The Armadillo from Amarillo

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The Armadillo from Amarillo Editorial Review:
Sasparillo, an armadillo from Texas, leaves his home to find out where on Earth he is, and with the help of a golden eagle, he discovers where he lives--in a city, in a state, in a country, on a continent, on a planet, in the solar system, in the universe. Along the way, Sasparillo learns about geography, history, the environment, and animals native to Texas.

Customer Reviews:
Perspective
This is a book about an armadillo who wants to travel outside his small world - the
desert area of Amarillo. As he goes along, he sends back postcards of what he sees.
He is very ingenious in getting farther and farther away from Amarillo. He eventually
makes it to outer space. Cumulatively, the reader ends up with a sense of where we
are in the universe. It is a simpler book version of the Powers of Ten movie from many
years ago.

Great book
This book is great. It is a great adventure for young readers. Books are a great way to discover far off places and this one takes the readers to many places in the United States. I highly recommend this book.

THE LOST IS FOUND
Granted the Lone Star State is a large one - many miles and every sort of terrain imaginable from plains to lakes to hills to cavernous waste. And, this is where Sasparillo has lost his way.

How in the world will a tiny, friendly armadillo find his way home in this vast area? Never fear, there are those who help and in this case it's a strong eagle.

Yes, a magnificent eagle befriends Sasparillo and carries him across the sky as the little armadillo searches for his home.

Youngsters love a happy ending, and Sasparillo finds one.

Great book!!
My daughter loves armadillos, so when I saw this book at the library, I had to bring it home. It is great. It took her interest in armadillos and combined it with geography. The author did a great job of intertwining the fact that there are 50 states and linking that with the continents and our place on earth and the planets in the solar system. For us, this is definately worth purchasing!!

Emma says....
it's a very good book but it needs more details about other places. I really liked the postcards because they looked so real. If I was going to places, I would write postcards to my friends.

Signed, E.J.W.

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