Pauli Broccoli and Sojourner are off on their next global garden adventure!

After visiting China and making his very first friend around the world, Pauli climbs onto Sojourner's big blue back and flies to a country filled with volcanoes, rainforests, colorful markets, music, wildlife, and cacao trees.

Welcome to Ecuador!

There, Pauli meets Catalina Cocoa Bean, a cheerful cacao friend who teaches him where chocolate begins. Together, they explore the Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuadorian markets, Spanish words, cacao pods, and the sweet lesson that small things can grow into something wonderful.

Perfect for ages 4-8, this bright watercolor-style children's picture book blends adventure, friendship, geography, culture, language learning, nutrition, and social-emotional learning in a fun and memorable way.

Inside, children will discover:

• A joyful story about friendship, courage, and belonging
• Fun facts about Ecuador
• Simple Spanish words like Hola, Gracias, and Adiós
• A kid-friendly nutrition lesson about cacao and where chocolate begins
• Colorful Ecuadorian traditions, markets, music, and landscapes
• A gentle message that tiny seeds, tiny hellos, and tiny friendships can grow into big things

Pauli Broccoli and the Cocoa Bean of Ecuador is part of the Pauli Broccoli & Friends series - a global garden adventure where Pauli travels the world with Sojourner and meets a new fruit or vegetable friend in every country.

A perfect read-aloud picture book for families, preschool classrooms, kindergarten classrooms, early elementary readers, homeschool lessons, Montessori-inspired learning, geography units, nutrition education, multicultural story time, and kids who love travel, animals, food, and adventure.

One broccoli. One big blue bird. Fifty countries. A world full of fruit and veggie friends.

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