Marisa Montes

Gebundenes Buch

Juan Bobo Goes to Work

A Puerto Rican Folk Tale

Illustrator: Cepeda, Joe

Beschreibung

What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in his wake? Laugh--that's what! Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo, Puerto Rico's most celebrated fold character. In this rollicking Juan Bobo tale, our hero sets out to find work at the farm and the grocery. Although the tasks are simple and the directions couldn't be clearer, he always find a way to bungle things up as only a character whose name means "Simple John" could!

Autor

Marisa Montes practiced family law and worked in legal publishing before she began writing full-time. Marissa has written several picture books, novels, and chapter books for children. She was born in Puerto Rico and now lives in Walnut Creek, California. Nacida en San Juan, Puerto Rico, Marisa Montes vivió una fase de trotamundos al desplazarse con su familia a bases militares en Missouri, en Francia, y finalmente, en California. Antes de dedicarse en pleno a escribir libros para niños, Marisa practicó la abogacía y trabajó escribiendo y editando publicaciones de derecho. En la actualidad, vive en el norte de California con su esposo, David Plotkin. Ha escrito varios libros infantiles y también novelas para adolescentes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 285mm x 242mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780688162337
• ISBN-10: 0688162339
• Artikelnr.: 21129105