How can you make friends with the new boy at school when he won't talk to you? Join María de la Luz with her friends, family, and dog as she finds a way to break through the language barrier. Peter Laufer celebrates the vibrancy of Spanglish and the cultures of Calexico on the US-Mexico border in this children's picture book illustrated with collage art by Susan L. Roth.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781939604101
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Barranca Press
Publication Date: 12-15-2016
Pages: 36
Product Dimensions: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d
Age Range: 6 - 8 Years
Series: Kids' Books from Here and There
About the Author
Roth, Susan L.: - Susan L. Roth is illustrator of more than 50 picture books for children, many of which she has also written. Her collages illustrate _Parrots Over Puerto Rico_ (Lee and Low Books), which received the Robert F. Sibert Medal with co-author, Cindy Trumbore.Laufer, Peter: - Peter Laufer is the James Wallace Chair Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon. He is author of many works of adult non-fiction including _¡Calexico! True Lives of the Borderland_ (University of Arizona Press)