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by Kwame Alexander (Author), Daniel Miyares (Illustrator), Isabel C. Mendoza (Translator)
Surf's up, Bro! Not yet, Dude. Books are boring. Not this one!
The Spanish edition of Newbery Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander's nautical ode to the joy of reading. Vamos a surfear, Compa! Todavi a no, Cuate. Los libros son aburridos, Compa. Este no, Cuate! La edición en español de la oda náutica al placer de la lectura por Kwame Alexander, ganador del Premio Newbery y autor número uno en ventas del New York Times. Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend a day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer while he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can't help getting pulled in--literally. Before you can shout "Surf's up!" both frogs are sharing the same adventure--that is, until they get to the beach. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and illustrator Daniel Miyares join forces to give readers a wild ride, celebrating the joys of summer and reading. Translated into Spanish by award-winning translator Isabel C. Mendoza. Compa y Cuate tienen ideas muy diferentes sobre lo que se debe hacer en un di a de playa. Sin embargo, mientras Compa se sumerge en la lectura de su libro (Moby Dick) dando gritos de asombro, Cuate no puede evitar ser atrapado por la historia, literalmente. En menos de lo que te tomari a gritar Vamos a surfear! , las dos ranas esta n disfrutando la misma aventura (bueno, hasta que llegan a la playa). El autor Kwame Alexander, ganador de la Medalla Newbery, y el ilustrador Daniel Miyares unen fuerzas para subir a los lectores a una divertidi sima ola con esta comedia que celebra los placeres del verano y de la lectura. Traducido al español por la galardonada traductora Isabel C. Mendoza.Author Biography
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, Emmy-winning producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 40 books, including This Is The Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets, Why Fathers Cry at Night, An American Story, The Door of No Return, Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound, which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated, the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Kwame is also the Emmy-winning Executive Producer, Showrunner, and Writer of The Crossover TV series, based on his Newbery-Medal winning novel of the same name, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023. The series was produced in partnership with LeBron James' SpringHill Company and Big Sea Entertainment, Kwame's production company that is dedicated to creating innovative, highly original children's and family entertainment. Other current projects in development at Big Sea include America's Next Great Author, the groundbreaking reality television series for writers. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the creator and host of the Why Fathers Cry podcast, premiering September 2023, featuring conversations about love and parenting and loss, with fathers and sons. He regularly shares his passion for literacy, books and the craft of writing around the world at events like the Chautauqua Lecture Series, the Edinburgh Book Festival, Aspen Ideas, and the Global Literacy Symposium in Ghana, where he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana. Most recently he was appointed the Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and Writer-in-Residence at the Chautauqua Institution. His mission is to change the world, one word at a time. Daniel Miyares is a critically acclaimed and award winning picture book author and illustrator. Some of his books include: Float, Night Out, Hope At Sea, and Bring Me A Rock!. He believes that our stories have the power to connect us all. Daniel's story currently takes place in Lenexa, KS with his wife, their two wonderful children, and a dog named Violet that gives them all a run for their money. To find out more visit danielmiyares.com or stop by @danielmiyaresdoodles on Instagram. Isabel C. Mendoza is an award-winning Colombian-American editor and translator specialized in children's books. She has translated over one hundred books from English to Spanish, many of which have received accolades dedicated to children's books published in Spanish in the US, including the North American Academy of the Spanish Language and UTSA's Campoy-Ada Award, the Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year in Spanish, the Tejas Star Reading List, and the Chicago Public Library Best Books for Kids in Spanish. - Isabel C. Mendoza es una galardonada editora y traductora colomboamericana especializada en literatura infantil. Ha traducido más de cien libros del inglés al español, varios de los cuales han recibido importantes reconocimientos dedicados a libros infantiles en español en los Estados Unidos, como el Premio Campoy-Ada de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (ANLE) y la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio (UTSA), los Mejores Libros del Año del Bank Street College of Education, la Lista de Lectura Tejas Star y los Mejores Libros para Niños de la Biblioteca Pública de Chicago.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 11 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2025
