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The Arctic Quest (Martinez Kids Adventures) Paperback – July 23, 2022

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Get ready to embark on an EPIC road trip to the Arctic with the Martinez family! An award-winning, family-friendly, bilingual chapter book for kids 6-10.

The Martinez siblings are on their way to visit family in Mexico for Navidad. Their neighbor Don Toño has created a "to-go" version of his virtual reality invention that allows them to be whisked off to the Arctic. When they arrive, the kids have animal bodies!

They begin exploring, flying, and making new friends. When the unthinkable happens, will they be able to use the lessons they have learned to save their little sister?

Adorable lemmings, polar bears, snowy owls, and harp seals grace the pages of this colorful illustrated adventure that will have kids (and their grown-ups) begging for one more chapter!
Let your imagination soar with this exciting bilingual adventure!

The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez is a creative, deeply thoughtful, and educational story for children, celebrating the Spanish language and Mexican traditions while teaching valuable lessons and the wisdom of being part of a family. - Reader's Favorite

Winner of multiple awards:

Reader Views - Gold Medal (Best Mexico Regional), Bronze Medals (Young Readers, Animals)
Reader's Favorite - Silver Medal (Fables Category)
Pencraft Award - Winter, Spring, and Fall Winner (Best Book for Children 4th-6th grade)
Purple Dragonfly - Honorable Mentions (Cultural Diversity, Animals, Family Matters)
International Latino Book Awards - Honorable Mention (Best Chapter Fiction Book - English)

Values: Cooperation, Responsibility, Perseverance, Encouragement

Cultural Themes: Mexican Culture and Foods, Spanish Language, Bicultural Families

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The Arctic Quest

A walrus, baby harp seal, snowy owl are against an Arctic background.

Navidad in Mexico

Two boys sit on a green couch, surrounded by a Christmas tree and other decorations.

Warm Navidad Celebration in Mexico

Join the Martinez family for a deliciously warm Navidad celebration in Mexico.

Tita and Tito (abuelitos) welcome the kids from Minnesota to their home for a warm week of celebrations.

An elderly man and woman stand in a kitchen by a stove and bowls of colorful food.

Mexican Foods

Read mouth-watering descriptions of Mexican foods

Tamales

Atole de avena

Tacos de barbacoa

Tortillas de harina

Ponche de frutas

Frijoles de olla

A red, white, and green star-shaped piñata hangs in front of a dark blue background.

Mexican Christmas Traditions

Savor vivid descriptions of Mexican traditions.

Piñatas

Sparklers

Christmas carols (Villancicos)

Midnight hugs

Gift-giving

Animal Adventures

A large polar bear stands on a snowy ground in front of a blue sky.

Diego's Polar Bear Adventure

Diego has been tasked with taking care of his little sister, but his new polar bear friends want to take him to explore an abandoned weather station. Will he make the right choice?

A white snowy owl extends his wings to fly past prickly pine trees and a blue sky.

Rico's Flying Lessons

Rico has been turned into a snowy owl, but learning to fly isn't as easy as he had expected. Will his new friend Ookpik teach him what he needs to know to fly?

A small white harp seal looks up with an adorable puppy-dog face.

Araceli's Harp Seal Experience

Araceli was turned into a beautiful baby harp seal, but she's ready for a nap. Will she take a nap, or will she find her own adventure?

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"It's a delightful romp full of new and exciting adventures that will appeal to kids of all ages." —Sheri Hoyte, Reader Views

The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez is a creative, deeply thoughtful, and educational story for children, celebrating the Spanish language and Mexican traditions while teaching valuable lessons and the wisdom of being part of a family. —
Jennie More, Reader's Favorite


"Creative imagination at its best, The Artic Quest is yet another brilliant story highlighting three bilingual and bicultural siblings and a very smart Mexican inventor neighborhood by the very talented Minda Gomez. A must fun read for all children!" —
Maritere R. Bellas, award-winning author and bilingual parenting expert

"The stories and adventures incorporate very relatable topics and experiences that kids will recognize as parallels in their own lives. This makes it very appealing for children because it allows them to connect to the text." -
Melissa García, author of Libros Yo Leo series

"The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez makes learning Spanish vocabulary interesting and fun for a young audience and takes pretend play to a whole new level." —
Courtney Haggard, designer/editor of There's an Elephant in My Room!

