Description:
Get ready for school with the sixth dual lingual picture book in the Eisner Award Nominated World of ¡Vamos! series by New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third.
Enjoy a special day at school with Little Lobo, Kooky Dooky, and Coco Rocho! Along the way, you will meet everyone who makes school fun, from the bus driver and custodians to the teachers and librarian and beyond, as well as experience exciting lessons, story time, recess, naptime, and more. Packed with easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and cultural details, this vibrant school story inspires young readers to follow their dreams!
This picture book is:
- A Top Pick for Back to School and Kindergarten Readiness: This story is a fun-filled and accessible introduction to what happens at school and all the people who work there.
- From the Bestselling Eisner-Nominated Series: The World of ¡Vamos! series, including ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read, and more, is a favorite among early readers.
- A Dual Lingual Read: Spanish words and phrases are integrated into the English story text.
- Great for Recognizing Community Helpers: The career day sub-plot makes this an ideal read aloud for career days and community helper lessons.
- A Celebration of the Chicano Community: Raúl the Third's World of ¡Vamos! series is informed by his own upbringing in a border town, celebrating the Mexican American community as lively, fun, flourishing, vibrant, and positive.
Brief description:
Raúl the Third is the New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator of ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat, ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of ¡Vamos! He illustrated Schneider Family Book Award honoree Stuntboy, in the Meantime, by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, by Cathy Camper. Raúl was born in Texas and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, México. He now lives in Medford, Massachusetts, with his New York Times bestselling collaborator, Elaine Bay, and their son, Raúl the Fourth.