Run, Little Chaski!: An Inka Trail Adventure

by Mariana Llanos (Author) Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be able to deliver the royal message on time?

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Starred Review

Certainly an appealing introduction to an important culture largely overlooked in children’s literature in the United States. A welcome addition, especially given the dearth of children’s books on the Inka empire.

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Johnson's bold illustrations, in saturated colors and blocky shapes, add to the lively atmosphere, with plenty of historical and cultural touches nicely incorporated into the scenes.

Mariana Llanos
Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian-born writer of children's literature. In 2017, she was selected as the Best Latino Artist by the Hispanic Arts Council of Oklahoma, where she resides. Her first picture book for Barefoot Books, Run, Little Chaski!, was chosen for the 2022 Oklahoma Book Award and as a 2022 Library of Congress Great Reads Selection. When she's not writing, she enjoys baking, spending time with her children, and visiting schools to ignite the love for reading.

Cocoretto is a Peruvian-born couple and team, Ivan and Natalia. They are illustrators, authors and designers with backgrounds in fine arts, graphic design and photography. With their strong graphic sense and bright, saturated colors, they like to build compelling and relatable environments for their work. They feel grateful to have the chance to make children around the world giggle and smile with their many books and translations. Ivan and Natalia live and work in the noisy city of Lima, the capital of Peru.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781646861644
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
12
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Publication date
June 20, 2021
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV030040 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
Library of Congress categories
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