Product Description
by Konrad Checinski (Illustrator), Alinka Rutkowska (Author)
"Maya & Filippo Visit a Glacier" is a fine example of educational adventure-writing for children and is highly recommended.
Rating: 5.0 stars from Readers' Favorite Reviews.
Embark on an exciting adventure with Maya and Filippo as they travel around the globe on board the Fun Princess, a cruise ship full of surprises. Discover their fascinating ports of call, join them in activities at sea and explore the remarkable world they create for themselves through their thoughts and feelings.
The ship takes the kids to Juneau. Maya and Filippo see Mendenhall Glacier and learn about melting ice, bears, fish and flowers. They discover how feeling grateful brings wonderful things into their lives and they are in for a big surprise
Author Biography
Five Star Reviews From "Readers' Favorite"
Alinka Rutkowska is back with yet another exciting storybook in the Maya & Filippo series with Maya & Filippo Visit a Glacier. If you have been searching for an easy and entertaining way to teach your kids about climate change and its effects on different creatures in the wild, look no further. Like all the other books in the Maya & Filippo series, Alinka Rutkowska once again delivers an exciting kids' storybook with amazing facts, adventure, and important lessons. I have always been fascinated by the way Alinka Rutkowska takes such big subjects and breaks them down in a way that makes it very easy for kids to understand. This colorfully illustrated book will be a good way to teach your kids about climate change and being grateful, and will even help them add some new words to their vocabulary.
Rating: 5.0 stars. Reviewed by Faridah Nassozi for Readers' Favorite
Alinka Rutkowska offers children a unique way to visit various ports of the world, the latest is "Maya and Filippo Visit a Glacier". Accompanied by Konrad Checinski's colorful and creative artwork, children will happily turn pages and are sure to revisit the tale time and again. Parents and teachers will find the quiz at the end of the book helpful for measuring understanding and comprehension. Finally, the "Did You Know?" facts at the end provide further details about bears, the differences between them, and the koalas that Maya and Filippo discovered in Australia on one of their previous adventures, and further facts about the City of Juneau and the State of Alaska. One of a set of Maya and Filippo adventures, the entire series is sure to delight.
Rating: 5.0 stars. Reviewed by Patricia Reding for Readers' Favorite
Alinka Rutkowska's nonfiction children's book, Maya & Filippo Visit a Glacier, will entertain children and adults alike as the two adventurous kids tour Juneau, Alaska, and see the glacier there. This author's books make learning geography fun and exciting. Illustrator Konrad Checinski's work is cheerful and brightly colored. [...] Rutkowska also includes a short quiz at the back of this book, as well as information on Alaska and the hibernation cycles of bears. Maya & Filippo Visit a Glacier is a fine example of educational adventure-writing for children and is highly recommended.
Rating: 5.0 stars. Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
