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Travel is a great way to teach children about culture and diversity. Author Sucheta Rawal has create a series of illustrated books intended to inspire young global citizens to travel, learn, and embrace different cultures. In each of her books, her Norwegian Forest cat Beato stars as the main character in stories from different countries that she’s visited around the world. Many of the characters in the books are real, with many illustrations being based on the author’s photos. There are five books in the series so far.

By reading Beato Goes To books, kids can get an idea of what these countries are like without traveling outside of their home. Each story has learning lessons based on the country – respecting adults, protecting habitats of endangered animals, accepting differences, etc.. The books are not just entertaining and educational for kids and adults, but also inspirational in terms of understanding the world. Each book offers many lessons on culture, nature, environment, people, religion, food and more. The books present a great opportunity for parents and children to reach together and discuss the world.

Additional resources include an augmented reality app, study guides, and coloring pages, available at BeatoGoesTo.com.
Here’s a brief description of each of the books in the series to date.

Beato Goes To Brazil

• Age Range: 4 – 8 years
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• Publisher: Mascot Books (October 1, 2019)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1684019435
• ISBN-13: 978-1684019434
• Purchase on Amazon

In Brazil, Beato makes a new friend who teaches him different sports. Together, Beato and Amanda (a real girl from Rio) dance in the Carnival, visit the Amazon rainforest, and eat acai berry bowls. They discover Brazil’s diversity of people coming from Africa, Middle East and beyond.

Beato Goes To Japan

• Age Range: 4 – 8 years
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• Publisher: Mascot Books (June 5, 2018)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1684019419
• ISBN-13: 978-1684019410
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In Japan, Beato teaches kids about why it is important to learn from elders and teachers in a fun and exciting way. His travel guide, a girl named Kazumi (an actual Delta employee from Japan living in Atlanta), takes Beato to watch sumo wrestlers, learn calligraphy, sleep in a capsule hotel, and much more!

Beato Goes To Indonesia

• Age Range: 1 – 3 years
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• Publisher: Mascot Books (July 4, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1631776304
• ISBN-13: 978-1631776304
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In Indonesia, Beato meets Putu, a Balinese boy who shows Beato how to fly kites, play badminton, race on stilts and do yoga. The new friends learn about Indonesian capital, language, customs and even see many of the endangered animals!

Beato Goes to Israel

• Age Range: 4 – 8 years
• Grade Level: Preschool – 3
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• Publisher: Mascot Books; 1 edition (December 6, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781631776281
• ISBN-13: 978-1631776281
• ASIN: 1631776282
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Join Beato (the house cat) on another fun adventure as he travels to Israel where he rides a camel, floats in the Dead Sea, and learns about the Holy Land. Beato Goes To Israel is the second book in the Beato Goes To series. Beato explores the Holy Land with a local girl and learns about it’s history, popular sites, festivals, fruits, culture and people. Beato is guided by a local girl, Helena, who shows him the four quarters of Old Jerusalem and teaches him about different religions. They try unique foods at the markets in Tel Aviv, climb up the Bahai garden in Haifa, encounter Bedouins in the Negev Desert and celebrate the new year at a Kibbutz.

Beato Goes To Greenland

• Age Range: 4 – 8 years
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• Publisher: Mascot Books (July 5, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1631776266
• ISBN-13: 978-1631776267
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Beato is a curious little cat with a heart for adventure. On his fifth birthday, Beato sets off to explore the world. Join Beato on his first adventure to Greenland. The first book in the series gives background on how Beato, the house cat from Atlanta started on his quest to see the world. In Greenland, Beato meets a local girl at her sheep farm, who acts as Beato’s tour guide and shows him around her country. Together, they visit the largest ice sheets, see polar bears and eat with an Inuit family. Beato finds about Greenland’s capital, currency, transportation, nature, food, people, games and animals.
About the author
Sucheta Rawal is an award-winning food and travel writer, author and philanthropist.
As the founder of Go Eat Give, a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit, Suchetas personal mission is to raise cultural and diversity awareness through meaningful travel, ethnic food, and community interaction.The organization educates people through international tours, cooking classes, speaker events and a blog.
Originally from India, Sucheta moved to United States at the age of 17, and received her Bachelors and Masters in Finance from Georgia State University. After working as an investment banker and a corporate consultant, she pursued her passion for food and travel.

PURCHASE

Beato Goes To books retail for $14.95 each. The books are available in ebook and hardcover, and can be purchased on Amazon, Books-A-Million, Barnes & Nobles.

CONNECT

You can learn more about all of the books on the Beato Goes To website. [www.beatogoesto.com](http://www.beatogoesto.com/) You can keep up with Beato Goes To on social media, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.