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Brave the Storm with Zozo and Her Friends on a Beachside Adventure In Travels with Zozo... in the Storm, Zozo embarks on an exciting beachside adventure with her fun-loving human family along the peaceful shores of the Eastern United States. There, she discovers the wonders of nature, friendship, and the beauty of change. At first, Zozo spends her days playing games, making new animal friends, and enjoying cozy naps under the sun. One afternoon, she has a vivid dream about sailing to the mysterious Sargasso Sea, a place her turtle friends have told her about. The turtles share that they often swim there for food and shelter, sparking Zozo's curiosity and sense of adventure. But soon, dark clouds roll in, and a fierce storm begins to form. Strong winds howl, and rain pours down, sending Zozo, her family, and all the creatures of the beach racing to find shelter. Zozo and her family seek refuge in a safe house atop a hill, but the loud thunder and bright flashes of lightning make her nervous. Worried about her animal friends at the beach, she wonders if the turtles and other creatures are safe from the wild weather. Once the storm passes, Zozo returns to the beach with her family to find new flowers blooming and baby sea turtles hatching from their nest. Zozo realizes that, though the storm was frightening, it helped bring about beautiful new beginnings. This heartwarming story is perfect for young readers who love animals, nature, and a little adventure. With themes of resilience, friendship, and the beauty of change, Travels with Zozo... in the Storm is a story kids will want to revisit again and again.

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Beautiful story full of wonder and nature I'd never heard of the Sargasso Sea, but really thought the book was a clever idea, especially with the additional information in the front of the book. The graphics were colorful & the story is engaging but simple enough for a preschooler. Very well done! Perfect introduction to our watery world for a kindergartener My 5 year old absolutely loves this book. He has been interested in water-related books for awhile but many of them are still too hard with too much going on. I find this book has the perfect balance and love the art style. Definitely a great find! Constantly read again and again A lovely, sweet, well written story that we literally never tire of. Our family owns nearly 200 children's books, so we do a whole lot of reading in this house. And we still, time and again, come back to Zozo. Never a month passes without reading a Zozo story, rarely a week. We love this new book so much that I'm back today to order a copy for a friend's granddaughter. Storm is wonderful and it goes nicely with Reef and River Cave. Great story, especially if you're a Floridian! I bought this to read to first graders at school during the hurricane season. It's a great story, but even more impactful because we live in a coastal community. This is a story of adventure, friendship and fun, but it's very real how hurricanes sweep through our area. It's good to remind kids about the benefits of nature amid the destruction. The kids loved it! My Daughter's Favorite Books My toddler has loved reading books since about 8 months old. We have so many books but these have been by far the longest running repeats. All the Travels with Zozo... series books have the sweetest opening three sentences that my daughter memorized quickly (""Zozo is a hoppity, floppity, huggable, snuggable pet bunny...""). Love A.J.'s books! The illustrations are also beautiful. I actually enjoy reading these with her! Buy this book for your family! If you want to show your kids of the world's beauty, buy this book and ALL the books in the Travels with Zozo series! I love that being in a foreign place seems so natural because there are always friends for Zozo to make and new things to learn. Engaging book Got my wiggly kiddo to sit still while doing his bedtime routine. Lots of fun characters on all the pages and it has a wonderful message about events like storms bringing destruction also leading to good things like fresh water for the flowers to bloom. Loved this book.

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A.J. Atlas is the creator of the Travels with Zozo... illustrated children's book series. The adventures follow an adorable pet bunny as she vacations around the world with her human family. Writing a series with each story as completely unique as the place it's set in is a challenge Atlas enthusiastically embraces. Whether readers meet flamingos and viscachas on the Bolivian salt flats, elephants and baboons near Zambia and Zimbabwe's great waterfall, or Icelandic horses under the Northern Lights, the widely differing settings provide a backdrop for readers to meet diverse characters and rich cultures. Atlas' extensive travel experiences in nearly fifty countries and throughout all fifty U.S. states provide firsthand insight into the settings for the books. From there, Atlas' whimsical sense of humor, active imagination, and creative storytelling abilities bring to life the emotions and adventures of the series' main character, a ""hoppity, floppity, huggable, snuggable"" pet bunny named Zozo. The series focuses on themes of making friends and strengthening family bonds while growing self-reliant and emotionally self-aware. Though the first fourteen books of the series arrived on the scene all-at-once, the creation of Zozo developed slowly, over decades. It began with Atlas being a pet lover at heart who had long been denied a furry friend because of severe allergies. Throughout childhood, stuffed animals and a notebook helped channel this love toward storytelling. Then a zest for adventure travel took Atlas to wildly interesting places in adulthood, and the notebook filled with heart-warming stories blossomed further. Currently, Atlas continues to travel and write new stories while advising on the illustrations and production of the completed books in the series. Atlas collaborates closely with award-winning illustrator Anne Zimanski. Together, they create rich, full-color 32-page books filled with bright, colorful, imaginative worlds, bursting with personalities, action, and emotion. Likewise, Atlas works with publisher ImaginOn Books as they strive to make Travels with Zozo... their best travel series for young readers. Atlas' personal experiences combine with the publisher's extensive research on the landscapes, plants, and animals to create a rich sense of place in each book. The series explores Alaska's coastal islands, Norway's fjords, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Bolivia's salt flats, Zambia and Zimbabwe's waterfall, ancient cities of Nara, Japan, and Istanbul, Türkiye, Argentina's Andes Mountains, Iceland's Northern Lights, Belize's river caves, islands in Greece and the Eastern United States, Europe's Flemish and Basque regions, and many more places. More information about A.J. Atlas is available at www.travelswithzozo.com. Anne Zimanski is the illustrator of the Travels with Zozo... children's book series. The adventurous tales follow an adorable pet bunny and her human family as they visit people and places throughout the world. Drawing the ever-changing, real-life locations, animals, and action in each book is an opportunity Zimanski wholeheartedly welcomes because it allows her expert skills as a freehand digital artist to broaden. Whether it's the intricacies of the natural world or the complexities of architectural marvels, Zimanski uses her keen eye for composition and a creative use of lighting to create bright, colorful settings. Upon these beautiful landscapes, Zimanski brings to life a sweet, lovable pet bunny, Zozo, and her animal friends. Zimanski's labor of love fills the series with an abundance of charm and heart, action and emotion, and a plentiful dose of whimsical humor. Zimanski enjoys working with fun-loving writer A.J. Atlas. The collaboration brings out their healthy, competitive spirits as each tries to outdo the other in dreaming up one funny idea after the next. To date, Zimanski's favorite humorous gag is of a bear cleverly disguised in a hollow tree trunk stealing a sandwich, while Atlas leans toward the hilarious first flight of three baby birds, from their first, confident leaps out of the nest, followed immediately by the struggling, funny faces of gravity taking hold. But whether it's cute crabs golfing, sweet viscachas doing yoga, or goofy, pickpocketing baboons, each reader will enjoy the multi-dimensional illustrations in each 32-page book. With the help of publisher ImaginOn Books, Zimanski has done extensive research for each book. The abundance of local plants and animals, as well as vibrant landscapes in each story, ensures that Zimanski always has something new and exciting to share with readers. More information about Anne Zimanski is available at www.travelswithzozo.com.

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