Description
(Humor, parts of speech) Debuted at #1 in its category. “Brilliantteaching at the same time. Fantastic book.” – Amanda Williams. A mysterious visitor brings intrigue, excitement, and laughs to a biracial family. A bilingual picture book of monsters, heroes, prepositions, and interjections-with Spanish-English text and pronunciation guide, finding activity, online SECRETS, and vivid illustrations by Jeremy Higginbotham (for girls or boys ages 4+ ESL/ELL, preschool – 8th grade). Elena is a sensible child. Unlike her wacked-out brother Benjamin, she sticks to reason and facts-but not for long. Elena’s practical world is about to be turned on its ear thanks, in part, to her baby brother Ivanand an unusual guest. Kids love to find “it” and count its shapes. In Publisher’s Weekly. Get this gross monster book in Spanish language-only, English-only, hard/soft/ebook versions. 36 pages, 8.5″x8.5″ children’s book with Filipino and Pacific Islander/mixed race characters, 800 words (double for bilingual book) in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Great Cape o’ Colors – Capa de colores-click Karl Beckstrand above to see all 60 multicultural books). Read the entire Mini-mysteries for Minors series (#5 stand-alone-previous title not needed; others in the series: Sounds in the House, Crumbs on the Stairs, She Doesn’t Want the Worms, Why Juan Can’t Sleep); worldwide rights July 2019 Premio Publishing & Gozo Books; PremioBooks and libraries. LCCN: 2019901686; JUV028000, JNF020030, JUV009080, JUV030080, JUV009030, JUV052000, JUV071000, JUV019000, HUM001000, HUM000000; Soft ISBN: 978-0692220993, Hard ISBN: 978-1732069664, eISBN: 978-0463454855. Libro misterioso para nios de 4 aos y arriba Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural/multilingual 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
