Written by Juana Martinez-Neal (Candlewick Press 2021)
Zonia is Asháninka, a member of “the largest Indigenous group living in the Pruvian Amazon, with a poulation estimated at more than 73,000”. Zonia’s Rainforest details all of the friendships she has with the many different animals that live in the verdant and lush rainforest. Towards the end of her day she come across a deforested patch of land, where nothing grows, and none of her friends can be seen, all of the vibrancy and life of the jungle is gone. Zonia answers the rainforest call for help, and encourages the reader that it is a call “we all must answer”.
Discussion Questions:
What call do you think Zonia is being asked to answer?
How can you play a role in protecting rainforests/and stopping deforestation?
What are some things you think Zonia can do to protect her rainforest?
Additional Resources:
Zonia’s Rainforest Classroom Activities
Region: The Amazon (South America)
Ages: 3-6
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