Cover of Rainbow Bridge Explorers by Namu Marupudi
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Rainbow Bridge Explorers

by Namu Marupudi

Ages 4–8 ~5 min read-aloud

MIA A brave, curious girl who climbs the rainbow bridge with her brother Leo.

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Mia, her brother Leo, and their dog Biscuit climb the rainbow bridge and find Cloudlandia in trouble: the rainbow's colors are disappearing, drip by drip, and grumbly Nimbus blames the zooming Wind. Zippy Cirrus, the fastest cloud in the sky, helps the children hunt the seven lost color drops — red and orange wobbling at Sunset Peak, yellow and green under a ticklish cloud-sheep, blue and indigo hiding in the echoing cave, and the last deep violet kept safe by the Moon, 'for kind hands only.' And when Wind finally appears, he isn't a villain at all: he just wanted someone to play with. A sky-high adventure about friendship, teamwork, and including the lonely one.

  • Cumulus — a big, fluffy, puffy cloud
  • Cirrus — a thin, wispy cloud high in the sky
  • Nimbus — a dark gray rain cloud
  • Dewdrop — a tiny drop of morning water
  • Echo — a sound that bounces back to you
  • Violet — a deep, soft shade of purple
  • Graze — to munch on grass, like the cloud-sheep
  • Sheepish — a little embarrassed about something you did

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