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My Amazing Adventures
My Latin America and the Caribbean: A Celebration: (An Educational Nonfiction Picture Book About Cultures, Landscapes, and Biodiversity for Kids Ages 7-10)
From teeming rainforests and city plazas to bright coral reefs and the sweeping ruins of civilizations, this wide-ranging portrait of the people, places, flora, and fauna of Latin America and the Caribbean—from ancient to modern times—is a magical bird’s-eye view.
Thousands of years ago, early humans crossed an icy land bridge between what is now Siberia and Alaska onto the American continent, gradually migrating south to build vibrant new societies and cultures, erect pyramids and great cities, and cultivate foods like maize, potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate that still grace our tables today. Join a tiny migrating hummingbird for an enchanted tour of the dazzling biodiversity and human history of Latin America and the Caribbean. In spread after color-splashed spread, our bejeweled guide traverses volcanoes and barrier reefs to reveal howler monkeys and singing frogs, manatees and macaws, anteaters and alpacas. Ranging from the Amazon, our planet’s largest rainforest, to the Andes, Earth’s longest continental mountain range; from the magnificent civilizations of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas to the conquistadors and modern struggles for independence; from the sugar skulls and candle-lit cemeteries of Mexico’s Day of the Dead to Carnival in Brazil; and from cricket and football to salsa, reggae, and calypso, this friendly tour spiced with bright illustrations, maps, and an index offers young readers a taste of the extraordinary richness of this captivating part of the world.
Thousands of years ago, early humans crossed an icy land bridge between what is now Siberia and Alaska onto the American continent, gradually migrating south to build vibrant new societies and cultures, erect pyramids and great cities, and cultivate foods like maize, potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate that still grace our tables today. Join a tiny migrating hummingbird for an enchanted tour of the dazzling biodiversity and human history of Latin America and the Caribbean. In spread after color-splashed spread, our bejeweled guide traverses volcanoes and barrier reefs to reveal howler monkeys and singing frogs, manatees and macaws, anteaters and alpacas. Ranging from the Amazon, our planet’s largest rainforest, to the Andes, Earth’s longest continental mountain range; from the magnificent civilizations of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas to the conquistadors and modern struggles for independence; from the sugar skulls and candle-lit cemeteries of Mexico’s Day of the Dead to Carnival in Brazil; and from cricket and football to salsa, reggae, and calypso, this friendly tour spiced with bright illustrations, maps, and an index offers young readers a taste of the extraordinary richness of this captivating part of the world.
80 pages, Hardcover
Published January 27, 2026
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February 16, 2026
Lots of information about Latin american culture and countries. My 11 year old was sad there wasn’t much information about Guatemala but I explained this book had to describe all of the other countries in latin american without being too overwhelming.
The illustrations were wonderful and we loved having a hummingbird narrating the journey while meeting others of his kind.
This book is perfect to make a kid curious and want to learn more.
The illustrations were wonderful and we loved having a hummingbird narrating the journey while meeting others of his kind.
This book is perfect to make a kid curious and want to learn more.
February 12, 2026
I really learned a lot from this!! I found this to be extremely well presented and super engaging, especially for the target age group of 7-11 yr olds (key stage 2 here in the UK).
This book packs lots of really important and interesting learning into a comparatively short read (although depending on reading level and attention span it may feel like a fairly long read for some in the target audience).
The author and illustrator utilise the character of a hummingbird (of which I learned from this book there are almost 370 species!!) to guide us on our travels throughout the region. I found this to be a really fun but also helpful device, and feel it would also engage kids when reading this book alone or with a grown up.
Given how much could have possibly been included in this book, I felt the author did a really amazing job of highlighting history, culture, nature. It’s impossible to include everything, and the country profiles are by necessity short, but I really felt like there was a commitment to the ‘celebrating’ of the title.
There’s so much to learn here and as an adult I came away with knowledge I didn’t have before. The work of the illustrator really aids this, the art is so engaging and vibrant .
I was surprised at how well, and the extent to, this book covered extremely important topics such as colonialism, the Atlantic slave trade, and resistance and independence movements. There is also a glossary at the end that provides definitions for some of the concepts covered. I also appreciated that there was a commitment to highlighting and celebrating the history, culture and diverse experiences of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.
I borrowed this as an ebook from the library but I would LOVE to see a physical copy. The illustrations were so wonderful (the illustrator’s depiction of the Angel Falls was my personal highlight!) and I would love to share the experience of reading this book with my niblings.
This book packs lots of really important and interesting learning into a comparatively short read (although depending on reading level and attention span it may feel like a fairly long read for some in the target audience).
The author and illustrator utilise the character of a hummingbird (of which I learned from this book there are almost 370 species!!) to guide us on our travels throughout the region. I found this to be a really fun but also helpful device, and feel it would also engage kids when reading this book alone or with a grown up.
Given how much could have possibly been included in this book, I felt the author did a really amazing job of highlighting history, culture, nature. It’s impossible to include everything, and the country profiles are by necessity short, but I really felt like there was a commitment to the ‘celebrating’ of the title.
There’s so much to learn here and as an adult I came away with knowledge I didn’t have before. The work of the illustrator really aids this, the art is so engaging and vibrant .
I was surprised at how well, and the extent to, this book covered extremely important topics such as colonialism, the Atlantic slave trade, and resistance and independence movements. There is also a glossary at the end that provides definitions for some of the concepts covered. I also appreciated that there was a commitment to highlighting and celebrating the history, culture and diverse experiences of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.
I borrowed this as an ebook from the library but I would LOVE to see a physical copy. The illustrations were so wonderful (the illustrator’s depiction of the Angel Falls was my personal highlight!) and I would love to share the experience of reading this book with my niblings.
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