Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure

by Carolyn Lunn, Ashley Rades (Illustrator)

Overview

"Filled with hope, excitement, anticipation, and beautiful visions of creatures in the sea and on the Galapagos Islands."  —Midwest Book Review

Tomas rides his beloved horse, Bonito, through his home of Ecuador and sees the landscape from the banana plantations to the beautiful wooded hills. Then travel with Tomas as he goes on a dream journey to explore the ocean and beach of one of the Galapagos Islands!

From riding a green sea turtle and seeing a humpback whale pod and hammerhead sharks, to a lunch of fresh fruits and fish with pirates on the beach and escaping from a volcano eruption, Tomas goes on a grand adventure, and he’s still home in time for dinner with his mama.

"A great, intelligent, and artful book—truly an adventure worth taking!" —Children's Book Review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641607773
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Carolyn Lunn is a Colorado author of seven children’s books, who is inspired to write by her two children and her world travels. She has taught English in Tokyo, was a nanny in Germany, and lived in England for nine years. When Carolyn is not writing, she is gardening, running, watching sports, making home-made pasta, or dog-sitting her children’s pups: Boursin, the puggle, and shelter dog, Osita.

Editorial Reviews

"....Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure is filled with hope, excitement, anticipation, and beautiful visions of creatures in the sea and on the Galapagos Islands. The narrative is also enriched with Spanish words and expressions. Children age 5 and up will love reading this latest title in the Little Adventures Series." —Midwest Book Review

"...Although it is done with admirable subtlety, Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure is finally an excellent tribute to naturalism, one that will give readers a very fine introduction to places on the earth that remain rich with abundant natural resources and that call out for preservation and protection. A great, intelligent, and artful book – truly an adventure worth taking!" —The Children's Book Review

"This is a fun story that awakens the imagination and salts the lips with whispers of what if?" —Story Monsters Ink

"K-Gr 2―Readers discover two new worlds through the eyes of young Tomas, one in which he lives every day (Ecuador) and one that he visits in a dream (Galápagos). Rades's illustrations are bright and inviting, especially the spread of exotic animals. The book includes end pages with some facts about Ecuador and some common Spanish phrases. VERDICT: A solid choice for introducing elements of culture from Ecuador or the Galápagos Islands, primarily in one-on-one reading or integrated into a classroom lesson." ―Megan Egbert, Meridian Library District, School Library Journal

From the Publisher

"....Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure is filled with hope, excitement, anticipation, and beautiful visions of creatures in the sea and on the Galapagos Islands. The narrative is also enriched with Spanish words and expressions. Children age 5 and up will love reading this latest title in the Little Adventures Series."

Midwest Book Review