Name: Buscando a Bongo (in Spanish)
SKU: 55196447
Price: 311.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9780823453993

Type

Physical Book

Author

Eric Velasquez

Publisher

Holiday House

Language

Spanish

Pages

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780823453993

Buscando a Bongo (in Spanish)

Eric Velasquez (Author) · Holiday House · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Buscando a Bongo (in Spanish)"

Where could Bongo be? Help a young boy find his beloved toy--and figure out how it got lost to begin with. Eric Velasquez's cozy and playful story is now available in Spanish. The boy knows Bongo was right there with him this morning. But now, Bongo is missing. He asks his whole family if they've seen the stuffed toy. "Yo no sé," says his abuela. "I don't know." Mamá and papá haven't seen him either. And Gato just meows and runs away. When he finds Bongo, the boy is thrilled--but he still doesn't understand how his toy ended up there. So that night, he sets a trap to catch the Bongo thief. . . . Eric Velasquez's detailed, expressive illustrations follow the boy's investigation throughout his home, giving readers a glimpse of a warm, multi-generational familia Afro-Latina.

Eric Velasquez

(Author)

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Eric Velásquez is an American author and illustrator of Afro-Puerto Rican descent, born in New York and raised in Spanish Harlem. He graduated from the High School of Art and Design and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in 1983. Before focusing on illustrated books, he worked on cover design and interior illustrations for various publications

His first illustrated book was "The Piano Man" (1998), which earned him the John Steptoe New Talent Award in 1999. In 2011, he received the Pura Belpré Award for "Grandma's Gift". Another notable work is "Looking for Bongo" (2016), a children's story that follows a boy in search of his lost toy. Velásquez has been recognized for his ability to capture the essence of the Afro-Latino experience in the United States through his detailed and expressive illustrations.

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