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Abuela

Abuela

By Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven, translated by Sandra Marulanda Dorros

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.5

Lexile Measure®: 510L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: K

Genre

  • Fantasy

Theme/Subject

  • Cleverness
  • Creativity and Imagination
  • City Life
  • Hispanic and Latin American
  • Grandparents and Grandchildren

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About This Book

Flying around Manhattan Island, somersaulting in midair, resting in the sky on a chair-shaped cloud... Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, are having an extraordinary adventure. How do they manage this exhilarating travel that started in the park? On Rosalba's marvelous imagination.

The story is narrated in English and sprinkled with Spanish phrases.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Arthur Dorros's biography
Arthur Dorros
Arthur Dorros has produced a wide variety of work for children, including picture-book science, nonsensical stories, and board books.
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Elisa Kleven
Tony Johnston is the author of numerous children's books, most recently "The Ancestors Are Singing."...
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