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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2025-03-18
Page Count
40
Publisher
Roaring Book Press
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9781250838612
Lexile
AD500
Themes
conservation
STEM
climate change

Paka Paka Con La Papa

Written by Sara Andrea Fajardo and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Winner of the 2026 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa is a playful picture book biography that follows Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas on his high-altitude quest to find and preserve rare wild potatoes. As he races against climate change to save these essential plants from extinction, the story highlights the joy and urgency of scientific conservation.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2025-03-18
Page Count
40
Publisher
Roaring Book Press
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9781250838612
Lexile
AD500
Themes
conservation
STEM
climate change
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