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Stop and smell the roses of Ecuador with Isabella as she learns how treating farmworkers and Mother Earth fairly makes the world bloom! También disponible en español. Isabella loves to write, especially about the vibrant flowers her parents grow as farmworkers. When her teacher announces a school writing contest in honor of Pachamama, Mother Earth, Isabella decides to write about the rose farms where ""pink, red, yellow, and orange roses grow in rows that go on forever."" In sweet poems and journal entries, Isabella notes how her parents feel much better working at a new Fair Trade farm. This new farm takes a lot of steps to keep both farmworkers and the environment safe, like avoiding dangerous pesticides that make people, especially farmworkers, sick. With clear, joyful text by acclaimed author Diana Cohn, and captivating illustrations, Roses for Isabella introduces readers to the cultural traditions of Ecuador and the importance of making choices that support farmworkers and the environment. Award-winning illustrator Amy Córdova Boone presents Isabella's world in artwork as vibrant as her beloved flowers. Join Isabella in this celebration of farmworkers and the beautiful gifts we receive from Mother Earth!

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""The strength of award-winning C�rdova's illustrations is in her use of vivid, beautiful colors and expression... Exposing children to this kind of book encourages a global awareness that can only serve them as they grow up in a world where issues such as Fair Trade become increasingly important."" -- Foreword Reviews ""Colorful folk-art--style drawings in marker and gouache add an authenticity to this South American tale... celebrating the benefits of fair trade and environmental consciousness."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Isabella, through the conceit of a school writing project, teaches readers about her Ecuadorian parents' fight against pesticides and for fair-trade status for their rose farm... C�rdova's fluid, vibrant-hued paintings enliven the presentation."" -- School Library Journal

"""The strength of award-winning C�rdova's illustrations is in her use of vivid, beautiful colors and expression... Exposing children to this kind of book encourages a global awareness that can only serve them as they grow up in a world where issues such as Fair Trade become increasingly important."" -- Foreword Reviews ""Colorful folk-art--style drawings in marker and gouache add an authenticity to this South American tale... celebrating the benefits of fair trade and environmental consciousness."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Isabella, through the conceit of a school writing project, teaches readers about her Ecuadorian parents' fight against pesticides and for fair-trade status for their rose farm... C�rdova's fluid, vibrant-hued paintings enliven the presentation."" -- School Library Journal"

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Diana Cohn has worked on environmental, economic, and global justice issues as a teacher and a media activist, and an advisor, a program officer, and an executive director in philanthropic institutions. She is the award-winning author of seven children's books, including ¡Si Se Puede! / Yes We Can! Janitor Strike in L.A., The Bee Tree, and Crane Boy, all published by Cinco Puntos Press/Lee & Low Books. She lives with her husband on a houseboat in Northern California. Amy Córdova Boone is an artist, an arts educator, a conference presenter/lecturer, and a nationally recognized children's book illustrator and author. Córdova Boone has received the prestigious Pura Belpré Award Honor twice, as well as other national recognition for her vibrant art. Her delicious, saturated, colorful paintings are found in museums and private collections throughout the US and Europe. She lives in Oaxaca, México. Visit her at amycordova.com.

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