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Welcome to the Island by Dela Costa

Welcome to the Island

Dela Costa

Little Simon · Paperback · December 27, 2022

Meet the ever-curious Isla Verde, a young girl with a secret—she can speak with animals—in the first book of an all-new chapter book series!

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Who it’s for
A sunny island, animal friends, and a secret give this early chapter-book adventure its gentle spark.
Themes
A secret ability to speak with animals, Friendship with animal companions, Island adventures
Genres
Chapter Books, Magic & Fantasy, Friendship

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About this book

Meet the ever-curious Isla Verde, a young girl with a secret—she can speak with animals—in the first book of an all-new chapter book series! Welcome to the adventurous island of Sol! For eight-year-old Isla Verde, Sol is the perfect place to live. The sun shines bright, the markets brim with delicious food and music, there are animal friends around every corner, and her best gecko buddy, Fitz, is up for almost every adventure! Yes, Isla’s best friend is a gecko.

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In fact, that’s part of her big secret…she can speak to animals—and they speak right back! No one else knows about her special talent, not even Mama, Abuelo, or Abuela! But when new girl Tora moves in next door, Isla starts finding it harder to keep her secret under wraps. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Islandside Curiosity

A sunny island, animal friends, and a secret give this early chapter-book adventure its gentle spark.

Come here for

  • A young animal-speaker and her gecko best friend
  • Island markets, music, and animals around every corner

Expect

  • Easy-to-read language for beginning readers
  • Illustrations on almost every page

Where it sits

Chapter Books92%
Friendship58%
Magic & Fantasy55%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Caribbean & Latin American Stories
  • Chapter Books
Authors
Dela Costa
Publisher
Little Simon
Published
December 27, 2022
Format
Paperback
Theme
A secret ability to speak with animals · Friendship with animal companions · Island adventures
Reading lane
Action & Adventure