What does a cotia sound like? What about an armadillo? What sounds do they make? What are the names of these sounds? Some people think that armadillos scream, but did you know that they also whimper? ‘Animal sounds: Brazilian animals’ is the perfect book to be enchanted by the poetics of onomatopoeia, which records, in written form, the sounds that the animals of our fauna make – a great novelty. Find out what these animals sound like in this fun book!
YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW THAT… In addition to the colorful illustrations of the animals, which will help readers get to know the characteristics of each one, the book presents a graphic representation of each sound, which can be read with different intonations and get everyone into the animal game!
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT… This book is friendly to readers with dyslexia, as the font used is Open Dyslexic, making reading more enjoyable for everyone. The text is in capital letters, which also helps readers who are in the process of becoming literate.
WHY READ IT? Children love to imitate the sounds of animals and this book includes lots of different sounds. They’ll love knowing that there are animals that scream, others that cry, and even those that whisper. And in the end, a fun game will make reading even more enjoyable.
THEMES: picture book, onomatopoeia, animals from Brazil, animals from South America, Amazon rainforest, Pantanal, children and nature, family reading.
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ALOMA is an author, translator, and publisher of children’s books. She has dedicated more than 20 years to children’s literature and books for children. Her work has been recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the UNESCO Chair Seal, and the ODS Reading Club Library, a project created by the UN-Agenda 2030. She writes illustrated books with simple texts and word games that delight babies and children, promoting family reading and the actions of the Global Alliance for Literacy (UNESCO) for family reading.
Aloma lives in the green, undulating mountains of the Serra da Mantiqueira, accompanied by her family and her amazing dogs. That’s why her books value nature, the environment, and historical and cultural heritage, a tribute to childhood and to children growing up and discovering the world around them.
Aloma is one of the best-selling authors of children’s books in Brazil, having sold over 6 million books during her career. She is currently one of the leading baby book authors in Brazil and has published more than 50 books, leading Pangolin Books as CEO, curator, translator, designer, and author.
Aloma received the Nature Inside seal for her concern for bringing children closer to nature through children’s literature, promoting environmental education full of meaning from the earliest age.