When Paulo Marcelo Feliciano becomes a soccer star, crowds will cheer his famous name! Then his mother won’t have to work long hours, and he won’t have to work all day on a fishing boat. Now, the Recycled Orchestra plays venues around the world, spreading their message of hope and innovation. It was a crazy idea, but one that would leave Ada-and her town-forever changed. He wanted to give the children of Cateura something special, so he made them instruments out of materials found in the trash. She dreamed of playing the violin, but with little money for anything but the bare essentials, it was never an option…until a music teacher named Favio Chávez arrived. Combining striking wood block artwork with an authentic South American voice, this sly trickster tale shows that clever thinking is key when you’re out-foxing the fox.Īda’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of ParaguayĪda Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. Quick-witted Cuy fools Tío Antonio not once, but three times. One day, high in the Andes Mountains, Cuy the Guinea Pig is searching for wild spinach to eat when Tío Antonio the Fox comes in search of Cuy to eat! Tío Antonio thinks he s found dinner, but crafty Cuy has other plans. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros‑all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encourage her to create one of her own. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. These rainforest stories will teach readers the importance of resourcefulness.Īna loves stories. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter’s children … and her own wit. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. Eric Carle’ s dazzling collage illustrations introduce readers to the exotic beauty of the Amazon rain forest and the many unusual animals living there. But the sloth doesn’t answer any questions until the jaguar asks, “Why are you so lazy?” Anyone who has ever felt too busy will appreciate the sloth’s peaceful lifestyle and realize that it’s okay to take time to enjoy life. Why doesn’t it run or fly or play or hunt like the rest of us? “Why are you so slow?” the howler monkey inquires. “What strange kind of creature is this?” the other animals wonder. Slowly, it eats and then, slowly, it falls asleep. From playing dress up to making tortillas, and from rising at daybreak to falling asleep, these joyful rhymes are sure to delight young readers. Here is a groundbreaking bilingual collection of traditional rhymes that celebrates childhood and Spanish and Latin American heritage. The little stars are only tin I love them best of all. ¡Pío Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery RhymesĮl sol es de oro la luna es de plata y las estrellitas son de hoja de lata. She knows all the time that one day when the sea is calm the merchild’s mother will return to take her daughter back. Old Mariana finds a merbaby in a crabshell and cares for it as if it were her own child. Mariana and the Merchild: A Folk Tale from Chile If you have some suggestions for children’s books about South America I’d love for you to let me know! I’d love to break these down into individual country book lists at some point but right now there isn’t enough books for each country to do so. Though, you may notice I’ve actually decided to do a whole continent, not a country. Today I wanted to continue the country book list series.
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