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Zonia's rain forest

Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.

Main Author: Martinez-Neal, Juana (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
South American Indian
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Rain forests > Amazon River Region > Juvenile fiction.
Rain forests > Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Rain forest animals > Amazon River Region > Juvenile fiction.
Rain forest animals > Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Deforestation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile fiction.
Deforestation > Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Ashaninca Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of South America > Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Amazon River Region > Juvenile fiction.
Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
ISBN: 9781536208450
1536208450
Author Notes: Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian-born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator, Alma and How She Got Her Name , was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was published in Spanish as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre . She also illustrated La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won a Robert F. Sibert Medal. Juana Martinez-Neal lives in Connecticut with her family. Visit her online at www.juanamartinezneal.com.

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