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Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle
By:
Lea Aschkenas
Illustrator:
Cornelius Van Wright.Ying-Hwa Hu
ISBN: 978-1-59572-969-9
*International Latino Book Award Bronze Medal Winner
*Children’s Book Council Children’s Favorites Winner
*Foreword Indie Book Award Finalist
*Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection (Spanish edition)
Once, on an alligator-shaped island in the middle of a wide sea, there lived a little girl who loved maps and dreamed of one day knowing other places . . .
In another part of the world, at the mouth of a wide bay, there lived an old man who in his youth dreamed of sailing the world and making friends in foreign lands . . .
When these two strangers connect through a message in a bottle, their communication inspires a visit that forges a lasting friendship, which expands both their worlds.
Based on a true story, Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle is a lyrically written, lushly illustrated portrait of life in rural Cuba that will enchant children and adults alike.
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10"x
8",
48 pages,
ages 5-9,
This title is available in:
$18.99
Curriculum Connections
Narrative, sequences of events, self-awareness, friendship, vocabulary development, language arts, Spanish language, Cuban culture and customs, community, family, appreciating cultural differences, map reading skills, geography, travel, self-confidence, communication
Reviews
*International Latino Book Award Bronze Medal Winner
*Children’s Book Council Children’s Favorites Winner
*Foreword Indie Book Award Finalist
*Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection (Spanish edition)
Once, on an alligator-shaped island in the middle of a wide sea, there lived a little girl who loved maps and dreamed of one day knowing other places . . .
In another part of the world, at the mouth of a wide bay, there lived an old man who in his youth dreamed of sailing the world and making friends in foreign lands . . .
When these two strangers connect through a message in a bottle, their communication inspires a visit that forges a lasting friendship, which expands both their worlds.
Based on a true story, Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle is a lyrically written, lushly illustrated portrait of life in rural Cuba that will enchant children and adults alike.
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Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle
Critique: Informatively enhanced for the benefit of young readers with the inclusion of an Author's Note; a recipe for the desert called 'cascos de toronja'; a bibliographic listing for Further Read, Viewing, and Listening; and a Glossary of Spanish Words, Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle is an extraordinary, very special, and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 4-8. It should be noted for personal reading lists that Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle is also available in a paperback edition.
––Midwest Book Review