The Adventures of Connie and Diego / Las aventuras de Connie y Diego

By Maria Garcia

Book Overview

Tired of being teased because they were born with different colors all over their bodies, Connie and Diego leave the Land of Plenty. They journey through a forest and meet a big brown bear. "You can't live with us," growls the bear. Then they reach the ocean and beg the mother whale to take them into her family. "Impossible," she says. A swooping eagle loves their beautiful colors and invites them to fly home with her. But alas, they cannot fly. Finally, the tired children stumble through a scary jungle where a wise tiger helps them understand that their home is with human beings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089239028X
• ISBN13: 9780892390281
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Childrens Book Pr
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1 and higher

Customer Reviews

a wonderful book for children who don't feel that they "fit"

This colorfully illustrated book, written about twins, Connie and Diego, is a "must" for young children. The illustrator creatively portrays the main characters as having skin that is made up of many colors-the twins don't feel that they belong in their family or community because they "look" different. Their friends make fun of them, and the twins run away. They encounter many different looking animals of different colors on their journey. Connie and Diego never are able to find anyone or anything that look just like them. A tiger is able to make them realize that they are humans, regardless of their color, they are valuable to each other because of WHO they are-not because of what COLOR they are. A wonderful story for all youngsters!