Plantas que hablan, animales que cantan

Gr 2-4–An attractive and accessible informational text about how animals and plants communicate. Humanity stays in touch via phones, airplanes, letters, and video calls. The title explores how everything else in nature is also connected. Among plants, fungi, and animals, communication flows in myriad ways. Animals use various sounds, aromas, and colors to interact amongst themselves and with plants. The chemicals and smells they radiate either lure the other in or repel it away. Plants and trees connect through millions of roots underneath the ground. Bugs and birds communicate to each other and their environment with their songs. This work is filled with fascinating examples of how animals, plants, and insects navigate one another through flashes of light, aromas, sounds, dances, words, and more. It is successful in proving how all living things are part of a delicate ecosystem and how humanity’s responsibility is to help it stay balanced. This work is beautifully illustrated with intricate details, and children will be mesmerized by the images and find the text engaging. The lush art, in vibrant Technicolor shades, will draw in readers. There are no sources, so this wouldn’t be a candidate for research but would be an excellent choice for Spanish-language and browsable nonfiction shelves.