| The Chupacabras of the Río Grande Contributor(s): Gidwitz, Adam (Author), Bowles, David (Author), Aly, Hatem (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0735231818 ISBN-13: 9780735231818 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Series: Unicorn Rescue Society |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 501989 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pura Belpr Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras. INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature? |