Order of Book Series
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Rio Books in Order

Rio contains 8 books, published between 2011 and 2014. The first book is Blu and Friends (2011) and the newest is Untamed Talent (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2011–2014
Pages on record
29 in 1 of 8 books
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Rio collects 8 children's books published between 2011 and 2014, including a junior novel and a movie storybook. Six credited writers share the run: Catherine Hapka on 3, with Lexa Hillyer, Jodi Huelin, Benjamin Harper, Susan Korman and Cari Meister on one each. Subjects record parrots, macaws, birds, Brazil, friendship and adventure stories, filed as children's fiction and easy books. Blu and Friends, Rio: The Junior Novel, Learning to Fly, The Movie Storybook, Greetings From Rio! and Birds of a Feather all carry 2011 dates; One Big Blue Family and Untamed Talent followed in 2014.

How many Rio books are there?

Rio has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2014.

Rio Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Rio books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Blu and Friends by Catherine Hapka, book 1 of the Rio series (2011)
  2. Cover of Rio: The Junior Novel by Lexa Hillyer, book 1 of the Rio series (2011)
  3. Cover of Learning to Fly by Catherine Hapka, book 2 of the Rio series (2011)
  4. Cover of The Movie Storybook by Jodi Huelin, book 3 of the Rio series (2011)
  5. Cover of Greetings From Rio! by Benjamin Harper, book 4 of the Rio series (2011)
  6. Cover of Birds of a Feather by Susan Korman, book 6 of the Rio series (2011)
  7. Cover of Untamed Talent by Cari Meister, book 8 of the Rio series (2014)
  1. 1
    Blu and Friends2011 · 29 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201129
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  2. 1
    Rio: The Junior Novel2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  3. 2
    Learning to Fly2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  4. 3
    The Movie Storybook2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  5. 4
    Greetings From Rio!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Birds of a Feather2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    One Big Blue Family2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Untamed Talent2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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Where to start with Rio

Start with Blu and Friends (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rio book?

Untamed Talent (2014) is the newest Rio book released so far.

Is there a new Rio book coming?

No next Rio book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Rio at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rio title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rio books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
29 pages across the 1 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 29 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rio books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 8 titles, 3 are credited to Catherine Hapka, 1 to Susan Korman, 1 to Benjamin Harper and 1 to Lexa Hillyer. A further 2 writers are credited.

What the Rio books are about

7 of the 8 Rio books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.