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'''The Salariya Book Company''' is an international [[publishing company]] that publishes in informational [[(nonfiction)]] illustrated books, graphic novels, art books, drawing books and fiction for babies, children and young adults. In the UK the Salariya Book Company publishes books under the imprint of '''Book House'''. Published series include The Danger Zone, Graffex, A Very Peculiar History and Scary Creatures.
| status = Active
| founded = {{Start date|1989}}
| founder = [[David Salariya]]
| country = {{flagcountry|UK|name= United Kingdom}}
| headquarters = [[Brighton]]
| distribution = Orca Book Services (UK)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022108/https://www.salariya.com/delivery-returns Delivery & Returns]}}</ref><br />[[Sterling Publishing]] (US)<ref>[https://www.sterlingpublishing.com/imprints/ IMPRINTS - Sterling Publishing]</ref>
| publications = [[Book]]s
| topics = Children's non-fiction, fiction and baby books
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| imprints = Book House, [[Scribblers]] and Scribo
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'''The Salariya Book Company''' is an independent [[publishing house]] based in [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom]], which publishes children’s non-fiction, fiction and baby books both domestically and internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salariya.com/about/pages/about.html |title=About the Salariya Book Company |access-date=2009-08-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006025207/http://www.salariya.com/about/pages/about.html |archive-date=2009-10-06 }}</ref> Salariya books are published in the UK through its Book House, [[Scribblers]] and Scribo imprints.
The Salariya Book Company's first fiction series, [[Amos Daragon]], was published in June 2009 under the imprint of '''Scribo'''. The first book, Amos ''Daragon: The Mask Wearer'', centres on the adventures of Amos Daragon, a twelve-year-old boy who has been chosen by the Lady in White to become a 'mask wearer' and return the balance of good and evil to the earth.


==History==
Salariya books are published in the UK and abroad.
The Salariya Book Company was founded by [[David Salariya]] as a book-packaging company in 1989 in Brighton, England. In 2002, it started publishing under its imprint Book House, going on to launch the imprint [[Scribblers]] (designed to develop key learning skills for babies and pre-school children)<ref>[http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/375 Booktrade.info.]</ref> in 2007 and the children’s fiction imprint Scribo in 2009.


== History ==
==Founder==
David Salariya was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1954. He attended Ancrum Road Primary School then [[Harris Academy]], before studying illustration and printmaking at [[Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design]], [[Dundee]], specialising in book design in his postgraduate year.<ref>[http://www.childrensillustrators.com/industry-insider/interviews/David-Salariya/id=31/ The Salariya Book Company.]</ref> He worked as a freelance illustrator and designer before founding The Salariya Book Company in 1989. He lives in Brighton with his wife Shirley and their son Jonathan.


==Books==
The company was founded as a book-packaging company by '''David Salariya''' in Brighton, England, in 1989. In 1994, the X-Ray Body Book, designed by David Salariya, written by Kathryn Senior, published by Watts, was named the British Book Design and Production Exhibition Best Children's Book. The Times Educational Supplement awarded two books designed by the Salariya Book Company's – ''Keeping Clean'' and ''Fast Forward: Rainforest'' – with the Senior Information Book Award in 1996 and 2000.
Book series publishing by The Salariya Book Company include ''You Wouldn’t Want To Be'' (published as ''The Danger Zone'' in the UK), a series of more than 50 illustrated historical non-fiction titles told using a first-person narrative,<ref>[http://snipesville.blogspot.com/2008/04/book-time-1-you-wouldnt-want-to-miss.html News From Snipesville.]</ref> and ''Graffex'', classic novels adapted into the graphic novel format.<ref>[http://www.book-house.co.uk/Graphic/Graffex/Pages/oliver.html "Graphic Books - Graffex...".]</ref> In 2009, the company bought the rights to the popular [[French-Canadian]] fantasy fiction series ''[[Amos Daragon]]'', an animation of which is being developed by Spectra Animation in [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spectraanimation.ca/spip.php?article24 |title=Spectra Animation |access-date=2009-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203806/http://www.spectraanimation.ca/spip.php?article24 |archive-date=2011-07-06 }}</ref>


