- Hazelnuts is written for young children, aged 5 upwards, using a format specially designed for that age group: visual gags, a format inspired by puppet theatre, and astronomical concepts which have been adapted to their level of understanding. By introducing the planets of our solar system from the point of view of life, Hazelnuts tells the story of conditions of life on Earth. This allows us to broach several subjects: inhabitable zones, the essential role of the atmosphere, and even the different stages of the creation of planet Earth.
- Once upon a time there were two squirrels, Nino and Lilli, who would do anything for hazelnuts, and even more for super hazelnuts. And it would seem that there were super hazelnuts up in the sky, on planets. So why continue to dream when all you need to do is go up there?
Hazelnuts grow on trees, planets go round the sun. They have nothing in common and yet... they are in the same story. A story full of fun, hide-and-seek, and unruly squirrels. A story which is both amusing and a lesson in ecology. Hazelnuts tells the story of the quest of two foolhardy squirrels to find super hazelnuts on the heavenly bodies. A quest which will lead them to understand that other planets are hostile and that on Earth nature is fragile.
Nino is a daring young squirrel. His sister Lilli is more reasonable... in appearance! The two together make the biggest mayhem ever seen in the forest. So we can by no means call them angels. Greedy kids, mischievous and impetuous, but still, we have to say that they are pretty savvy. That is just as well, because you need to be smart when you want to go and look for super hazelnuts on the Moon. So these are two young squirrels that children can identify with. Curious children, the sort who are ready to totally ignore what they are told to do, in order to lead their little adventure.
We would like to say that Leon is the voice of wisdom, but that would only be true if he were a little less ironic. Leon loves teasing, and this owl finds it totally normal to laugh every time our two poor squirrels are in trouble. But hey... that is sometimes the only way to learn, so we let youngsters make mistakes. Still, let's be clear, underneath his grumpy appearance, Leon is in fact a patient and caring owl, always ready to welcome the two rascals into his home to teach them everything he knows - and he knows a whole lot. Their unexpected meeting will lead to a beautiful friendship.
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By what name was Hazelnuts - in search of the perfect planet (2022) officially released in Canada in English?
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