Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta, Luis Garay Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to El Salvador for Christmas. It will be their first visit back since they left as refugees and made their way to California on foot. But this time they're flying! Excitement mounts as Alfredito and his family soar over the Earth and finally arrive at their beloved home to reunite with family and friends. This extraordinary book celebrates an experience familiar to the many who have left their original country to find a new life. Jorge Argueta's tender, clever prose is perfectly complemented by Luis Garay's rich, authentic illustrations. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to their old home in El Salvador for Christmas, their first time back since they left as refugees. But they will make this trip on a plane - the first time any of them has ever flown. The excitement mounts as they drive to the airport, get on the plane and fly up into the air, each step bringing an increasing level of amazement. But the greatest moment of all is when they finally arrive and their beloved relatives meet them. Their old house looks and feels as it always did. The smells, the food, the new puppies, the familiar plants and flowers fill Alfreditos heart with a sense of belonging and joy. Author Biography JORGE ARGUETA, a Pipil Nahua Indian from El Salvador and Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, is a prize-winning author of more than twenty childrens books. His book Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and was named to USBBYs Outstanding International Books List, ALA Notable Childrens Books and the Cooperative Childrens Book Center Choices. Jorge is the founder of the International Childrens Poetry Festival Manyula and the Library of Dreams, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy in El Salvador. Jorge divides his time between San Francisco, California, and El Salvador.LUIS GARAY is a celebrated Nicaraguan illustrator. He now lives in Mexico. Review ...formal, realistic acrylic paintings. * School Library Journal *Speaking in Alfreditos young voice, Argueta tells a warm, understated story about moving between cultures. Through the details of packing and preparations, Argueta skillfully reveals the familys complex feelings of separation and excitement, and Garays acrylic paintings extend the storys action and emotion with realistic portraits of the families and homes. An important story about the immigrant experience to share with children of all backgrounds. * Booklist * Review Text ...formal, realistic acrylic paintings. Review Quote ...formal, realistic acrylic paintings. Details ISBN0888995857 Author Luis Garay Short Title ALFREDITO FLIES HOME Pages 40 Series Groundwood Books Language English Illustrator Luis Garay ISBN-10 0888995857 ISBN-13 9780888995858 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY E Audience Age 4-9 Residence San Francisco, CA, US Translator Elisa Amado DOI 10.1604/9780888995858 Imprint Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Place of Publication Ontario Country of Publication Canada UK Release Date 2007-11-15 Publisher Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-11-15 Illustrations Color illustrations throughout Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2008-01-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137736716;

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