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Happy Island miracles in pictures & words
ORANJESTAD - Books, they can shake Aruba Point to Point by Fed- overview of Aruba’s birds
your world upside down. A good book is erico Cabello together with descriptions.
changing your mood like that perfect va- “Beautiful pictures of Aru- The book contains full page
cation spot that energizes your spirit. Take ba, this is a perfect cof- photographs of over two
these two together and what you get is a fee table book to dream hundred species of birds
vacation book, a memory of that wonder- away with”, explains Sylvia. taken in Aruba's wildlife.
ful, heavenly place where you spent your The book has 192 full color A checklist, for scientific
valuable leisure time. pages and more than 400 and educational purposes,
Aruba Today dived into a local book store photos in a landscape for- is at the end of the book
and wondered what Aruba books blow the mat of 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches. containing the names of
visitor’s mind. Sylvia Wouters, store man- In the words of the au- all bird species that can be
ager at Bruna Book Store, gladly helped us thor: “Slipping beyond a found in Aruba.
out and informed us about a small selec- dynamic tourist industry to Where possible, the sta-
tion of Happy Island miracles in pictures discover its wild and unde- tus (resident, migrant, and
and words. veloped beauty. vagrant, introduced) and
Starting at the extreme abundance (common,
north of the island, at Cali- fairly common, uncom-
fornia Lighthouse, I travel mon, scarce, and rare)
south along pristine beach- of the particular bird spe-
es of white sand and calm, cies will be added to the
translucent seas, passing checklist.
hotels, sailboats and ship-
wrecks as I go. Modern Caribbean Flavors
At the southern tip, it is by Helmi Smeulders
hard not to wish that the This is thé book about the
island would never end. contemporary Caribbean
Then back up the rocky kitchen with healthy reci-
East coast, where time and pes made with fresh and
the eternal embrace of local ingredients.
the waves have opened With recipes for Tropical
secret bays and stunning Quinoa Salad with Mango
beaches in the shelter of & Pomegranate Seeds,
rock walls. Sweet Potato Salad, Goat
From beach to beach, Merguez, Watermelon San-
point to point, cave to cliff gria or Plantain Soup, the
to boat to bird, Aruba truly Caribbean vibe enters your
is... One Happy Island.” kitchen, and you feel for
a bit you are back in the
Bird Wildlife of Aruba Hard- tropics again….
cover by Greg Peterson
Popular book that gives an We Are Aruba by Linda
Reijnders
Worldly life tales of islanders
that come from 76 different
countries.
This is a book that tells the
stories of immigrants who
make up for the multicul-
tural society that Aruba is.
A world within an island, a
cocktail of people.
The book is visibly enriched
with a picture of each in-
terviewed immigrant and
an image of her/his coun-
try as well as a map with
the country’s location.
In the back you will find a
list with all nationalities liv-
ing in the island and their
numbers.q
