Zonia's Rain Forest
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- Author：Juana Martinez-Neal
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Summary
A heartfelt， visually stunning picture book from the Caldecott Honor and Sibert Medal Winner illuminates a young girl's day of play and adventure in the lush rain forest of Peru。
Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest， where it is always green and full of life。 Every morning， the rain forest calls to Zonia， and every morning she answers。 She visits the sloth family， greets the giant anteater， and runs with the speedy jaguar。 But one morning， the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice。 How will Zonia answer？
Acclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia， an Asháninka girl， in her joyful outdoor adventures。 The engaging text emphasizes Zonia’s empowering bond with her home， while the illustrations—created on paper made from banana bark—burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details。 Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka， information on the Asháninka community， as well as resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife。
Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest， where it is always green and full of life。 Every morning， the rain forest calls to Zonia， and every morning she answers。 She visits the sloth family， greets the giant anteater， and runs with the speedy jaguar。 But one morning， the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice。 How will Zonia answer？
Acclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia， an Asháninka girl， in her joyful outdoor adventures。 The engaging text emphasizes Zonia’s empowering bond with her home， while the illustrations—created on paper made from banana bark—burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details。 Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka， information on the Asháninka community， as well as resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife。
Reviews
Saritza
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Loved this beautiful story about Zonia and her home， the Amazon rainforest。
Anthony
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Zonia is Ashaninka， which is the largest Indigenous group living in the Peruvian Amazon。 Zonia spends her days in the rain forest with all of the inhabitants of the area。 She sees the beauty of the area， and its powerful nature。 On one of her walks home， she notices something she has never seen before， and runs home to tell her mother， who in turn asks Zonia what will she do。 The question lingers for the rest of the world as well。
Diane
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“Zonia lives with those she loves in the rain forest。”Zonia feels the rain forest calling to her every morning and every morning Zonia goes into the rain forest and greets all of her friends， old and new。 She is one with the animals， playing with some and learning from others。 But as she returns home one day， she sees a frightening sight。 Some of the trees have been burned to the ground。 She runs home to tell her mother what she has seen and her mother challenges her to answer the forest’s call “Zonia lives with those she loves in the rain forest。”Zonia feels the rain forest calling to her every morning and every morning Zonia goes into the rain forest and greets all of her friends， old and new。 She is one with the animals， playing with some and learning from others。 But as she returns home one day， she sees a frightening sight。 Some of the trees have been burned to the ground。 She runs home to tell her mother what she has seen and her mother challenges her to answer the forest’s call for help。 “I will answer as I always do。 We all must answer。”A very thought-provoking picture book。 The illustrations inform the reader of all the different animals of the rain forest， which are then identified in the back of the book。 Also， an author’s note explains that Zonia is Ashaninka， which are indigenous people that live in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest。 It also include information about the Amazon rain forest and threats to the Amazon。 。。。more
Thomas Bell
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Good book， but her unrealistic relationship with many of the animals made the author's argument much less convincing。Also， even if the entire Amazon disappeared， only advanced instruments would notice a decrease in the oxygen levels around the world。 This book parrots misinformation in this regard。Nonetheless， it is a good book and， other than the inaccuracies the author probably doesn't realize are incorrect， has a good message。 Good book， but her unrealistic relationship with many of the animals made the author's argument much less convincing。Also， even if the entire Amazon disappeared， only advanced instruments would notice a decrease in the oxygen levels around the world。 This book parrots misinformation in this regard。Nonetheless， it is a good book and， other than the inaccuracies the author probably doesn't realize are incorrect， has a good message。 。。。more
Brandon Khan
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3。5
Bee （BacchusVines）
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A book about saving the rain forest through the eyes of a child from just one of the hundreds of indigenous tribes living in the Amazon Rain Forest。 With notes at the end about the Indigenous tribes and the Amazon， as well as a translation of the book in the language of Zonia， this book is important for young eco-fighters。
Agnė
