¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado / Olinguito, from A to Z! Unveiling the Cloud Forest

By Lulu Delacre
Hardcover: $20.95

Using the framework of the Spanish alphabet, this bilingual nonfiction book introduces readers to a cloud forest in the Andes; the plants, animals, and other organisms found there; and the newly-identified olinguito, a South American mammal.

Description

Alto, allá arriba en los Andes brilla un bosque bordado de bromelias…

High up in the Andes blooms a brilliant forest embroidered with bromeliads …

With lyrical text in both Spanish and English, we travel to the magical world of a cloud forest in the Andes of Ecuador. We discover the bounty of plants, animals, and other organisms that live there as we help a zoologist look for the elusive olinguito, the first new mammal species identified in the Americas since 1978. Not your usual ABC book, the alphabet is an organizing feature to introduce children to rich vocabulary as they learn about a unique environment.

Thoroughly researched and exquisitely illustrated with colorful, realistic images, the book is a visual delight while it provides a wealth of information. Backmatter includes articles about cloud forests and the discovery of the olinguito in 2013, and an extensive glossary with the scientific names of the species pictured. This is a unique book to treasure on many levels.

About the Creators

Lulu Delacre

Lulu Delacre is a bilingual author and New York Times Bestselling illustrator of children's books. Winner of several Pura Belpré Award Honors and an Orbis Pictus Honor, Delacre was a juror for the 2003 National Book Awards. A native of Puerto Rico, Delacre lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland. For more information, visit luludelacre.com.

Awards

  • Best Books

    Kirkus Reviews

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

    Junior Library Guild

  • ALSC Notable Children's Books

    American Library Association (ALA)

  • Riverby Award for Young Readers

    John Burroughs Association

  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Honor

    National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

  • Capitol Choices

    Capitol Choices

Reviews

  • * "Three-time Pura Belpré honoree Delacre combines two things--wildlife science and the alphabet--something hardly uncommon yet executed here with uncommon skill. Though the book is bilingual, its slight emphasis upon Spanish over English is not only appropriate, it should work to spark the curiosity of kids fluent only in the latter... Everything here in is perfect harmony."

    - Booklist
  • * "Poetic and informative, a breath of fresh air in the too-often-contrived world of bilingual books."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • * "A rich and layered trip to the Andean cloud forest that revels in the miracles of biodiversity."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • * "VERDICT A great addition to school and public libraries."

    - School Library Journal
  • "Delacre's graceful text, first in Spanish on each page and then just below in English, offers plenty of new words for speakers of either language -- or both. A glossary, a description of each creature and a summary of the scientific story of the olinguito round out this splendid, more-than-an-alphabet book."

    - The Washington Post

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9780892393275
  • Publication Date Feb 01, 2016
  • Trim Size 9.75 × 9.75 in
  • Weight 1 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Word Count 263
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Animals / Mammals
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Concepts / Alphabet
  • Themes Animal / Biodiversity / Plant Adaptations, Bilingual, Environment / Nature, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Nonfiction, Poetry, STEM / STEAM
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 11
  • Grade Range Grades K - 6
  • Guided Reading O
  • Spanish Guided Reading P
  • ATOS Book Level 3
  • DRA 40
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 730
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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