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Mi papá es un agrícola = My father, the farmworker / story by J. Roman Pérez Varela ; art by Jose Ramirez.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books S519 .P47 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varela, J. Roman Pérez, author.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural laborers--Juvenile literature.
- Agricultural laborers.
- Work ethic--Juvenile literature.
- Work ethic.
- Fathers and sons--Juvenile literature.
- Fathers and sons.
- Parental influences--Juvenile literature.
- Parental influences.
- Salinas (Calif.)--Juvenile literature.
- Salinas (Calif.).
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual.
- California--Salinas.
- Genre:
- picture books.
- Juvenile works
- Picture books
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Other Title:
- My father, the farmworker
- Place of Publication:
- [Los Angeles, California] : Little Libros, LLC, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Parallel text in Spanish and English = Textos paralelos en espãnol e inglés.
- Summary:
- Desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer, los agrícolas trabajan para llenar nuestros estómagos. Contada desde la perspectiva de un hijo orgulloso, esta historia sincera y bellamente ilustrada ilumina el sacrificio y las dificultades que un padre aguanta por su familia.
- From dawn to dusk, through sunshine, rainfall, and everything in between, he works his smooth hands until they crack. He harvests plenty of gifts for everyone to enjoy in hope of a brighter future for his own--he is the backbone of our country. Beautifully illustrated with the gifted colors of Mother Earth and told from the perspective of a proud son, this heartfelt tale will take us on a journey through the hardships and tireless days of a field worker.
- Notes:
- Pura Belpré Award - Youth Illustrator, Honor, 2024
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781948066754
- 1948066750
- OCLC:
- 1375059801
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