Rosenha, my little boat

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"Rosinha, My Little Boat" is a story of the Amazon rainforest in all its intricate detail. It is told by José Mauro, author of "My Tree, the Wonderful Orange Tree," with the warmth of someone who has been lost in those forests, flesh and blood, and memory. The protagonist, Zé Urruco, navigates the river in his little boat, Rosinha. But Rosinha is no ordinary boat; she is a companion and a teacher, imparting to Zé Urruco the lessons she has learned since she was a seed, then a tree, then wood that becomes a boat. It is also a novel, sharing enchanting stories with her friend Zé Urruco, allowing the reader to experience the very soul of the forest in all its facets. The forest and the river form a unique, magical, and imbued narrative world, shaped by rain, floods, and sunshine.

We laugh and cry with this novel, we live and dream. We get lost in a wondrous, childlike universe, where misery is bordered on the bizarre, gentleness is intertwined with cruelty, and every element becomes a subject of inquiry and material for storytelling.