1821: questions only!

Does the Flying Dutchman, the ghost ship, really exist? Did the party ship, the Argo, find the Golden Fleece? Can the schooner Hispaniola hold all the pirates in the world? How did Verne’s little boat grow and become a steamship? Why is the Piquot chasing the great white whale? What did Lucian’s ship see on its journey to the moon? Ships are full of wonder; they set sail for unknown, unexplored seas and always return laden with stories, ready to recount them to anyone who wants to listen, to learn, to travel with them. The book was selected and features on the 2015 White Ravens list. Read [here ](http://www.ijb.de/spezialbibliothek/white-ravens-2015/single/article/greek-greece-5/193.html) the committee’s rationale. For more information on the "Ships" book series, you can also visit their [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/karavia.ikaros?ref=hl) page.

How did the half-boat, Adrias, manage to inspire the whole boats? How far can Leif’s fearless dragon boat go? What does the book written by Pytheas’s boat say? How did Pilar, a paper ship, manage to hunt submarines? Paralos, the sacred ship of Athens, how did it bear fear itself as its passenger? What invisible wind still blows the sails of the Cutty Sark to this day? Ships are full of wonder; they set sail for unknown, unexplored seas and always return laden with stories, ready to recount them to anyone who wishes to listen, to learn, to travel with them. For more information on the "Ships" book series, you can also visit their page on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/karavia.ikaros?ref=hl).

_When a ship sinks, how is it that the fire it carried in its hold remains on the surface... and doesn’t go out? I wonder what will become of Sam, the apprentice riverboat pilot, when he grows up? How many ships were burned for the sake of a single pirate island? How many years could the Sun’s own ship endure in utter darkness? _ Ships both real and imaginary, from mythology and literature, from ancient and recent history, invite us to set sail with them on a journey through space and time, a journey where everything can be told as a maritime tale. The first two books in the series have been recognised by the Greek Children’s Book Circle and have been included in the international White Ravens list.

_Why does Calypso like to sit upside down, with the keel up and the bridge in the water? Which ship was it that held the most insatiable of all the world’s curiosities? Are there, I wonder, ancient ships… that are brand new? Which ship was it that made Alexander the Great weep? And why? How far did the Vasa, the pride of the royal fleet, intend to go with its bold long-range voyage? _ Ships both real and imaginary, from mythology and literature, from ancient and recent history, invite us to set sail with them on a journey through space and time, a journey where everything can be told as a maritime tale. The first two books in the series have been recognised by the Greek Children’s Book Circle and have been included in the international White Ravens list.

What does revolution mean? Does it need a leader? Where does the homeland of the Greeks begin and where does it end? Are there homelands made of words? Can there be a revolution without an army? What happens when everyone is against everyone else? This book never tires of asking questions. It never stops asking. It would like to have more pages, to fit in more questions. It pays no heed to hasty answers. It does not believe in definitive answers. It loves questions; through them, it finds ways to understand Yesterday and Today, to think about Tomorrow. Because questions give birth to new stories, worthy of being told by someone one day and asked about.

The Little Girl and Grandfather lived in a country where people were happy, with all the good things in life: stone houses, fountains with gurgling water, embroidered clothes. And they counted everything. So they would know how much they had. ‘Are there things that are Countless, Grandpa?’ the Little Girl asked one day, and set out to find them. And when the time came for her to marry, she sought a prince who could manage to count them just as well as she could. To help her count the Countless. Maria Angelidou has written a story like an old fairy tale, with elements that give a nod to the present through their timelessness, and Vasilis Selimas has illustrated it in the finest possible way.

What does revolution mean? Does it need a leader? Where does the homeland of the Greeks begin and where does it end? Are there homelands made of words? Can there be a revolution without an army? What happens when everyone is against everyone else? This book never tires of asking questions. It never stops asking. It would like to have more pages, to fit in more questions. It pays no heed to hasty answers. It does not believe in definitive answers. It loves questions; through them, it finds ways to understand Yesterday and Today, to think about Tomorrow. Because questions give birth to new stories, worthy of being told by someone one day and asked about.

What does revolution mean? Does it need a leader? Where does the homeland of the Greeks begin and where does it end? Are there homelands made of words? Can there be a revolution without an army? What happens when everyone is against everyone else? This book never tires of asking questions. It never stops asking. It would like to have more pages, to fit in more questions. It pays no heed to hasty answers. It does not believe in definitive answers. It loves questions; through them, it finds ways to understand Yesterday and Today, to think about Tomorrow. Because questions give birth to new stories, worthy of being told by someone one day and asked about.