Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Cover of the book "Serões de Dona Benta", Illustration by Manoel Victor Filho. In the cover are Mrs Benta, the cook Anastacia, Lucia, Pedrinho, the talking rag doll Emilia, and Viscount the corncob.
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Reinações de Narizinho
Viagem Ao Céu O Saci Caçadas de Pedrinho Aventuras de Hans Staden História do Mundo para Crianças Memórias da Emília Emília do País da Gramática Aritmética da Emília Geografia de Dona Benta Serões de Dona Benta História das Invenções História das Invenções Histórias de Tia Nastácia O Picapau Amarelo A Reforma da Natureza O Minotauro A Chave do Tamanho Fábulas Os Doze Trabalhos de Hércules Peter Pan Dom Quixote das Crianças O Poço do Visconde Histórias Diversas |
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| Author | Monteiro Lobato |
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| Language | Brazilian portuguese |
| Genre |
Fantasy Children's literature |
| Publisher | Various (originally Editora Monteiro Lobato & Cia) |
| Published | December 1920 – 1947 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (literally translated and roughly known as "the Yellow Woodpecker Farm" or "the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch") is the title given to a series of 23 fantasy novels written by Brazilian author Monteiro Lobato between 1920 and 1940. The series is considered representative of Brazilian children's literature and as the Brazilian equivalent to children's classics such as C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series. Lobato's single original adult fiction, a sci-fi novel entitled O Presidente Negro ("The Black President") set in the far future, would not achieve the same popularity of Sítio. The concept was introduced in Monteiro Lobato's 1920 novel A Menina do Narizinho Arrebitado, and was later republished as the first chapter of Reinações de Narizinho, which is the first novel of the actual Sítio series. The main setting is Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, where a boy, a girl and their living and thinking toys enjoy exploring adventures in fantasy, discovery and learning. On several occasions, they leave the ranch to explore other worlds such as Neverland, the mythological Ancient Greece, an underwater world known as the Clear Waters Kingdom, and outer space. Sítio is often symbolized by the character of Emília, Lobato's most famous creation alongside Jeca Tatu.
All the Sítio volumes have been published in other countries, including Russia (as Орден Жёлтого Дятла) and Argentine (as "El Rancho del Pájaro Amarillo"). While this two have the role series translated and adapted, the single volume Reinações de Narizinho was published in Italy, as Nasino. Sítio do Picapau Amarelo has never been translated to English, even though Monteiro Lobato also worked as a translator for numerous foreign novels to Brazilian Portuguese, such as Tarzan of the Apes,Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the two Pollyana novels.
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