Cuando sea grande: When I Grow Up (Spanish Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0735814341 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-27 |
| Language | : | Spanish |
DESCRIPTION:
lovely this book is about a little turtle who tells his father about all the things he thinks of being when he grows up ("cuando sea grande") - a firefighter, a pirate, a skydiver, etc. The interactions, and the drawings, are gentle, kind, and supportive, a great going-to-bed book that also encourages
. He wants to be a fireman, a pirate, a deep-sea diver, AND a skydiver. MOB Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. After frolicking with his friends all day, Sebasti n, a young turtle, shares with his father his adventurous plans for when he grows up. Unperturbed, Dad listens lovingly to all of these wild ideas and is completely supportive of each and every one. From Publishers Weekly PreSchool-Grade 2-A heartwarming bedtime story first published in English in 1999. When Sebasti n asks in turn what he wanted to be when he was a boy, the father replies, "I've always wanted to be a father and have a son just like you." The beautiful and vivid drawings of the two characters in close-ups of garden settings help establish the tone for this lovely book. Recommended for all libraries and bookstores serving Hispanic popula
Snuggling down next to his father, Sebastian asks, ""Do you know what I want to be when I grow up?"" When sleep finally comes, father and son have forged a wonderful bond.
A schoolteacher, he has written one other book featuring the little turtle Sebastian, When I Grow Up . She has illustrated many picture books for children, including When I Grow Up by Peter Horn and Luke the Lionhearted by Antonie Schneider, which were also published by North-South.Peter Horn studied English language and literature in Vienna, Austria. Cristina Kadmon was born in Milan, Ita