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Los Gatos Black on Halloween
by Marisa Montes
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780805074291 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party
Under October’s luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they dance through the door. And the scariest creatures of all aren’t even there yet!
This lively bilingual Halloween poem introduces young readers to a spooky array of Spanish words that will open their ojos to the chilling delights of the season.
Review:
"Halloween and the Day of the Dead overlap in this atmospheric, bilingual romp. Montes (Juan Bobo Goes to Work) composes serviceable stanzas, using English and Spanish words as synonyms: 'Los gatos black with eyes of green,/ Cats slink and creep on Halloween.' This dual-language approach can be redundant ('At medianoche midnight strikes...'), yet Morales (Harvesting Hope) holds readers' attention with surreal, faintly macabre spreads in dim turquoise and clay-brown hues, illuminated by fuschia and flame orange. Witches fly broomsticks like skateboard whizzes, a headstone references Mexican comic Cantinflas and sallow-faced muertos dance until children arrive: 'The thing that monsters most abhor/ Are human nios at the door!' Ages 4-8. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party
Under October’s luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they dance through the door. And the scariest creatures of all aren’t even there yet!
This lively bilingual Halloween poem introduces young readers to a spooky array of Spanish words that will open their ojos to the chilling delights of the season.
About the Author
Marisa Montes has written several books for young readers, including Juan Bobo Goes to Work, which won a Pura Belpré Honor. She lives in northern California.
Yuyi Morales is an author/illustrator whose books have won the Pura Belpré Award, the Christopher Award, and the Jane Addams Award. She lives in northern California.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780805074291
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company
- Author:
- Illustrator:
- Morales, Yuyi
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General
- Subject:
- Spanish language
- Subject:
- Vocabulary
- Subject:
- Holidays & Festivals - Halloween
- Subject:
- People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Subject:
- Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween
- Copyright:
- 2006
- Publication Date:
- August 2006
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- YES
- Pages:
- 32
- Dimensions:
- 11.08x8.78x.35 in. .81 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 04-08
