El nuevo mundo

Gr 2-4–Six cave children band together to survive the many perils of the stone age. In La danza del cuentaconmigo (see ISBN 9788419401977), readers are first introduced to Lia, the 10-year-old narrator, who addresses readers directly and lists the many differences between the lives of cave people and modern children. A series of natural disasters–volcanic eruptions, fiery meteor showers, and rifts in the earth—disrupts their otherwise easygoing existence, and the six children find themselves separated from the larger group and must stick together to survive. Thankfully, they have Kai, the tallest, strongest, and cleverest of the lot, to protect and lead them. In El nuevo mundo, the group finds refuge in a cave, but a rock collapse traps them inside, until a lone cavewoman named Sula points them to a way out and introduces the idea of exploring beyond the mountains. Comical illustrations frame each page of both volumes, keeping the flow of text dynamic and well paced. The text descriptions of myriad fictitious creatures, including a spider with 14 legs, giant mosquitos, and a saber-tooth frog, are sure to elicit laughs.