The Boxer / مشت زن / Hassan Mousavi / Tuti books / Persisches Kinderbuch / Iran

In diesem Buch geht es um einen Boxer, der es liebte zu boxen, weil er sich dadurch stark fühlen konnte. Aber eines Tages kam keiner mehr um ihm zu zu sehen und um zu applaudieren. Uns so begann er, über seine Handschuhe, seine Einsamkeit und darüber nachzudenken, warum er weder sich noch andere mehr glücklich machen konnte. Der Boxer zeigt uns die ganze Bandbreite von Freundlichkeit bis Zorn und erinnert uns daran, wie unterschiedlich und eben auch heilsam man die "Waffe" Hand einsetzen kann. Am Ende schenkt er einem Kind sein wichtiges Andenken. Er lehrt es, sorgfältig über seine Ziele und Absichten nachzudenken und auch die Folgen für die Umwelt gut zu bedenken.

Der junge Illustrator Hassan Mousavi verwendet knallig-lebendige Farben um die Formen und die sich wiederholenden Mustervor dem Auge des Lesers zum Leben zu erwecken.

Paperback 

Alter: ab 5 Jahren

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He was a professional boxer who loved to box because it made him feel powerful. But the day came when there was nothing left for him to box, no one applauded for him or praised him or came to watch him anymore. One day he began to think about his loneliness and his worn-out gloves and he wondered why his boxing no longer made people or even himself happy.

Young, talented illustrator Hassan Mousavi uses warm, vivid colors to bring to life before the reader’s eyes the beautiful forms and repetitive patterns of this exciting world. The Boxer demonstrates the contradiction of kindness and wrath, while reminding us of the importance of control of anger. Having powerful arms to box with might be fine, as long as that power is used for helping hands and good deeds. The Boxer has a place in people’s hearts corresponding to the amount of his kindness that they remember.

In the end, the boxer entrusts his precious keepsake to a child who will build the world of the future. He teaches this eager child to think carefully about his goals and intentions. The relationship of humans and nature, respecting the natural environment instead of destroying it, a message of friendship with nature, and being aware of threats to nature are the overall themes in this book.

Ages 5+

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