The Spanish Edition of a true story about finding happiness in the last place left to look.
Based on the author’s best-selling, award-winning book, Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life children’s edition is re-imagined and re-illustrated by elementary students in Argentina.
Cayendo Hacia Arriba:
El Secreto de la Vida
Este es el libro independiente de mejor venta, Cayendo Hacia Arriba, re-imaginado e ilustrado por escuelas primarias de Argentina.
Sinopsis: Cayendo Hacia Arriba es la historia real de un hombre que viajó por el mundo en bicicleta en búsqueda del secreto de la vida. Si bien el autor descubrió innumerables maravillas durante su viaje, regresa a su hogar desalentado para descubrir recién allí el secreto en el último lugar que le quedaba por buscar.
“Si pudiera hacer cualquier cosa, ¿qué haría?”
About Falling Uphill for kids
- Scott’s bicycle ride around the world.
- Scott’s adventure as Cultural Ambassador.
- About the English children’s edition.
- How this book was made — Project updates.
- Classroom Resources.
Relive the adventure.
Part of the Make-A-Book Project
These books are part of the Make-A-Book Project, an author-in-residence program with author Scott Stoll. The books are entertaining, inspirational and educational. The stories are written by Scott and illustrated by elementary students and are jam-packed with fun surprises and related activities. The black and white pages leave plenty of room so children can add their own drawings and colors. You will be surprised how much children love to see other children’s drawings.
- Read about the Make-A-Book Project.
- Read about the step-by-step creation of this book in Argentina, including some great videos by the embassy.
As featured on Infobae and dozens of other sources throughout the Americas.
More about this book: Scott was honored by the US Embassy in Argentina as the Cultural Ambassador for the 2011-2012 school year. This project was part of the outreach activities sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires to build bridges between the people of Argentina and the United States through educational and cultural exchanges. It was especially exciting since Buenos Aires was chosen as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) 2011 World Book Capital. It has been the honor of a lifetime to be invited by the US Embassy and the schools of Argentina to collaborate on this special Spanish edition featuring all-new illustrations from the point of view of the Argentine culture and several new pages just for the Spanish edition. Once again, the kids have been so creative that the book truly turned out better than I could have imagined, and now with a whole new level of meaning.
Testimonial: Hello from Buenos Aires, Argentina! I came across a signed copy of your beautiful book, “Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life,” yesterday… I loved your tale of your adventure and how accessible you made it. It will touch many hearts and give wings to many dreams, as it did mine! I wish you continued success and just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that across the oceans, you are inspiring dreamers to dream bigger. ~ Yamilee B.
Inspirational, Educational and Entertaining
Every book in the Make-A-Book project has three main themes. First, they are meant to inspire students. Second, they educate students, so students can put their inspiration into action. And third, they are entertaining, which serves as a hook to get the students involved. You can see these themes in the pages below.
Below is one of many pages inspired by Argentina. This is from the story of Scott getting stuck in the mud. Ramero used to tease him that anacondas love to eat bicyclists.
Highlights of my trip to Argentina as the Cultural Ambassador
In the video below, the Ambassador and Deputy Ambassador are distributing the books to all the kids. I love minute 1:44. And the last video is a TV interview partially in English.
Go here for more videos and stories about my time as Cultural Ambassador.
These videos showcased a few of the many amazing side projects that we do during the creation of the book. Each school does it a little differently, and it’s really fun to watch it evolve.
Acknowledgments
Once long ago, while traveling through Argentina on bicycles, my friend, Dennis, and I got stuck in the mud of the Chaco. We couldn’t move and were running low on food and water. Fortunately, on our second day, an Argentine family rescued us and took us to their home. We lived with them for five days, and everyone in the community welcomed us. Dennis and I worried about how to repay their kindness, so we thanked the family profusely and awkwardly, but the father, grinning as usual, said, “No, thank you for showing my village and my children that the impossible is possible.” For me, it was one of the first times I began to see that happiness was right in front of my eyes. So, for Dennis and myself, this book has special meaning: it is a way of “paying forward” the kindness and wisdom of that one family, and the opportunity to sow the seeds of dreams amongst everyone who may read this book.
Read the original story of getting stuck in the mud.
Read all the acknowledgments in English and español.
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Author: Scott Stoll
Publisher: Argonauts Press
Format: Paperback and e-book. 114 Pages.
Age group: 5–12+
Publication: Anniversary edition © 02-14-2017
ISBN: 978-0-9827842-3-5 paperback.
ISBN: 978-1-3860948-0-7 ebook.
Language: English