The luminous, breathing world of the rainforest! « Amazon Rainforest Magic, The adventures of Yarima, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100! – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro – SECOND EDITION! NOW ON KINDLE, TOO!

An illustration from Amazon Rainforest Magic, the adventures of Yarima, a Yanomami girl

« In the third volume of Amazon Rainforest Magic: The Adventures of Yarima, a Yanomami Girl, Barbara Crane Navarro deepens both the emotional and thematic richness of the series.

Yarima, now five, continues her journey alongside her sister Meromi and her brother Namowë, as the children confront new challenges in their efforts to protect their rainforest home. What distinguishes this book is its quiet confidence: the narrative does not rely on spectacle alone, but on a deeply felt sense of place, relationship, and responsibility.

The portrayal of daily life in the rainforest is both vivid and respectful, offering young readers an accessible window into Yanomami culture while never losing the sense of wonder that animates the series. The connection between the children, the animals, and the forest itself is rendered with a subtle, lyrical realism that invites genuine reflection.

The illustrations are particularly effective, enhancing immersion and reinforcing the feeling that the reader is not simply observing, but accompanying the children on their journey.

This third installment confirms the strength of the series: a thoughtful, beautifully crafted work that balances storytelling with a meaningful ecological and cultural perspective. »

Review by R. G.

This book is here on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSJ6VQKB?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

And in the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Rainforest-Magic-Adventures-Yanomami-ebook/dp/B0GT9PP1LR?crid=26LUVM548QEBU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T8wI9ojpRk2ygwO31lhZAA.HkFhZXTlYMoHms3A3IMA8c23QAbOKu3p_PfSrSXx058&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amazon+Rainforest+Magic%2C+the+adventures+of+Yarima%2C+a+Yanomami+girl&qid=1774616462&sprefix=amazon+rainforest+magic+the+adventures+of+yarima+a+yanomami+girl%2Caps%2C280&sr=8-1

And in English also on Amazon.fr here:

More information about the series of three books is here:https://barbara-navarro.com/2020/11/30/amazon-rainforest-magic-y-la-magia-de-la-amazonia-et-la-magie-de-lamazonie-english-espanol-francais/

Yanomami boy’s surprise friend in the jungle!

Sometimes we miss the most beautiful moments – DON’T MISS THIS ONE!

A 38 second film with Namowë, a Yanomami boy in the Alto Orinoco region, Amazonas, Venezuela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHsocVWqT8E

Yanomami boy’s surprise friend in the jungle is an excerpt of a film by Barbara Crane Navarro of instants of daily life of a Yanomami community in the Amazon Rainforest of Venezuela made to accompany the children’s book series: “Amazon Rainforest Magic” “La Magie de l’Amazonie” and “La Magia de la Amazonia”

**The Yanomami boy who, along with his family and community, inspired me to write the “Amazon Rainforest Magic” series!** **(the photo is a still from the tiny film above)**

A Toucan in the Amazon rainforest

About Barbara Crane Navarro - Rainforest Art Project

I'm a French artist living near Paris. From 1968 to 1973 I studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, then at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California, for my BFA. My work for many decades has been informed and inspired by time spent with indigenous communities. Various study trips devoted to the exploration of techniques and natural pigments took me originally to the Dogon of Mali, West Africa, and subsequently to Yanomami communities in Venezuela and Brazil. Over many years, during the winters, I studied the techniques of traditional Bogolan painting. Hand woven fabric is dyed with boiled bark from the Wolo tree or crushed leaves from other trees, then painted with mud from the Niger river which oxidizes in contact with the dye. Through the Dogon and the Yanomami, my interest in the multiplicity of techniques and supports for aesthetic expression influenced my artistic practice. The voyages to the Amazon Rainforest have informed several series of paintings created while living among the Yanomami. The support used is roughly woven canvas prepared with acrylic medium then textured with a mixture of sand from the river bank and lava. This supple canvas is then rolled and transported on expeditions into the forest. They are then painted using a mixture of acrylic colors and Achiote and Genipap, the vegetal pigments used by the Yanomami for their ritual body paintings and on practical and shamanic implements. My concern for the ongoing devastation of the Amazon Rainforest has inspired my films and installation projects. Since 2005, I've created a perfomance and film project - Fire Sculpture - to bring urgent attention to Rainforest issues. To protest against the continuing destruction, I've publicly set fire to my totemic sculptures. These burning sculptures symbolize the degradation of nature and the annihilation of indigenous cultures that depend on the forest for their survival.

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