• Introduction to South American Indigenous culture: Tells the story of a young Quechua girl and her life with her family in the Andean foothills.
• Indigenous voice: Written by Suniyay Moreno, a Quechua author who grew up in the mountains outside Santiago de Chile.
• Highlights the language of the Chilean Quechua community: a note from the translator explains how the book honors their voice, as the book was originally written in Spanish as if spoken by this community.
• Glossary of Quechuan terms: the back of the book includes a list of words used throughout the story.
• Award-winning illustrator: Mariana Chiesa's books Migrants and No Time to Play have won prizes internationally, and she received the 2014 Latin American Illustration Prize from the University of Palermo.
• An Aldana Libros Book: developed by renowned children's publisher Patricia Aldana to bring outstanding books to the English-speaking market by international authors and illustrators who want to communicate their own cultural realities.
• Includes a Teacher's Guide available for download.

LEVELING

Guided Reading Level: O

Common Core State Standards
RL.3.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9
W.3.1,1a,1b,1c,1d,2,3,3a,3b,3c,3d,4,5,6
SL.3.1,1c,1d,1e,1f,1i,2,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,2f,2g
L.3.3a,3b,4,4a,4b,4c,4d,5,5a,5b,5c,6