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Ayobami and the names of the animals

After war comes to an end in her African homeland, Ayobami can finally return to her schoolhouse. But in order to do so, she must take a dangerous path through the jungle, armed only with a piece of paper and a worn-out pencil.

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Main Author: López Ávila, Pilar, 1969- (Author)
Other Authors: Azabal, Mar, 1975- (illustratror.), Brokenbrow, Jon (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Madrid, Spain : Cuento De Luz SL, [2017]
Edition:[English edition].
Subjects:
School children > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Jungles > Juvenile fiction.
Jungle animals > Juvenile fiction.
Learning > Juvenile fiction.
Writing > Juvenile fiction.
Courage > Juvenile fiction.
Africa > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:After war comes to an end in her African homeland, Ayobami can finally return to her schoolhouse. But in order to do so, she must take a dangerous path through the jungle, armed only with a piece of paper and a worn-out pencil.
Item Description:Translation of: Ayobami y el nombre de los animales.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9788416733422
8416733422
Author Notes:María del Pilar López Ávila (Cartagena, Spain 1969) is an award-winning writer of children's stories. Her passion for children's literature began when she was very young, and at the age of nine, she was already writing children's stories. In December 2010, she was awarded the third position in the Joaquín Sama Awards for Educational Innovation in the category "A More Civic and Caring Cchool," for the project entitled, "Use of Waste Materials." She has published Ayobami and the Names of Animals (2017), winner of the International Latino Book Awards in 2018, and The Kite of Dreams (2019) with Cuento de Luz.
Ávila is married and the mother of 3 children. She has a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, currently working as a Biology and Geology teacher at a high school in Cáceres. She is also the director of the Teatro Paraíso.
Mar Azabal is a graduate in Geography, specializing in Administration and archive conservation. Her real dream was to create stories through drawing and illustration. She currently lives in Toledo, Spain, and spends her time teaching illustration courses for children, creating stories and enjoyingraising her little child. In 2018, he illustrated the picture book Ayobami and the Names of the Animals (Cuento de luz, 2018), which won the Silver Medal at the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards."

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