When My Dad Went to the Jungle

An Aldana Libros Book Written by one of Argentina’s most celebrated children’s authors  A timely book, When My Father was in the Jungle advocates for the protection of the Amazon through a little boy’s daydreams of his father’s visit to the rainforest, highlighting the Zápara peoples’ fight to protect their lands, language, and culture along the way  Humorous and engaging, the book follows the little boy’s journal as he discovers the similarities and differences between urban and rainforest living Encourages children to honour the environment and respect Indigenous ways of life  Inspired by the author’s time assisting the Zápara people in protecting an endangered bird so that their part of the rainforest could be declared a nature reserve, and told from the perspective of his young son whom he left at home  Includes a page of facts about the Amazon and the Zápara people