Niño wrestles the world
Record details
- ISBN: 1596436042 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781596436046 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrattions ; 24 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Pura Belpre Award, 2014. |
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Subject: | Imagination Fiction Siblings Fiction Monsters Fiction Wrestling Fiction |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E MORAL Y (Text) | 33126018729909 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E MORAL Y (Text) | 33126018729917 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 June
K-Gr 2âPlaying alone in his room, Niño dons his Lucha Libre mask and lets his imagination take flight. (According to an endnote, Lucha Libre is a dramatic form of professional wrestling followed by fans in Mexico.) The young hero is then ready to take on an eclectic cast of monstrous opponents. Spurred on by chanting crowds, the boy handily defeats the Guanajuato Mummy (La Momia de Guanajuato), Olmec Head (Cabeza Olmeca), and the Weeping Woman (La Llorona), using a variety of clever strategies. Next up is El Extraterrestre and then El Chamuco. Niño remains undefeated until the dreadful hour arrives. Nap time is over and his baby sisters are ready to wrestle. Las Hermanitas will stop at nothing, and Niño soon realizes that it is better to join forces with them. Together, the siblings form a tag team, challenging all contenders. The fast-paced narrative is sprinkled with Spanish vocabulary and accompanied by energetic and vivid illustrations adorned with stars and rays of light that bring to mind stylishly designed event posters. In comic-book fashion, the bold portrayal of each match includes dialogue bubbles and sound effects printed in decorative fonts ("whunk," "bloop," "krunch"). The endpapers feature amusing profiles of the competitors. Captivated youngsters will cheer for Niño as he takes on each opponent in this action-packed story.âLinda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MA
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