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Very Young Catholics in Ecuador--Spanish
Very Young Catholics in Ecuador--Spanish
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SPANISH TRANSLATION
Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Galapagos every year, but a lucky twenty thousand actually live there, including the two sisters of our story!
They visit the famous giant tortoises, go to the beach, and play family games. The older girl is a warm and gentle protector to her little sister, and keeps her entertained with stories. The relationship between the two is endearing, and the entire family is warm and kind. The story also includes some events in mainland Ecuador, through the eyes of another lively and wonderful family that lives in a beautiful city in the high Andes.
South America is rich in Catholic traditions, and several are referenced in the book, as seen through the eyes of the children.
Bonus content includes:
- a history of chocolate,
- pirates off the coast of Ecuador,
- and more!
Book 9 in the Very Young Catholic Series
Product Details
Author Emily Koczela is a lifelong Catholic, mother of six, and grandmother of fourteen (so far). Her travels have taken her to Mass in more than a dozen countries. She wrote this series to delight and inspire children by introducing them to their brothers and sisters around the world.
89 pages with full-color photographs throughout
Softcover
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Like your usual Very Young Catholics book, this one featured an endearing story and wholesome images. Kids all over are fascinated by people from other parts of the world, and VYC successfully appeals to that by introducing readers to how those in other countries not only live out their Catholicism, but also do regular things.
As much promise as this specific book had and as excited as I was to find something in Spanish... boy, was it tedious to read! I was so excited to have finished it w/our kids because it meant I wouldn't pick it up again.
I'm a native Spanish speaker and I found the translations very poorly done. As a result, I had to live-edit almost every paragraph as I was reading it aloud; how tedious! There were missing accent marks and typos, words that we don't use in regular conversation, too many instances of the same uncommon word within the same page, words that most Spanish speakers (i.e., people outside of Mexico) don't use, etc.
There were simply too many mistakes to make this a worthwhile book so I'll make sure never to order any more VYC books in Spanish again. This shouldn't have been published; it shows there was very little care put into something for Spanish speakers. (Unfortunately, that can be the case for most translated works in the U.S.)