The Philippines: Around the World Series, #9

By Jamie Pedrazzoli

Where on earth are the Philippines? What do they celebrate? What do they eat? What languages do they speak? Have you heard of 'turo turo'? What about the Banaue rice terraces? Or the chocolate hills? Join three children as they tell you about their home on Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao in the Philippines. This book is full of colorful Illustrations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jamie Pedrazzoli
• Release date: Jul 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201229474

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I want to thank my Mother Jane Pedrazzoli for coloring all the drawings in this book so they can brighten up the pages.

Copyright 2022 Jamie Pedrazzoli, also known as Jamie Bach. 

Copyright fuels creativity. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and complying with the copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of this book in any form without permission.

The names in this book are used fictitiously and any resemblance of persons is coincidental. The facts in this book are based on information provided to the author.

In this book, you will meet children from different places in the Philippines. They will tell you about their amazing country. You will learn a lot of things you didn’t know and perhaps some things you already did. Look for similarities in traditions and customs from their culture and compare them to your own.

I did my best to attempt to demonstrate the pronunciation of the foreign language in (parenthesis) throughout the book. They were pronounced by authentic speakers; however, my English ears may not have heard the correct sounds.

Kamusta (Kah-moo-stah), or Hello.

Ang pangalan ko ay Blessica(ahng pahng-eye-lan-ko-aye Bless-ee-ca), or My name is Blessica.

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