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Zewlan Moor, Happy Garaje

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Barefoot Books Ltd
01 December 2024

Baby books; Early learning & early learning concepts; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Tagalog - Children's Bilingual Books; Tagalog - Children's Picture Books; Urdu - Languages

Series: Our World

Joining the Our World series, this board book with endnotes about the Philippines was created by a Filipino author and illustrator team.

Magandang umaga! Come along for a day in the Philippines. Ride the unicorn jeepney, stop by the sari sari, and cool off with sweet halo halo. Filipino author Moor and illustrator team Happy Garaje draw on their lived experiences to create this beautiful board book, which includes educational endnotes, as part of the Our World series for very young readers.

AGES: 0 to 4

AUTHOR: Zewlan Moor writes playful books for today's savvy kids. She has a Filipino father and Anglo-Australian mother and lives with her young family on the land of the Yugambeh people at the Gold Coast, Australia. Zewlan loves to read, practise medicine and combine the two through bibliotherapy.

Johanna Velasco and Mark Deutsch (Happy Garaje) are artists from Cebu City, Philippines. They are inspired by everyday people, hopes, dreams, and the in-between places where things are not quite what they seem. They have a daughter called Summer, named after the season with many happy memories of sunny days and the sea.

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SERIES: Part of the Our World series of global board books for very young readers, which includes twenty titles (and counting!). .

AUTHENTIC: Author Zewlan Moor and illustrators Johanna Velasco Deutsch and Mark Deutsch (Happy Garaje) draw on their personal experiences growing up in the Philippines. .

AVOIDS STEREOTYPES: A focus on daily life in the Philippines, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world. .

LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduces basic Tagalog vocabulary. .

GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers. .

EDUCATIONAL ENDNOTES: Endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book.

By: Zewlan Moor
Illustrated by: Happy Garaje
Imprint: Barefoot Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9798888592335
Series: Our World
Pages: 20
Publication Date: 01 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 2 to 3 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Zewlan Moor writes playful books for today’s savvy kids. She has a Filipino father and Anglo-Australian mother and lives with her young family on the land of the Yugambeh people at the Gold Coast, Australia. Zewlan loves to read, practise medicine and combine the two through bibliotherapy. Johanna Velasco and Mark Deutsch (Happy Garaje) are artists from Cebu City, Philippines. They are inspired by everyday people, hopes, dreams, and the in-between places where things are not quite what they seem. They have a daughter called Summer, named after the season with many happy memories of sunny days and the sea.

Reviews for Philippines (Tagalog / English)

★ “A young girl in a bright, polka-dot dress invites readers to spend a day with her in the Philippines. Readers meet her lola (grandmother), tatay (father), and other cheerful members of her family . . . This board book has vivid illustrations packed with color and personality” – School Library Journal