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Tuma: The Tribe's Little Princess
Published by Creative with Words in 1996, the learning of Nature and Geography of faraway lands through the story of Tuma comes alive in its picture book format. Tuma is a little princess from a Tribe on the tropical Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Her father is the tribe's King and guardian of their magical stone. Tuma always listened to her friend's Loro (the parrot) stories about the Magical stone that bared her name. Both of them were intrigued about the purpose of such beautiful gem, so one day Tuma and Loro ventured to faraway lands in search of the meaning of the magical stone...
40 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2014
About the author
Susan Violante
8 books6 followers Official Biography
Born and raised in Venezuela from Italian immigrants, Susan completed a BA degree in Political and Administrative Cs. before moving to the US.
Although she has built a career as a Business Analyst / Accountant, she also has kept herself active as a Freelance writer in the US.
Susan nows writes full time from her Texas home while working part-time in the publishing Industry as an Editorial Assistant; helping other writers accomplish their goals.
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Growing up under WWII Italian survivors was not easy. For Susan, the hardest part was the feeling of alienation as she desperate tried to relate to her parents to no avail. Through the years Susan was able to relate with her mother, but her father remained an enigma until one day he gave her five tapes containing his memoirs.
Based on Ninos first tape, Innocent War is a boys adventure, showing a childs point of view through the wars hardships, dangers, and tragedies, combined with his own humor, innocence and awakening as he grows up. Join Susan as she gets to know her father, and finds herself within the family she thought she knew.
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Born and raised in Venezuela from Italian immigrants, Susan completed a BA degree in Political and Administrative Cs. before moving to the US.
Although she has built a career as a Business Analyst / Accountant, she also has kept herself active as a Freelance writer in the US.
Susan nows writes full time from her Texas home while working part-time in the publishing Industry as an Editorial Assistant; helping other writers accomplish their goals.
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Growing up under WWII Italian survivors was not easy. For Susan, the hardest part was the feeling of alienation as she desperate tried to relate to her parents to no avail. Through the years Susan was able to relate with her mother, but her father remained an enigma until one day he gave her five tapes containing his memoirs.
Based on Ninos first tape, Innocent War is a boys adventure, showing a childs point of view through the wars hardships, dangers, and tragedies, combined with his own humor, innocence and awakening as he grows up. Join Susan as she gets to know her father, and finds herself within the family she thought she knew.
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June 15, 2017
Charming and whimsical story about Tuma, a princess in the Guajiran tribe, found in Venezuela. Tuma is named for the special stone that gives the tribe all the wonderful things that surround them. They live in peace and harmony. Loro, Tuma's pet parrot takes the little princess on a journey throughout the land. She learns about the varied geography and sees the wonder of nature. The trip changes Tuma, because she realizes that the power of the magic stone does not create their wonderful surroundings- it is a gift from Mother Nature and must be cherished. Lovely folk tale, with adorable illustrations reinforcing the awe inspiring surroundings of the tribe. Tuma teaches her people not to take advantage of nature and to care for it to insure that it stays balanced, whole, and able to support the people who live there.
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