"In addition to the educational component and the fun and unique premise, we love how the story touches upon important social-emotional concepts such as teamwork, perseverance, and family through the siblings' journey." —
Katherine and Caroline Brickley, co-authors of The Friendly Bookshelf

"I loved learning about the Martinez family. I loved the author's descriptive and clear language and the embedding of the bicultural and bilingual identities of the Martinez. It felt incredibly natural." —
Anny, Bilingual parenting influencer

"This is a phenomenal book that takes your imagination on a wild ride while simultaneously supporting young reader's Spanish-language learning and exposing them to Mexican culture. It is a fun, engaging story that you don't want to miss out on!" —
Rebekah N., Amazon Reader

This story is not only full of beautiful illustrations and exciting adventure, but is also educational, celebrating the Spanish language - complete with a helpful translation page, shares Mexican traditions, providing recipes to try afterwards, but also teaches family values too! —
Zowie Norris, author of Barb the Bird of Hope

"My nine-year-old daughter was captivated by this adventure. With beautiful illustrations, smatterings of Spanish, and a strong message about the benefits of getting along with your siblings, parents and children alike will be delighted with this beautiful book." —
Lesley Barklay, author of Lost in Bethlehem

About the Author

Minda Gomez lives in Minnesota with her husband and three spunky bilingual kids. Their family has created their own brand of Mexigringo as they blend their Papi's Mexican culture with their Mami's Minnesotan culture. Minda is a teacher of English Learners at a local elementary school. She has taught second grade in Mexico and volunteered as an English teacher in Guatemala, Thailand, and Mexico. Minda is passionate about teaching children and families to be proud of their bilingual superpowers. She is hopeful that her readers will identify with the Martinez family, and remember that speaking more than one language is one of the many things that can make a kid special.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6DMJZGM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MoGo Multimedia (July 23, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 131 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8985316155
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
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Minda lives in Minnesota with her husband and three spunky bilingual kids. Their family has created their own brand of "Mexigringo" as they blend their Papi's Mexican culture with their Mami's Minnesotan culture.

Minda is a teacher of English Learners at a local elementary school. She is passionate about teaching children to be proud of their bilingual superpowers. She is hopeful that her readers will identify with the Martinez family, and remember that speaking more than one language is one of the many things that can make a kid special.

Go to www.mindagomez.com for discussion questions, character bios, and more!

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The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez makes learning Spanish vocabulary interesting and fun for a young audience and takes pretend play to a whole new level. Three siblings are transported to the icy cold Arctic through some very cool virtual reality tech designed by their neighbor. While there, they get to experience being different types of arctic animals. Through the adventure of these three siblings, my children (ages 7 and 11), enjoyed learning about life as lemmings, polar bears, owls, and seals. My children are native English speakers and have very little background with other languages. While experienced readers will have no problem reading this independently, I chose to read it aloud with the kids so they could hear the Spanish pronunciations. I love how this book kindled their curiosity about a language different from their own, and the way the author incorporated the vocabulary allowed them to understand through context what each new Spanish word meant. I was thrilled to hear my 7-year-old say, “Momma, I am going to say ‘Ayúdame’ now when I am trying to ask for help.” The book has so much more than this. We had opportunities to talk about what it means to be a kind and helpful sibling, dealing with disappointment, patience, etc. This was our first read in this series, and we enjoyed it so much we are going to go back and read the first book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
    In this book, the kids are gifted with portable virtual reality in the form of glasses. The kids travel to the Arctic Circle. They spend a lot of time bickering, but in order to complete a task given to them, they must learn to get along and work together. This lesson becomes even more important later on in the book when the youngest Martinez kid goes missing and her two older brothers must work together to find her. They take responsibility for their actions, realizing that they were wrong. This was another great read, and this book sends a clear message of how important family is.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022
    OMG! This was such a fun read and so educational! Not only do readers learn many Spanish words AND the correct pronunciation, but they also learn about various Mexican foods and how to prepare them. Minda Gomez's Arctic Quest provides all of that, and it's also entertaining!

    The Martinez family, Mami, Papi, Rico, Diego, and Araceli, are on a road trip, heading to Mexico to spend Christmas with their Tito and Tita. Before leaving for their trip, neighbor Don Toño gives them a gift which they later discover is a means to accessing the virtual reality world we read about in book #1. As with the first book, the story presents situations where young readers can learn important life lessons about selfishness, responsibility, family loyalty, and much more.

