Armando Y La Escuela de Lona Azul Contributor(s): Fine, Edith Hope (Author), Josephson, Judith (Author), Sosa, Hernán (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1600604498 ISBN-13: 9781600604492 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2009040327 |
Lexile Measure: 560 |
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.56" W x 10.6" (0.34 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Spanish. The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education. Buh-beep Buh-beep A truck horn sounds through Armando's colonia, his neighborhood, near the city dump. Se or David is back, setting up school on a blue tarp spread on the ground. Oh how Armando longs to go to this school, but he knows he must help his father pick through trash in the dump for things his family can use, recycle, or sell. When Armando's parents decide at last to let him spend afternoons at Se or David's school, Armando is overjoyed. He'll learn to read and write. He'll learn numbers. Best of all, he'll draw pictures. And one momentous day Armando's love of drawing helps bring an almost unimaginable treasure to the children of the colonia. Translated from Armando and the Blue Tarp School, Armando y la escuala de lona azul is a testament to the pursuit of dreams and the power of one person to make a difference in the lives of others. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sosa, Hernan: - Hernán Sosa was born in Argentina and raised in Paraguay. He received a degree in visual communications from the Colorado Institute of Art. He currently works as an illustrator of children's books and as a graphic designer focusing mostly on magazines. Sosa and his wife live in Denver, Colorado. |