Adventure Awaits / La aventura te espera

PreS-Gr 1–Dora and her pet monkey Boots plan to have a fun fiesta with their family and friends, but it is foiled when Swiper the fox steals their colorful balloons. As Swiper tries to run away, he loses his grip on the balloons and they float up into the sky. Thanks to trusty Map, Dora and Boots can follow the balloons’ path. They’re sent on an amazing adventure where troll riddles, bouncy flowers, and mud puddles await them. At the final obstacle, the friends worry they’ll never be able to reach the balloons, but maybe Backpack has something that they’ll need. Fans of the Nickelodeon character will love reading Dora’s adventures in picture book form. Following a similar structure to the show, the story demonstrates Dora and her friends tackling obstacles with determination and a positive attitude. Written in parallel texts in both Spanish and English, the picture book provides readers fluent in one language with the valuable experience of being able to follow along in one while learning vocabulary words from the other. Colorful illustrations in the exact style of the animated show bring the balloon adventure to life.