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Abuela
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Abuela Hardcover - 1991

by Dorros, Arthur

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Flying around Manhattan Island, somersaulting in midair, resting in the sky on a chair-shaped cloud . . . Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, are having an extraordinary adventure. How do they manage this exhilirating travel that started in the park? On Rosalba's marvelous imagination. Full-color illustrations.

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Penguin Young Readers Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Abuela
  • Author Dorros, Arthur
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1991-09-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP74784989
  • ISBN 9780525447504 / 0525447504
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 in (27.43 x 21.59 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 510
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Grandmothers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90021459
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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  • ALA Best Books Young Adults, 01/01/1992, Page 1367
  • Booklist, 01/01/1993, Page 810
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1991, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/19/1991, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/1991, Page 0

About the author

Arthur Dorros is the writer of many popular books, a number of which he also illustrated. His best-selling stories include Abuela, which was called "a book to set any child dreaming" and one of the "100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know." Along with awards including ALA Notable Book and Best of the Year for his fiction, his nonfiction books such as Ant Cities are widely recognized, with an Orbis Pictus and numerous Outstanding Science Book awards. He enjoys visiting schools internationally to work with young writers and illustrators.

Elisa Kleven writes and illustrates picture books because she's never outgrown a deep childhood urge to enter a magical world. To date, she has written and illustrated thirteen books and illustrated fifteen others, including herSchool Library Journal Best Book, Puddle Pail, which also features the crocodile brothers, Ernst and Sol; her New York Times Best Illustrated Book, Sun Bread; The Lion and the Little Red Bird; and The Paper Princess. Elisa and her family and live in Albany, California.