Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera

by Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator)

Overview

Bilingual English/Spanish. A loving tale about a young girl afraid to go to school for the first time.

No, no, I don't want to go to school!

Five-year-old Luna isn't sure she wants to go school. For all she knows, there might be monsters there. But when her loving parents assure her that she'll have a wonderful time playing and learning, she agrees to give school a try. An understanding teacher and a group of friendly kids make Luna very, very glad she made the right decision. But what about the monsters?

Américas Award winner Jorge Argueta has crafted a loving bilingual tale which all young school-goers will recognize as their own. Artist Elizabeth Gómez's luminous, humorous illustrations of Luna and her friends will keep little ones fascinated for a long time to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892393572
Publisher:	Lee & Low Books
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	34 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 9 Years
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Jorge Argueta is a prize-winning poet and teacher. Born in El Salvador, he came to San Francisco in 1980. The prolific author of several award-winning books, he is active in the cultural life of the city, teaches poetry in the public schools, and also works with humanitarian organizations to assist families and children in El Salvador.

Elizabeth Gómez is an internationally exhibited painter, widely acclaimed for her brilliant use of color and fantastical imagery. Her artwork for The Upside Down Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera was praised for its "delightful humor" and "colorful metaphor." A native of Mexico City, she now lives in Redwood City, California, with her husband and children.

Editorial Reviews

Even though she is "grande como la luna llena" (big as the full moon), Luna isn't sure that she wants to begin kindergarten. She is positive no one there will call her "Luna, lunita lunera" ("moony little Luna"), and she fears the possibility of ugly monsters with scary voices. While hiding beneath a table, however, she is rescued by her classmates and discovers the joys of school life-singing nursery rhymes, writing her name in colorful letters and listening to stories. This timeworn theme is made fresh with a lively, bilingual text full of familial love and Gomez's brilliant acrylic illustrations, featuring a little crayoned monster on several pages and Luna's long, thin parents in contrast to Luna's tiny body and oversized head. (Picture book. 4-6)

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