{"product_id":"a-song-of-frutas-hardcover","title":"A Song of Frutas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargarita Engle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSara Palacios\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pura Belpr  Award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively, rhythmic picture book about a little girl visiting her grandfather who is a \u003ci\u003epregonero\u003c\/i\u003e--a singing street vendor in Cuba--and helping him sell his \u003ci\u003efrutas\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen we visit mi \u003c\/i\u003eabuelo\u003ci\u003e, I help him sell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e frutas\u003ci\u003e, singing the names of each fruit\u003cbr\u003e as we walk, our footsteps like drumbeats, \u003cbr\u003e our hands like maracas, shaking...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe little girl loves visiting her grandfather in Cuba and singing his special songs to sell all kinds of fruit: \u003ci\u003emango\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003elim n\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003enaranja\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003epi a\u003c\/i\u003e, and more  Even when they're apart, grandfather and granddaughter can share rhymes between their countries like \u003ci\u003eun abrazo\u003c\/i\u003e--a hug--made of words carried on letters that soar across the distance like songbirds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels \u003ci\u003eRima's Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Heart, My Sky\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWith a Star in My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Lightning Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her verse memoirs include \u003ci\u003eSoaring Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Air\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eDrum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSara Palacios is the recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor for \u003ci\u003eMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of several other picture books, including \u003ci\u003eA Song of Frutas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Flying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Martina Has Too Many Tías.\u003c\/i\u003e Sara graduated with a degree in graphic design and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. A native of Mexico, Sara now lives in San Francisco. Visit her at SaraPalaciosIllustrations.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 11.26 x 8.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Song of Frutas\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768318296352,"sku":"9781534444898","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2925faa17cc1dca1dfbf709f70e96117.webp?v=1780326917","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-song-of-frutas-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}