Aloma 
All the colors of the earth 

Awa knew she was late. With her little hands and feet immersed in the banks of the river that runs through her village, she sorted the colors of the earth into little pots: from yellow to red, from red to brown… And that rainbow was hers alone. Sister Bintou reminds her: they need to hurry because the women of the village are already at work and new colors are also appearing in their pestles… But what important thing will the people of the village do with all these colors? ‘All the colors of the earth’ is a book that shows the beauty of nature, which is combined with the culture and work of the women of a small village in the interior of Mali, in Africa, to transform their village into a more beautiful place. This work is carried out during the Bogo Ja Festival, which exalts the ancestral culture of Malian women, valuing women and the traditions of a people who still live in deep connection with nature. On her journey, little Awa discovers herself and others, revealing a child’s view of the world around her. The book features rich and vibrant illustrations, full of details that enrich the reading even more.
YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW THAT… This book has been awarded the Nature Inside seal because of its concern for the environment and environmental education for children and young people. Following the guidelines of Agenda 2030/UN and UNESCO, the book also values the reader’s integration with the world’s historical and cultural heritage and the different cultures in their diversity and plurality.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT… This book is friendly to readers with dyslexia, as the font used is Open Dyslexic, making reading more enjoyable for everyone. The text is in capital letters, which also helps readers who are in the process of becoming literate.
WHY READ IT? It’s a moving story about two sisters and shows life in a village in Africa, highlighting the importance of women in preserving their culture.
THEMES: fiction, picture books, Africa, historical and cultural heritage, discovering oneself and others, female protagonism, family reading.

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ALOMA is an author, translator, and publisher of children’s books. She has dedicated more than 20 years to children’s literature and books for children. Her work has been recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the UNESCO Chair Seal, and the ODS Reading Club Library, a project created by the UN-Agenda 2030. She writes illustrated books with simple texts and word games that delight babies and children, promoting family reading and the actions of the Global Alliance for Literacy (UNESCO) for family reading.
Aloma lives in the green, undulating mountains of the Serra da Mantiqueira, accompanied by her family and her amazing dogs. That’s why her books value nature, the environment, and historical and cultural heritage, a tribute to childhood and to children growing up and discovering the world around them.
Aloma is one of the best-selling authors of children’s books in Brazil, having sold over 6 million books during her career. She is currently one of the leading baby book authors in Brazil and has published more than 50 books, leading Pangolin Books as CEO, curator, translator, designer, and author.
Aloma received the Nature Inside seal for her concern for bringing children closer to nature through children’s literature, promoting environmental education full of meaning from the earliest age.