Saturnino Calleja Fernandez (1853-1915): editor, English writer, educator and founder of the Editorial Callejas, author of books primary education and childhood reading.
Saturnino Calleja Fernandez was born in Burgos . His father founded a bookshop and bookbinding business in Madrid that was purchased by that Saturnino became Editorial Calleja , Which became the most popular E PAIN in Latin America and Philippines .
Saturnino Calleja made two important developments in the publishing world of the time: large editions of published books and stories (with very small profit, which much cheaper prices) and profusely illustrated all of them with pictures of the best artists, thus stories about attractive and within reach of the pockets of lower purchasing power, accustomed to read, thus, several generations of children. Moreover, books Pedagogy were then scarce, poor and expensive. Calleja edited others, based on the latest trends in European educational, filled them with beautiful illustrations (his great motto was "All for the illustration of the child") and distributed (sometimes at the expense of your pocket) by Schools then destitute people of Spain.
English teachers were undervalued (thought the phrase "Going hungry as a School Teacher"). Saturnino Calleja founded and directed the magazine Figure of Spain in June 1884. He also created the English National Association of Teachers and organized National Assembly of Teachers . Yet it became the undisputed leader of the English masters.
The Editorial Calleja published not only stories but also books and text books Pedagogy (many of them written in his own Calleja) as well as classic literature (several editions of Quixote, the first complete edition of Platero and I , etc.) dictionaries as Dictionary of the English language manual illustrated with thousands of engravings, maps, portraits of famous men and Print encyclopedia), atlases, books on medicine, health, law, dance, cooking etc.. is best known for his short story collection economic, very cheap, available to all children's pockets were 5 and 10 cents. This gives rise to the expression "You more tale than little street! . "Folk elements were treated with certain tones instructions and examples.
The little story of Calleja were the reading of all children who lived in the early decades of twentieth century. They were stories with small letters, with some black and white illustrations and a good stuff, his reading was enjoyable, fast. Thanks to Calleja, English children met Hans Christian Andersen , the Grimm , Los viajes de Gulliver , Las mil y una noches y toda una serie de versiones de autores españoles.
De invención suya es el final de innumerables cuentos de habla hispana: " ...y fueron felices y comieron perdices, y a mí no me dieron porque no quisieron. "
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