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by Karl Beckstrand (Author)
(Humor, parts of speech) Where are the crumbs coming from? Why are there crumbs on the stairs? Who is dropping crumbs everywhere?!
Third printing. A Hispanic boy takes readers on a counting search for the crumb culprit. This funny bedtime story comes with question words (interrogatives), and vivid images to aid language comprehension at any age. Kids love the food, laughs, and online secrets (for children 2 - 6 years, PreK - 1st grade, Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE). Count the bear! Mini-mysteries for Minors series, #2 (stand-alone-previous title not needed). Other children's mysteries: Sounds in the House - Sonidos en la casa, It Came from Under the High Chair, She Doesn't Want the Worms - Ella no quiere los gusanos, Why Juan Can't Sleep. The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 24 pages. Get this mystery book in Spanish or bilingual versions, hard/soft/ebook; 95 words in verse for reluctant readers (double for bilingual) written & illustrated by best-selling, author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story; see all of Beckstrand's 60+ multicultural books); 8"x10" full-color kids' picture book with Latino child, teddy bear, and the gift of sharing. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) 2011) PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. JUV020000, JNF020010, JUV011030, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV054000, ISBN: 978-0977606535, eISBN: 9781301432615 (Spanish: 978-0615443058)Author Biography
Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com
