Liberty: the ship of freedom

Liberty: the ship of freedom

Little Yiannis spends his summer holidays on an island in the Aegean Sea, where the sun blazes golden across the water and the wind seems to carry dreams through the air. He folds paper boats that make him feel like a young captain and an explorer, ready to discover unknown horizons. Beside him, his grandfather releases stories of distant oceans and forgotten shipyards. The present intertwines with the past through the legacy of the Liberty ships, vessels that carried supplies, weapons and hope across the darkest waters of World War II. When the war ended and the flames of conflict died down, many Liberty ships passed into the hands of Greek shipowners, becoming the foundation of a new beginning for Greek maritime trade and helping the nation rebuild its connection with the sea. As the little boy’s paper boats sail alongside the legends of the past, a new compass is born within him, not only for sailors, but for all who dare to dream. This is a journey of initiation into the sea, into memory and into the quiet strength of purpose. Because sometimes, a simple paper boat can carry you much further than you have ever imagined.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Συγγραφέας: Γιασσά Μαρία & Ηλιοπούλου Μελίνα
Εικονογράφηση: Τσαπρούνη Ελένα
Εκδόσεις: Papadopoulos
Σελίδες: 64
Τύπος εξωφύλλου: Σκληρό
Διαστάσεις: 17 x 24εκ.
Από 8 ετών