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Zonia's Rain Forest is a sweet picturebook about an Asháninka girl's day of play in the rain forest of Peru with an informative， eye-opening back matter。Juana Martinez-Neal's illustrations， made on handmade banana bark paper， are cute， playful， and colorful， albeit not very realistic （e。g。， Zonia riding a jaguar）。However， the story feels unfinished as it stops abruptly in the most interesting part。 There's some interesting， eye-opening information about the Asháninka people and deforestation of Zonia's Rain Forest is a sweet picturebook about an Asháninka girl's day of play in the rain forest of Peru with an informative， eye-opening back matter。Juana Martinez-Neal's illustrations， made on handmade banana bark paper， are cute， playful， and colorful， albeit not very realistic （e。g。， Zonia riding a jaguar）。However， the story feels unfinished as it stops abruptly in the most interesting part。 There's some interesting， eye-opening information about the Asháninka people and deforestation of the Amazon rain forest in the back matter， but I wish the story itself was more developed。 。。。more
Margie
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Today， April 22， 2021 is Earth Day！ The theme for this year's Earth Day is Restore Our Earth。 For those who treasure this planet， every day brings new news， some good， some bad， about the state of this home to all living things。In September 2019， Time magazine released a double issue devoted to climate。 One of the articles in this issue， The Amazon Rain Forest Is Nearly Gone: We Went To The Front Lines To See If It Could Be Saved， contains some startling facts。 Did you know in 2019 there was an Today， April 22， 2021 is Earth Day！ The theme for this year's Earth Day is Restore Our Earth。 For those who treasure this planet， every day brings new news， some good， some bad， about the state of this home to all living things。In September 2019， Time magazine released a double issue devoted to climate。 One of the articles in this issue， The Amazon Rain Forest Is Nearly Gone: We Went To The Front Lines To See If It Could Be Saved， contains some startling facts。 Did you know in 2019 there was an 111% increase in fires in the Amazon？ Deforestation is claiming this vast area at a devastating rate。 We do have choices。Zonia's Rain Forest （Candlewick Press， March 30， 2021） written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal presents an intimate and affectionate view of the Amazon rain forest。 In a single day， a little girl， a member of the Ashaninka people， reveals her bond to this natural wonder and its inhabitants。 Her tie， her pledge， to this space becomes our tie， our pledge， to this space。My full recommendation: https://librariansquest。blogspot。com/。。。 。。。more
Ellon
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Well this is just great。 Things I loved about it:1） the illustrations！ Wow oh wow！ I loved them。 （especially the normalization of breast feeding on page 1）2） All the Amazon animals we get to meet throughout the book。3） Zonia's bubbly personality that shines through （I love when she mentions how much she loves her baby brother adorable！）4） the message of helping/protecting the rain forest/environment。 At first， I thought this came out of the blue a bit at the end but the more I thought about it， Well this is just great。 Things I loved about it:1） the illustrations！ Wow oh wow！ I loved them。 （especially the normalization of breast feeding on page 1）2） All the Amazon animals we get to meet throughout the book。3） Zonia's bubbly personality that shines through （I love when she mentions how much she loves her baby brother adorable！）4） the message of helping/protecting the rain forest/environment。 At first， I thought this came out of the blue a bit at the end but the more I thought about it， the more I love how it was brought up。 First the reader is introduced to the wonder of the rain forest before being asked to care about it。 Brillant！ 。。。more
Katie
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Beautiful， but ended abruptly。 I would have loved to hear more from Zonia or her mother at the end。
Rebecca Caufman
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Beautiful illustrations that show the wonder of the rainforest and the destruction that can come with deforestation。
Erin
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Just so pretty。 The soft illustrations welcome the reader into Zonia's rain forest， and the colors highlight the animals she meets。 Opportunities to name and count the animals run throughout the book， and in the end， and the reader is drawn right in。 At the end， there is a call to action。 This call is depressing to someone who vividly remembers the same call in her own third grade classroom （shouldn't we have saved the rain forest by now？ we managed to tackle the ozone layer， which was the other Just so pretty。 The soft illustrations welcome the reader into Zonia's rain forest， and the colors highlight the animals she meets。 Opportunities to name and count the animals run throughout the book， and in the end， and the reader is drawn right in。 At the end， there is a call to action。 This call is depressing to someone who vividly remembers the same call in her own third grade classroom （shouldn't we have saved the rain forest by now？ we managed to tackle the ozone layer， which was the other issue I recall from 1990）。 There are no easy answers， but plenty of additional resources， and the entire story is a reminder that the rain forests are not just home to a host of myriad animals， but to humans as well。Gorgeous， and somehow both light-hearted and packs a serious message。 。。。more
Children's Literature Centre at FSU
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A story showing all of the wonders in the rain forest
Lorie Barber
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Gorgeous。 Thoughtful。 The change in tone is striking and necessary。 A great book for all ages。
Rebecca Ann
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This book is powerful and promotes standing up to environmental dangers like deforestation， using your voice， and protecting your home。
Kelly Rae
