DrawUm and the Dogcatcher of Buenos Aires

The story

DrawUm can draw anything he imagines, but once he starts, he tunes out the whole world. In a redwood forest with the triplets, he chalks a keyhole and key on the oldest tree, and a trap door snaps him inside.

He lands in the bright, colorful streets of La Boca in Buenos Aires, where a pack of stray dogs needs his help. His chalk drawings come to life, but Pedro the dogcatcher is never far behind.

The real place: La Boca, Buenos Aires

Three things to tell your kid after the story.

1. 1La Boca is famous for its brightly painted houses. Families once painted them with leftover paint from the nearby port.
2. 2Tango music and dance grew up in working neighborhoods of Buenos Aires like La Boca, and dancers still perform in its streets.
3. 3Buenos Aires sits on the Rio de la Plata, the "river of silver," one of the widest river mouths in the world.

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