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The Perfect Siesta

Pato Mena

A cool breeze arrives in a hot rain forest, and a jaguar decides to take a short siesta before something important he must do. He asks a coati to wake him in ten minutes. The coati also falls asleep after asking a cockatiel for the same favor, and the request passes from animal to animal. Each one succumbs to the pleasant breeze. At last, a sloth struggles to remain awake but falls asleep in the final minute of the jaguar’s nap.

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Themes
Animals · Humor · Nature · Weather And Climate
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9788494541537
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2018Picture Books for Young Children
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