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RELEASE and REVIEW
Maya & Filippo
Learn about Careers in Dunedin
Learn about Careers in Dunedin
by Alinka
Rutkowska
Maya & Filippo Learn about Careers in Dunedin is the latest in the
series of fun and educational travel books for children written by Alinka
Rutkowska and illustrated by Konrad Checinski. Also available: Maya & Filippo Make Friends in Auckland (read my blog post), Maya & Filippo Play Chef at Sea, Maya & Filippo Look for Happiness in Tauranga (read my blog post), Maya & Filippo Look for Whales, Whale Watching Coloring Book, Maya & Filippo Visit a Glacier (FREE when you sign up for the newsletter), Alaska Coloring Book, Maya & Filippo Separate in Skagway, Maya & Filippo Talk Business in Seattle, and Maya & Filippo See Impossible Things in the Garden City (read my blog post).
Description
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.
Maya and Filippo spend a day in Dunedin. They visit a chocolate factory
and the local university. They talk to the factory workers and the university
students. Finally they decide what they want to do when they grow up.
My Review
By Lynda Dickson
Maya and Filippo are a sister and brother pair who travel around the
world with their parents and their cat Otello on the Fun Princess cruise ship. Today Maya and Filippo dock in Dunedin,
New Zealand. Before they disembark, the youth club leader asks all the kids
what they want to be when they grow up. Of course Filippo wants to work in a chocolate
factory so he can eat all the chocolate, but Maya is undecided. After exploring
Dunedin, Filippo changes his mind about his future career, while Maya discovers
that it's all right to keep her options open.
This is another fun and informative offering from Alinka Rutkowska and
illustrator Konrad Checinski. The illustrations and story are cute, but there
are some problems with consistency in tense. It would have been nice if Maya
and Filippo's "student friend " was given a name and if we heard a
report back about what the other kids learned during their visit to Dunedin. The
story is followed by a short quiz and facts about Dunedin, including
information about Otago University and the Cadbury chocolate factory.
About the Author
Alinka Rutkowska is an award winning Children's Author. She writes for
kids who in their books want a blend of both fun and education. She takes inspiration
from her travels, cruising around the world with her husband and daughter.
Alinka loves skiing, music, Barolo, and dark chocolate, preferably all at
the same time.
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