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Bye Land, Bye Sea
René Spencer and Rodolfo Montalvo
Illustrator: Rodolfo Montalvo
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck
ISBN: 978-1-250-24672-1
Keywords: 5--Boats, sailing, danger, friendship, islands
Dramatic mixed-media illustrations show the dual perspectives of an English-speaking girl lost at sea and a shipwrecked Spanish-speaking boy, who must learn to communicate and survive together. Told in Spanish and English.