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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.