About the Book
Written by Alexandra Alessandri
Illustrated by Manu Montoya
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 9798888590782
Ages: Birth to age 4
Released: April 2, 2024
¡Hola! Come along for a day of exploring the sights and sounds of Colombia from the farm to the city. Join Bebé and Perrito as they snack on arepa con chocolate, visit the market, dance cumbia, and count whales in the waves. Colombian author Alexandra Alessandri and illustrator Manu Montoya draw on their personal experiences to create this vibrant board book as part of the Our World series for very young readers.
Available in board book now; paperback available 3.17.24.
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Resources for Our World: Colombia
Classroom Activities: Molly at The Sunny Side created this fun classroom pack that includes handouts for color memory match, as well as a book-related coloring sheet and a make-your-own-perrito craft!
Praise for Our World: Colombia and the Our World Series
“This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting” – School Library Journal
“The Our World series continues to pack quite a bit of culture for the youngest readers into an easy-to-handle board book” – Booklist
Our World: Colombia in the wild!
- The Children’s Book Council | Hispanic Heritage Month
- Karolita | My favorite books about Colombia by Colombian writers
- Las Musas Book Birthday | Our World Colombia
- Latinx in Publishing | April 2024 Latinx Releases
- Florida recibe la nueva obra infantil de la autora colombiana Alexandra Alessandri
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