What Makes Us Human
Author: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrator: Anna Forlati
Translator: Hossein Sheykh
Rezaee
40 pages 21.5 x 28 cm Age 6+
A poetic riddle about language, history,
and culture, released in partnership with
UNESCO in honor of the International
Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-
.)2032
Can you guess what I am? I have been
around a very, very long time. You
hardly knew me as a baby, but now you
cannot get me out of your head. There
are thousands of me, all over the globe,
and some of those forms are disappearing.
I can connect you to the past, present,
and future. Who am I-and why am I
so important to humanity?
Author: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrator: Anna Forlati
Translator: Hossein Sheykh
Rezaee
40 pages 21.5 x 28 cm Age 6+
A poetic riddle about language, history,
and culture, released in partnership with
UNESCO in honor of the International
Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-
.)2032
Can you guess what I am? I have been
around a very, very long time. You
hardly knew me as a baby, but now you
cannot get me out of your head. There
are thousands of me, all over the globe,
and some of those forms are disappearing.
I can connect you to the past, present,
and future. Who am I-and why am I
so important to humanity?
Honors & Awards
Shortlisted candidate of the white
ravens
Selected for the Bologna Illustra-
tion Exhibition
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Last update: 20/10/2026 1:51:54 PM
