Zazel. The little girl who learned to fly

Written by De Sanctis Francesca
Illustrated by Cimarosti Sara

  • Picture Book
  • Age group: 5 and up
  • Pages: 26
  • Format: 21,5 x 27,5 cm
  • Hardcover
  • RP: 15 euros

Zazel, the first female human cannonball in history, inspired De Gregori’s famous song, as well as poems, stories, and, in general, a whole imaginary world about who this woman could be, so brave and reckless as to be shot into the air by a cannon for several meters, wearing skimpy clothes, in the Victorian era! She was certainly a woman who loved freedom and who would stop at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a circus acrobat and living her own way. This book tells her story with simplicity and without neglecting George, the child who understood her and whom she would love for the rest of her life.


Young readers will find an amazing and adventurous story in these pages, and girls in particular will read a message of encouragement to follow their inclinations. But adults will also be captivated by the story and illustrations, which will entice them to delve deeper into the story of Rosa Maria Richter, aka Zazel, the first real ‘human cannonball’.

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