Castellnou Edicions

Castellnou Edicions is a Catalan educational publishing imprint of Didacta Plus S.L., based in Barcelona. Since 1994 it has published teaching materials for schools in Catalonia, most notably textbooks, but also reinforcement and extension materials, readers, teacher's guides, CDs, resource folders and, more recently, multimedia resources for teachers. The publisher produces materials for Catalan language learning at primary, secondary and baccalaureate levels, as well as for adults preparing for official Catalan language examinations. It currently publishes digital textbooks that allow new and existing classroom resources (audio, video) to be introduced easily. Its main goal is to facilitate teaching and learning of all curricular subjects for teachers and students. It also publishes a wide range of educational materials adapted to the current curriculum of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the collection 'Pensant en els altres' (Thinking of Others), a series of illustrated stories about coexistence, mediation and positive conflict management, aimed at helping students resolve everyday conflicts peacefully. The company's catalogue includes several notable collections: Kalafat (adapted classics following Easy Reading guidelines, including titles such as Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, The Jungle Book and Around the World in Eighty Days); Primeres pàgines (illustrated narrative for first readers, featuring characters like the cow Taca, the cloud Ot, the elephant Samanta, the duckling Benet and the tree Jan); Peix volador (new illustrated picture books for children aged 5 and up, with titles by authors such as Roberto Aliaga, Daniel Nesquens, Marta Serra Muñoz, Pablo Albo, Anna Gasol and Teresa Blanch); L'Esquirol Poruc (the adventures of the neurotic and charming character created by Mélanie Watt); and El Jove Sherlock Holmes (a series by Canadian author Shane Peacock about the teenage adventures of the famous London detective). The official website highlights materials for adult Catalan learners at all levels, from A2 to C2, aligned with official exams (CPNL and DPL), offering practical activities and real communicative situations. Castellnou Edicions remains an active, privately held publisher within the Didacta Plus group.

Castellnou Edicions is a publishing imprint of Didacta Plus S.L., headquartered in Barcelona. Since 1994, it has published educational materials for teaching in Catalonia. It is best known for its textbooks, but also produces reinforcement and extension materials, readers, teacher's guides, CDs, resource folders for teachers, and has recently entered the world of multimedia resources for teachers. The publisher produces Catalan language materials for students in primary education, compulsory secondary education and baccalaureate, as well as for adults preparing for official level examinations. It currently publishes digital textbooks that allow new resources and existing resources (audio, video) to be introduced into the classroom easily. Its main objective is to facilitate the teaching and learning of all curricular subjects for teachers and students. It also publishes all kinds of educational materials for students and teachers adapted to the current curriculum of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the collection 'Pensant en els altres', a collection of illustrated stories about coexistence, mediation and positive conflict management, whose main goal is for students to learn to resolve everyday conflicts peacefully. The company has developed several collections: Kalafat, a collection of adapted classics following Easy Reading guidelines, aiming to enable people with reading comprehension difficulties to also read some universal classics such as Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, The Jungle Book or Around the World in Eighty Days; Primeres pàgines, a collection of illustrated narrative aimed at making reading fun for first readers, consisting of 20 titles featuring endearing characters such as the cow Taca, the cloud Ot, the elephant Samanta, the duckling Benet and the tree Jan; Peix volador, a collection of newly created illustrated picture books for children aged 5 and up, with the first five titles carefully thought out and created by young authors and illustrators from all over Spain who share talent and passion for literature (titles include Els colors d'en Silvà by Roberto Aliaga and illustrated by Carles Arbat; La gallina Crestablava by Daniel Nesquens and illustrated by Mariona Cabassa; La ullera de llarga vista by Marta Serra Muñoz and illustrated by Violeta Lópiz; Gegant de mica en mica by Pablo Albo and illustrated by Aitana Carrasco; and Sigues valent, Bru! by Anna Gasol and Teresa Blanch and illustrated by Rocío Martínez); L'Esquirol Poruc, a collection telling the adventures of the neurotic and charming character created by Mélanie Watt, with the first two titles being L'Esquirol Poruc and L'Esquirol Poruc fa un amic; and El Jove Sherlock Holmes, a series created by Canadian author Shane Peacock, narrating the teenage adventures of the famous London detective, with L'ull del corb as the first title. The official website highlights materials for adult Catalan learners at all levels, from basic A2 to superior C2, aligned with official exams (CPNL and DPL), offering practical activities and real communicative situations to ensure success in exams and official courses.

• 1994

  Castellnou Edicions begins publishing educational materials for teaching in Catalonia.

Educational publisher focused on Catalan language and curriculum materials for schools and adult learners, combining print and digital resources.

• Kalafat collection

  Collection of adapted classics following Easy Reading guidelines, including titles such as Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, The Jungle Book and Around the World in Eighty Days.

• Primeres pàgines collection

  Illustrated narrative collection for first readers, consisting of 20 titles featuring characters such as the cow Taca, the cloud Ot, the elephant Samanta, the duckling Benet and the tree Jan.

• Peix volador collection

  Collection of newly created illustrated picture books for children aged 5 and up, with titles by authors such as Roberto Aliaga, Daniel Nesquens, Marta Serra Muñoz, Pablo Albo, Anna Gasol and Teresa Blanch.

• L'Esquirol Poruc collection

  Collection telling the adventures of the neurotic and charming character created by Mélanie Watt, with titles L'Esquirol Poruc and L'Esquirol Poruc fa un amic.

• El Jove Sherlock Holmes series

  Series created by Canadian author Shane Peacock, narrating the teenage adventures of the famous London detective, with L'ull del corb as the first title.

• Pensant en els altres collection

  Collection of illustrated stories about coexistence, mediation and positive conflict management, aimed at helping students resolve everyday conflicts peacefully.

• Catalan language materials for adults (A2-C2)

  Materials for adult Catalan learners at all levels, from basic A2 to superior C2, aligned with official exams (CPNL and DPL), offering practical activities and real communicative situations.

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