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Arthur Dorros and
Elisa Kleven (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Demco Media
Publication date
May 1, 1997
Binding
Reinforced
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780606110181
ISBN-10
0606110186
Dimensions
0.50 by 8.75 by 11.25 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$16.93
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Tuesday | Sonia Sotomayor | What Can You Do With a Paleta? | Abuelo | I Love Saturdays Y Domingos | Round Is a Tortilla | What Can You Do With a Paleta?/ Que Puede Hacer Con Una Paleta? | Too Many Tamales | Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Tuesday | Sonia Sotomayor | What Can You Do With a Paleta? | Abuelo | I Love Saturdays Y Domingos | Round Is a Tortilla | What Can You Do With a Paleta?/ Que Puede Hacer Con Una Paleta? | Too Many Tamales | Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award!
Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places that they explore together. The exhilaration in Rosalbaâs and Abuela's story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share.
Also available in a Spanish-language edition (ISBN: 978-0-14-056226-2)
"A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times
* "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spirits."âThe Horn Book (starred review)Â
* "Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters...The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues...a jewel."âBooklist (starred review)
"Dorros's text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books"âPublisher's WeeklyÂ
An ALA Notable Book
An NCSS-CBC Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year
An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selection
A Booklist Editor's Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare Listing
Winner of the Parent's Choice Award
A Hungry Mind Review Children's Books of Distinction List selection
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places that they explore together. The exhilaration in Rosalbaâs and Abuela's story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share.
Also available in a Spanish-language edition (ISBN: 978-0-14-056226-2)
"A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times
* "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spirits."âThe Horn Book (starred review)Â
* "Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters...The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues...a jewel."âBooklist (starred review)
"Dorros's text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books"âPublisher's WeeklyÂ
An ALA Notable Book
An NCSS-CBC Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year
An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selection
A Booklist Editor's Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare Listing
Winner of the Parent's Choice Award
A Hungry Mind Review Children's Books of Distinction List selection
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Editions
Editions for the work Abuela
Reinforced
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Demco Media (May 1, 1997)
9780606110181 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.93
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
Editions for the work Abuela
Paperback
With Sandra Marulanda Dorros |
Reprint edition from Puffin (July 1, 1997)
9780140562262 | details & prices | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: A grandmother and her granddaughter imagine that they can fly
About: A grandmother and her granddaughter imagine that they can fly
Reprint edition from Puffin (May 1, 1997)
9780140562255 | details & prices | 8.25 × 10.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
School and Library
from Dutton Childrens Books (October 1, 1995)
9780525454380 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.99
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
from Dutton Childrens Books (September 1, 1991)
9780525447504 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.95 lbs | List price $16.99
About: While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City
About: While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City
Reinforced
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Demco Media (May 1, 1997)
9780606110181 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.93
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613028028 | details & prices | 8.50 × 11.25 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.85 lbs | List price $18.40
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
Editions for the work Abuela
Reinforced
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Demco Media (May 1, 1997)
9780606110181 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.93
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
This edition also contains Abuela, Abuela
About: While out with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they fly over the sights of New York City
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