Elisabet Abeyà facts for kids
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Elisabet Abeyà
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| Born | Elisabet Abeyà Lafontana 20 May 1951 |
| Language | Catalan |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Elisabet Abeyà Lafontana was born on May 20, 1951. She is a talented writer from Catalonia, a region in Spain. Elisabet is also a teacher and a psychologist.
She was born in Barcelona, a big city in Spain. Elisabet has translated several books from English into Catalan. She is also interested in Esperanto, a language created to help people from different countries talk to each other.
Elisabet Abeyà's books have been translated into many languages. These include French, Dutch, Swedish, and several languages spoken in Spain like Asturian and Basque.
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Books by Elisabet Abeyà
Elisabet Abeyà has written many books. She writes for both children and adults. She also writes books about how children think and feel.
Books for Kids
Elisabet Abeyà is well-known for her children's stories. Here are some of her popular books:
- Ansa per ansa: material de lectura i escriptura (1979)
- La bruixa que va perdre la granera (The Witch Who Lost Her Broomstick) (1985)
- ¿Qué seré cuando sea mayor? (What Will I Be When I Grow Up?) (1987)
- El nanet coloraina i més sorpreses (The Colorful Dwarf and More Surprises) (1987)
- Querido abuelo (Dear Grandfather) (1990)
- La bruja que iba en bicicleta (The Witch Who Rode a Bicycle) (1991)
- Siete hermanos músicos (Seven Musician Siblings) (1991)
- Regal d'aniversari (Birthday Gift) (1992)
- M'agrada jugar (I Like to Play) (1993)
- María, la quejica (Maria, the Complainer) (1997)
- I un punt més: contes per tornas a contar (One More Point: Stories to Retell) (2004)
- El tren que anava a la mar (The Train That Went to the Sea) (2005)
Books About Kids' Feelings
As a psychologist, Elisabet also writes books to help understand children's emotions.
- Emociones (Emotions) (2002)
- M'expliques un conte? (Will You Tell Me a Story?) (2010)
Books She Translated
Elisabet Abeyà has also helped bring other authors' stories to Catalan readers. She translates books from English.
- La no-violència en la pau i en la guerra (Non-Violence in Peace and War) by M. K. Gandhi (1983)
- L'accident (Collision Course) by Nigel Hinton (1987)
- Mister Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter (1987)
- Bhagavad Gita (1988)
- Carles, Emma i Alberic by Margaret Greaves (1988)
- Les fantàstiques proeses del doctor Boox (The Fantastic Feats of Doctor Boox) by Andrew Davies (1989)
See also
In Spanish: Elisabet Abeyà para niños