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Beautiful illustrations。 Beautiful message。 Great for Earth Day。
Chelsea Bashore
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gorgeous
Reilley Clay
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This books is so cute！ I've never read a book like this about the rainforest and i love that we get to follow along on Zonia's journey through these adorable illustrations This books is so cute！ I've never read a book like this about the rainforest and i love that we get to follow along on Zonia's journey through these adorable illustrations 。。。more
Tony Pope
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Beautiful illustrations help reinforce the importance of rain forests told from the perspective of a little girl who lives within a rain forest。
Deb （Readerbuzz） Nance
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Zonia is one of the Ashaninka people living in the Peruvian Amazon， and every day she spends with her animal friends in the rain forest。 But one day she sees something terrible in the forest---a huge section of the forest has been cut down。 She knows she must take action。The back of the book contains the entire text of the story in the language of the Ashaninka people， information about the Ashaninka people， facts about the Amazon， threats to the Amazon， and a little about the animal friends of Zonia is one of the Ashaninka people living in the Peruvian Amazon， and every day she spends with her animal friends in the rain forest。 But one day she sees something terrible in the forest---a huge section of the forest has been cut down。 She knows she must take action。The back of the book contains the entire text of the story in the language of the Ashaninka people， information about the Ashaninka people， facts about the Amazon， threats to the Amazon， and a little about the animal friends of Zonia。 。。。more
Hannah Wilbiks
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A subject dear to my heart， from a perspective unknown to me – living in Canada。 The Amazon rainforest is a place on my bucket list to visit， and this book transported me there with the colours and the animals。 So wonderful！ The joy Zonia experiences， followed by the heart-breaking realisation of what is happening to her beautiful world has a deep impact， followed by the final words in the book giving everybody accountability for what we all must do to help。 An excellent book to teach and learn A subject dear to my heart， from a perspective unknown to me – living in Canada。 The Amazon rainforest is a place on my bucket list to visit， and this book transported me there with the colours and the animals。 So wonderful！ The joy Zonia experiences， followed by the heart-breaking realisation of what is happening to her beautiful world has a deep impact， followed by the final words in the book giving everybody accountability for what we all must do to help。 An excellent book to teach and learn more about our world and what we can do to help protect the earth。 The additional information at the back of the book was perfect to share with my eldest （6）， to learn more about the Ashaninka language， the people and the Amazon rain forest。 And we LOVED seeing the animal friends and learning more about them。 An excellent resource， and an excellent read！ 。。。more
Andrea Librarian
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Zonia's Rain Forest is a lot of things - it's a book about play in the Amazonian rain forest， an introduction to animals and birds of South America， a book about the environment and about activism。 Zonia learns about deforestation and decides she has to "answer the call" of the rain forest。 The author's notes at the end talk more about the threat to the Amazon and has （MY FAVORITE） further reading。 Juana Martinez-Neal is a wonderfully talented illustrator and she uses her talents to good effect Zonia's Rain Forest is a lot of things - it's a book about play in the Amazonian rain forest， an introduction to animals and birds of South America， a book about the environment and about activism。 Zonia learns about deforestation and decides she has to "answer the call" of the rain forest。 The author's notes at the end talk more about the threat to the Amazon and has （MY FAVORITE） further reading。 Juana Martinez-Neal is a wonderfully talented illustrator and she uses her talents to good effect here。 Zonia's world comes to life in these pages。 Two thumbs up。 。。。more
Diane
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Zonia's Rain Forest is a kid-friendly opportunity to learn about the rain forests and how the beauty of this environment is in jeopardy。 Zonia is a young Ashaninka girl who lives with other Indigenous people in the Peruvian rain forest。 Each day she spends time chatting with the critters who live there。 She loves her outdoor adventures。 One day it becomes clear that the future of the rain forest is questionable as a result of deforestation and action clearly needs to be taken to protect it。 From Zonia's Rain Forest is a kid-friendly opportunity to learn about the rain forests and how the beauty of this environment is in jeopardy。 Zonia is a young Ashaninka girl who lives with other Indigenous people in the Peruvian rain forest。 Each day she spends time chatting with the critters who live there。 She loves her outdoor adventures。 One day it becomes clear that the future of the rain forest is questionable as a result of deforestation and action clearly needs to be taken to protect it。 From adorable sloths to jaguars， snakes， leopards， birds， turtles， anteaters and more compromised living things， Zonia's Rain Forest is a call to action。 The color appropriate pencil and ink pallet images and illustrations on paper made of banana bark are impressive and really draw the reader into the rain forest along side of Zonia and her friends。This is a wonderful book to start educating young children about environmental issuesA beautiful book meant to educate the very young about our compromised environment。 A great book for personal collections as well as school and public library collections。 I found the information about the Ashaninka people so interesting and a glossary was a wonderful addition as well。 A perfect book to read to children in celebration of Earth Day。Ages 4 to 8 40 pp 。。。more