==Awards==
In 2002 started publishing under its imprint ‘'''Book House'''’. In 2007, Salariya launched its imprint [[Scribblers books]], a division of 'Book House', publishing books designed to develop key learning skills for babies and pre-school children.
In 2009, The Salariya Book Company was one of three publishers shortlisted for the [[Independent Publishers Guild]]'s Children’s Publisher of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/75041-ipa-shortlist-introduces-new-award.html |title=IPA shortlist introduces new award &#124; theBookseller.com |access-date=2009-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222191745/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/75041-ipa-shortlist-introduces-new-award.html |archive-date=2009-02-22 }}</ref> In 2010, the Company went one better, beating Walker Books and Top That! to win the Children's Publisher of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |author=IPG |title=Earthscan Leads Independent Winners of the 2010 Independent Publishing Awards |date=20 March 2010 |type=Press Release |url=http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showgroup=pg04 |publisher=Independent Publishers Guild |quote=''Children’s Publisher of the Year: '''The Salariya Book Company''''' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416020819/http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showgroup=pg04 |archive-date=16 April 2010 |access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>


===''Graffex''===
''Graffex'' is a series of books published in the UK by Book House and available in numerous languages worldwide. The series takes famous literary classics and retells them in a [[graphic novel]] format. Each title is an abridged version of the original book, and is designed to engage young readers through the use of simplified narratives and colourful visual aids.


Most of the titles are illustrated by Penko Gelev, although Li Sidong, Nick Spender and Romano Felmang have also contributed to the series. Titles in the series include:
Born in Dundee, Scotland, David Salariya has illustrated a wide range of books and has created and designed many new series for publishers both in the UK and overseas. He lives in Brighton with his wife Shirley and son Jonathan.


*''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' by [[Mark Twain]] (retold by Tom Ratliff)
== Graffex ==
*''Dracula'' by [[Bram Stoker]] (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]] (retold be Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' by [[Victor Hugo]] (retold by Michael Ford)
*''[[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' by [[Jules Verne]] (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[Kidnapped (novel)|Kidnapped]]'' by Robert Louis Stevenson (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[Macbeth]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] (retold by Stephen Haynes)
*''[[The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later#Part Three: The Man in the Iron Mask (Chapters 181–269)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas, père]] (retold by Jim Pipe)
*''[[Moby Dick]]'' by [[Herman Melville]] (retold by Sophie Furse)
*''[[Oliver Twist]]'' [[Charles Dickens]] (retold by John Malam)
*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' by Charles Dickens (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[Treasure Island]]'' by Robert Louis Stevenson (retold by Fiona Macdonald)
*''[[Hamlet]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] (retold by Kathy McEvoy)
*''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] (retold by Micheal Ford)
*''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' by [[Emily Brontë]] (retold by Jim Pipe)
*''[[Jane Eyre]]'' by [[Charlotte Brontë]] (retold by Fiona MacDonald)
*''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas, père]] (retold by Jim Pipe)
*''[[The Odyssey]]'' by [[Homer]] (retold Fiona MacDonald)
*''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] (retold by Jim Pipe)
*''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]]'' by [[Jules Verne]] (retold by Jacqueline Morley)
*''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]] (retold by John Malam)


===''A Very Peculiar History''===
''A Very Peculiar History'' is a series of illustrated [[non-fiction]] books published in the [[United Kingdom]] by Salariya under the "Book House" name. The series is intended to interest adults and young people in history by compressing many facts and curiosities into 192 pages. The books are designed with multiple entry points (fact boxes, lists, recipes etc.) so they can be 'dipped into'. The emphasis is on highlighting little-known and bizarre stories and facts, while covering the known history of the subject and debunking popular urban myths.


