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This is a publication of PhD Mariana Cortez´´s research work on the graphic composition of children´´s books in Portugal and Brazil, from 1980 to 1990 and during the first decade of the twenty- first century. The above mentioned corpus is based on the selection of authors Manuela Bacelar, from Portugal, and Roger Mello, from Brazil, two reknown writers of children´´s literature who excellently intertwine verbal and visual texts to convey meaning. In order to achieve this goal, both authors make use of a wide range of strategies and relations among semiotic systems. Cortez examines Bacelar´´s "O Dinossauro", "A Sereiazinha" and "SebastiÆo" as well as Mello´´s "Jardins", "Desertos", "Fita Verde no Cabelo" and "Vizinho, Vizinha". Since Bacelar and Mello play different roles in each of their books, it is worth analyzing the contents of their publications.

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The author is working as a Portuguese Language Lector at the National University of Córdoba(UNC),in Argentina. She got a PhD in Comparative Studies in Portuguese Literature from the University of SÆo Paulo (2008), in Brazil, and from the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD),in Portugal.

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