Linda
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Oh my， how can you resist that face of dear Zonia？ Juana Martinez Neal brings yet another "own voices" story to inspire and to educate。 Zonia travels through her rain forest greeting all her friends as a blue morpho butterfly accompanies her。 Friends include a two-toed sloth， river dolphins， and a giant anteater， each one a part of this vast place important to the world。 Zonia is part of the Ashaninka People， the largest Indigenous group living in the Peruvian Amazon。 They continue to fight for Oh my， how can you resist that face of dear Zonia？ Juana Martinez Neal brings yet another "own voices" story to inspire and to educate。 Zonia travels through her rain forest greeting all her friends as a blue morpho butterfly accompanies her。 Friends include a two-toed sloth， river dolphins， and a giant anteater， each one a part of this vast place important to the world。 Zonia is part of the Ashaninka People， the largest Indigenous group living in the Peruvian Amazon。 They continue to fight for the right to protect their land， the rainforest but are often disenfranchised and fail in their mission。 This information and more are explained at the end of this beautifully illustrated book。 Each of us should learn more because what is happening will affect us all。 The rainforest produces more than 20% of the oxygen for our Earth。 Zonia wants to make a difference as should we all！ Thanks to Candlewick Press for this copy！ 。。。more
Alex Baugh
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Zonia， a young Asháninka living in the Peruvian Amazon's rain forest。 Every morning， the rain forest beckons Zonia and she loves to walk through it， and visit all her old and new friends living there， accompanied by a blue morpho butterfly。 As she makes her rounds， Zonia greets a wide variety of creatures that also make their home in the rain forest - sloths， birds， jaguar， dolphins， a boa constrictor and turtles are just some of Zonia's friends。 But one day， Zonia discovers something she's neve Zonia， a young Asháninka living in the Peruvian Amazon's rain forest。 Every morning， the rain forest beckons Zonia and she loves to walk through it， and visit all her old and new friends living there， accompanied by a blue morpho butterfly。 As she makes her rounds， Zonia greets a wide variety of creatures that also make their home in the rain forest - sloths， birds， jaguar， dolphins， a boa constrictor and turtles are just some of Zonia's friends。 But one day， Zonia discovers something she's never seen before that truly frightens her - a part of the rain forest that has just been cut down and destroyed。 Running home， Zonia tells her mother about it， who wisely responds that the forest is calling out for her help and Zonia vows to answer that call。 Zonia's Rain Forest， written in such simple sentences， carries a big message for readers that they too can become activists and help to preserve earth's rain forests。 Thee is some important back matter included that young readers should be made aware of， including an introduction to the Asháninka People， and A Few Facts about the Amazon， a list of Threats to the Amazon and a page devoted to all of Zonia's Friends （in order of appearance）， followed by a list of links to resources。 This is such an important book， not just for Earth Day but for every day。 。。。more
Dora
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Move this book to the very top of your “to read” list。 Stunning illustrations （como siempre！） but the story！！ 😍 Out now in English and en español！ 📖Summary: We walk with Zonia as she walks around her home， The Amazon rainforest。 We learn how Indigenous groups， like the Asháninka People are fighting to save the largest tropical rainforest in the world！ 🌎🌲🌍🍃🌏🌱#wndb #latinxkidlit #latinxkidsbooks #latinxauthorsandillustrators #picturebooksforkids #representationmatters
Kathryn
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Just read it
Mahmoud A
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Sensitive colorful storyThe Amazon is one of the exotic natural places on earth to escape the hustle and noise of city life。 Beautiful illustrations。 Lovely story！！Mahmoud Elzein
Jaime
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Gorgeous illustrations！ I love the introduction to the Ashaninka of the Amazon。
Krissy Neddo
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2。5Loved idea and art but just would not use for story time or for a unit about rain forests/diversity etc。 Would be great to share with my third graders since their SS unit is Brazil but they would be whispering and giggling over first page of breastfeeding mother。 I am not opposed this but 7-8 year olds are silly about this in a group。 Ending seemed abrupt and story was so imaginative with her conversations with the animals and then we are asked what to do about a real life situation without m 2。5Loved idea and art but just would not use for story time or for a unit about rain forests/diversity etc。 Would be great to share with my third graders since their SS unit is Brazil but they would be whispering and giggling over first page of breastfeeding mother。 I am not opposed this but 7-8 year olds are silly about this in a group。 Ending seemed abrupt and story was so imaginative with her conversations with the animals and then we are asked what to do about a real life situation without much explanation。 Adults will like more than kids。 。。。more
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