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Author:

Klepeis, Alicia, 1971- author.

Title:

Francisco's kites / by Alicia Z. Klepeis ; illustrations by Gary Undercuffler ; Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza Ventura = Las cometas de Francisco / por Alicia Z. Klepeis ; ilustraciones de Gary Undercuffler ; traducción al español de Gabriela Baeza Ventura.

Publisher:

Pinata Books/Arte Público Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Subject:

Kites--Fiction.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Fiction.
Handicraft--Fiction.
Salvadoran Americans--Fiction.
Homesickness--Fiction.
Kites--Fiction.
Recycling (Waste)--Fiction.
Handicraft--Fiction.
Salvadoran Americans--Fiction.
Homesickness--Fiction.
Spanish language materials--Bilingual.

Other Authors:

Undercuffler, Gary, illustrator.
Ventura, Gabriela Baeza, translator.

Summary:

Francisco misses his village in El Salvador, and especially flying a kite with his friends, but Mamá can't afford to buy a kite, so he gathers discarded materials around his apartment building and makes his own, which catches the eye of a store owner and leads to a wonderful project.

ISBN:

1558858040 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781558858046 (hbk. : alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)891494686

LCCN:

2014037599

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)