2011 (with coauthor Gherardo Colombo)
  • I bambini non vogliono il pizzo. La scuola "Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino", Mondadori 2012
  • L'albero della memoria. La Shoah raccontata ai bambini, Mondadori 2013 (with coauthor Michele Sarfatti)
  • L’isola delle regole, Mondadori 2014
  • Il pianeta nel piatto. Il diritto all’alimentazione raccontato ai bambini (with coauthor Paolo Sarfatti), Mondadori 2015
  • Che differenza c’è tra un libro e un bambino?, Nord-Sud 2015
  • Tutti a scuola, Giunti 2015
  • Diversi in versi, Giunti 2015
  • Come stai, fiume?, Giunti 2015
  • Guai a chi mi chiama passerotto!, Giunti 2015
  • Sempre le regole!, Giunti 2016
  • Se vuoi la pace, Giunti 2016
  • A braccia aperte. Storie di bambini migranti, Mondadori 2016 (AA.VV.)
  • Il regno degli errori, Mondadori 2016
  • Sono Stato io! Una Costituzione pensata dai bambini, Salani 2016 (with coauthors Gherardo Colombo and Licia Di Blasi)

Translations by Anna Sarfatti

Anna Sarfatti also works as a translator. She has translated many books from English into Italian. She is well-known for translating 10 books by Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. These books were published by Giunti Editore:

She has also translated other books, such as:

  • I gatti di Copenhagen (The Cats of Copenhagen) by James Joyce, Giunti 2012
  • Re Valdo e il Drago (King Jack and the Dragon) by Peter Bently and Helen Oxenbury, Il Castoro 2015
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