¡See You Later, Amigo! an American border tale Contributor(s): Laufer, Peter (Author), Roth, Susan L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1939604109 ISBN-13: 9781939604101 Publisher: Barranca Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
Dewey: E |
Series: Kids' Books from Here and There |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 36 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Topical - Friendship |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: How can you make friends with the new boy at school when he won't talk to you? Join Mar a de la Luz with her friends, family, and dog as she finds a way to break through the language barrier. Peter Laufer and Susan L. Roth celebrate the vibrancy of Spanglish and the cultures of Calexico on the US-Mexico border. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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)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. |