The books are written by different authors, including Fiona Macdonald, Jim Pipe, [[David Arscott]], Ian Graham and Jacqueline Morley.
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| image = [[Image:Graffex_Covers.jpg|Graffex series]]
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Titles in the series include:
*''Ancient Egypt: A Very Peculiar History&nbsp;– The Art of Embalming: Mummy, Myth and Magic''
*''Scotland: A Very Peculiar History (2 volumes)''
*''London: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Castles: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Golf: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Great Britons: A Very Peculiar History''
*''The Olympics: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Kings & Queens: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Christmas: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Titanic: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Royal Weddings: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Global Warming: A Very Peculiar History''
*''The Tudors: A Very Peculiar History''
*''William Shakespeare: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Charles Dickens: A Very Peculiar History''
*''World War One: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Whisky: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Brighton: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Wales: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Ireland: A Very Peculiar History ''
*''The Blitz: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Rations: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Vampires: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Victorian Servants: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History''
*''The World Cup: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Cats: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Dogs: A Very Peculiar History''
*''England: A Very Peculiar History (3 volumes)''
*''Edinburgh: A Very Peculiar History''
*''Oxford: A Very Peculiar History''


2013 will see the release of ebook editions of the "A Very Peculiar History" series.
'''Graffex''' is a series of books created by the [[Salariya Book Company]], published in the [[UK]] by '''Book House''' and available in numerous languages worldwide. The series takes famous literary classics and retells them in a [[graphic novel]] format. Each title is an abridged version of the original book, and is designed to engage young and reluctant readers through the use of simplified narratives and colourful visual aids. <br />
Most of the titles are illustrated by Penko Gelev, although Li Sidong, Nick Spender and Romano Felmang have also contributed to the series.


==See also==
*[[UK children's book publishers]]
*[[Amos Daragon]]
*[[Scribblers]]
{{Portal |Children's literature}}


==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


== See also ==
==External links==
* [http://www.book-house.co.uk Book House website]
* [[UK children's book publishers]]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010717135052/http://www.salariya.com/ Salariya Book Company website]}}
*[[Amos Daragon]]
* [http://www.scribblersbooks.com/ Scribblers website]
* [[The Danger Zone]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100115042530/http://www.amosdaragon.co.uk/ Amos Daragon website]
*[[Graffex]]
* [[Scribblers books]]
* [[You Wouldn't Want To Be]]


== External links ==
* [http://www.book-house.co.uk Book House – An imprint of the Salariya Book Company]
* [http://www.salariya.com/ Salariya Book Company website]
* [http://www.scribblersbooks.com/ Scribblers books]
* [http://www.amosdaragon.co.uk/ Amos Daragon website]

[[Category:Book publishing companies]]
[[Category:Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom]]


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Salariya Book Company
StatusActive
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderDavid Salariya
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters locationBrighton
DistributionOrca Book Services (UK)[1]
Sterling Publishing (US)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsChildren's non-fiction, fiction and baby books
ImprintsBook House, Scribblers and Scribo
Official websitesalariya.com[usurped]

The Salariya Book Company is an independent publishing house based in Brighton, United Kingdom, which publishes children’s non-fiction, fiction and baby books both domestically and internationally.[3] Salariya books are published in the UK through its Book House, Scribblers and Scribo imprints.

History

[edit]

The Salariya Book Company was founded by David Salariya as a book-packaging company in 1989 in Brighton, England. In 2002, it started publishing under its imprint Book House, going on to launch the imprint Scribblers (designed to develop key learning skills for babies and pre-school children)[4] in 2007 and the children’s fiction imprint Scribo in 2009.

Founder

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David Salariya was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1954. He attended Ancrum Road Primary School then Harris Academy, before studying illustration and printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, specialising in book design in his postgraduate year.[5] He worked as a freelance illustrator and designer before founding The Salariya Book Company in 1989. He lives in Brighton with his wife Shirley and their son Jonathan.

