Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento

Garza, Xavier

ISBN 10: 093831792X / ISBN 13: 9780938317920

Verlag: Cinco Puntos Press, 2005

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00105665109

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An action-packed bilingual picture book about traditional Mexican wrestling―lucha libre.

Un divertido cuento bilingüe sobre la gran tradición Mexicana, la lucha libre.

Carlitos’ trip to visit his uncle in Mexico City gets even more exciting when he gets to go to his first lucha libre match with his dad. For some mysterious reason, Carlitos’ uncle doesn’t join them at the match. But the event is fun from the beginning, and Carlitos even gets to pick a luchador mask before they sit right on the ringside. Up close to all the drama of the wrestling, Carlitos sees the Man in the Silver Mask, one of the most famous wrestling heroes. Even though he’s never seen him before, the luchador’s eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil―los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. The audience is full of energy and they boo and hiss the villains! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and gains a lifelong fan.

With dynamic, colorful artwork and a fun story, this is a perfect book for reluctant readers. Side-by-side English and Spanish text also makes it a great fit for elementary school ELL students, or Spanish learners.

Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, storyteller and whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, including Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel, Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid, and Just One Itsy Bity Little Bite (Arte Público Press). His work has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2019 Garza was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. He lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children’s Book Award. In 2019 Xavier Garza will be inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask: A ...
Verlag: Cinco Puntos Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good