River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon by Jilanne Hoffmann, illustrated by Eugenia Mello - ESSENTIAL

River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon by Jilanne Hoffmann, illustrated by Eugenia Mello. PICTURE BOOK. Chronicle Books, 2023. $19.  9781797211756

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Told from a first-person perspective as the dust floating on the wind, the picture book beautifully illustrates the 5,000 mile journey of dust particles from the deserts of Africa to the rainforests of the Amazon.

I think this is a stunning story told with simple sentences and gorgeous illustrations, chock full of science and geography connections.

Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, #bookswithbeddes