Books

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Book series publishing by The Salariya Book Company include You Wouldn’t Want To Be (published as The Danger Zone in the UK), a series of more than 50 illustrated historical non-fiction titles told using a first-person narrative,[6] and Graffex, classic novels adapted into the graphic novel format.[7] In 2009, the company bought the rights to the popular French-Canadian fantasy fiction series Amos Daragon, an animation of which is being developed by Spectra Animation in Canada.[8]

Awards

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In 2009, The Salariya Book Company was one of three publishers shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild's Children’s Publisher of the Year award.[9] In 2010, the Company went one better, beating Walker Books and Top That! to win the Children's Publisher of the Year award.[10]

Graffex

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Graffex is a series of books published in the UK by Book House and available in numerous languages worldwide. The series takes famous literary classics and retells them in a graphic novel format. Each title is an abridged version of the original book, and is designed to engage young readers through the use of simplified narratives and colourful visual aids.

Most of the titles are illustrated by Penko Gelev, although Li Sidong, Nick Spender and Romano Felmang have also contributed to the series. Titles in the series include:

A Very Peculiar History

[edit]

A Very Peculiar History is a series of illustrated non-fiction books published in the United Kingdom by Salariya under the "Book House" name. The series is intended to interest adults and young people in history by compressing many facts and curiosities into 192 pages. The books are designed with multiple entry points (fact boxes, lists, recipes etc.) so they can be 'dipped into'. The emphasis is on highlighting little-known and bizarre stories and facts, while covering the known history of the subject and debunking popular urban myths.

The books are written by different authors, including Fiona Macdonald, Jim Pipe, David Arscott, Ian Graham and Jacqueline Morley.

Titles in the series include:

  • Ancient Egypt: A Very Peculiar History – The Art of Embalming: Mummy, Myth and Magic
  • Scotland: A Very Peculiar History (2 volumes)
  • London: A Very Peculiar History
  • Castles: A Very Peculiar History
  • Golf: A Very Peculiar History
  • Great Britons: A Very Peculiar History
  • The Olympics: A Very Peculiar History
  • Kings & Queens: A Very Peculiar History
  • Christmas: A Very Peculiar History
  • Titanic: A Very Peculiar History
  • Royal Weddings: A Very Peculiar History
  • Global Warming: A Very Peculiar History
  • The Tudors: A Very Peculiar History
  • William Shakespeare: A Very Peculiar History
  • Charles Dickens: A Very Peculiar History
  • World War One: A Very Peculiar History
  • Whisky: A Very Peculiar History
  • Brighton: A Very Peculiar History
  • Wales: A Very Peculiar History
  • Ireland: A Very Peculiar History
  • The Blitz: A Very Peculiar History
  • Rations: A Very Peculiar History
  • Vampires: A Very Peculiar History
  • Victorian Servants: A Very Peculiar History
  • Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History
  • The World Cup: A Very Peculiar History
  • Cats: A Very Peculiar History
  • Dogs: A Very Peculiar History
  • England: A Very Peculiar History (3 volumes)
  • Edinburgh: A Very Peculiar History
  • Oxford: A Very Peculiar History

2013 will see the release of ebook editions of the "A Very Peculiar History" series.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Delivery & Returns[usurped]
  2. ^ IMPRINTS - Sterling Publishing
  3. ^ "About the Salariya Book Company". Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  4. ^ Booktrade.info.
  5. ^ The Salariya Book Company.
  6. ^ News From Snipesville.
  7. ^ "Graphic Books - Graffex...".
  8. ^ "Spectra Animation". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  9. ^ "IPA shortlist introduces new award | theBookseller.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  10. ^ IPG (20 March 2010). "Earthscan Leads Independent Winners of the 2010 Independent Publishing Awards" (Press Release). Independent Publishers Guild. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2013. Children's Publisher of the Year: The Salariya Book Company
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