    My mouth watered as I read about the many delicious Mexican foods. At the beginning of the book is a chart listing all the Spanish words used in the story along with definitions AND proper pronunciation! Furthermore, because the Martinez children are learning Spanish, whenever a character uses a Spanish word, they give the English meaning. So when Diego's Tita (his grandmother) says, "¡Feliz Navidad! Bienvenido a nuestra casa." Diego translates it in his head—"Merry Christmas. Welcome to our house."

    Ms. Gomez found her groove with this second story; I read the first book, The Secret Door, and enjoyed it very much (I rated that one 5 stars). This one is so much better! If you're looking for a book that entertains children while introducing them to another language and culture and teaches them essential life lessons, then this is the book for you! The Arctic Quest is muy chido (very cool!) Enjoy!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2023
    I loved the Arctic Quest written and illustrated by Minda Gomez! This is an amazing children’s chapter book with adventure, problem solving, and working together. I really felt like I was traveling with the family as they go through so many ups and downs. I thought the jokes were cool. I really enjoyed the beautiful illustrations too. Also, Minda Gomez helps reader go deeper by embedding Spanish words and they are listed at the beginning of the book. I highly recommend this book for social emotional learning and a great reading adventure.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2022
    The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez makes learning Spanish vocabulary interesting and fun for a young audience and takes pretend play to a whole new level. Three siblings are transported to the icy cold Arctic through some very cool virtual reality tech designed by their neighbor. While there, they get to experience being different types of arctic animals. Through the adventure of these three siblings, my children (ages 7 and 11), enjoyed learning about life as lemmings, polar bears, owls, and seals. My children are native English speakers and have very little background with other languages. While experienced readers will have no problem reading this independently, I chose to read it aloud with the kids so they could hear the Spanish pronunciations. I love how this book kindled their curiosity about a language different from their own, and the way the author incorporated the vocabulary allowed them to understand through context what each new Spanish word meant. I was thrilled to hear my 7-year-old say, “Momma, I am going to say ‘Ayúdame’ now when I am trying to ask for help.” The book has so much more than this. We had opportunities to talk about what it means to be a kind and helpful sibling, dealing with disappointment, patience, etc. This was our first read in this series, and we enjoyed it so much we are going to go back and read the first book.
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    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2022
    The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez makes learning Spanish vocabulary interesting and fun for a young audience and takes pretend play to a whole new level. Three siblings are transported to the icy cold Arctic through some very cool virtual reality tech designed by their neighbor. While there, they get to experience being different types of arctic animals. Through the adventure of these three siblings, my children (ages 7 and 11), enjoyed learning about life as lemmings, polar bears, owls, and seals. My children are native English speakers and have very little background with other languages. While experienced readers will have no problem reading this independently, I chose to read it aloud with the kids so they could hear the Spanish pronunciations. I love how this book kindled their curiosity about a language different from their own, and the way the author incorporated the vocabulary allowed them to understand through context what each new Spanish word meant. I was thrilled to hear my 7-year-old say, “Momma, I am going to say ‘Ayúdame’ now when I am trying to ask for help.” The book has so much more than this. We had opportunities to talk about what it means to be a kind and helpful sibling, dealing with disappointment, patience, etc. This was our first read in this series, and we enjoyed it so much we are going to go back and read the first book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
    Wow!!! This book was a great read. I couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to see what was coming up next. I really love how this book has Spanish words and a glossary for those that don’t understand Spanish.

    The author Mrs. Gomez took me on a adventure with her family to Mexico, a fun adventure. Once the family arrives in Mexico the adventure turned into a family oriented space where culture and traditions took over. The culture, traditions and love towards their family reminds me of my family. I recommend this book to anyone who loves adventures.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
    The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez is a sweet story about a family going on a road trip to visit their grandparents in Mexico for Christmas. On the way, the kids find themselves in the middle of a wild adventure thanks to three pairs of virtual reality glasses and their neighbor, Don Toño. The adventure is interrupted by their arrival to Mexico, and initially, the kids would prefer to be back on their wild adventure; however, they learn to treasure time with their family and learning about new traditions. After enjoying time with their family in Mexico, the Martinez family begins the journey home, and the kids resume their special adventure that makes the drive from Mexico to Minnesota seem like just a matter of minutes and challenges them in more ways than they had thought.

    This is a phenomenal book that takes your imagination on a wild ride while simultaneously supporting young reader's Spanish-language learning and exposing them to Mexican culture. It is a fun, engaging story that you don't want to miss out on!
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