Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

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Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

A 2016 Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book
A 2016 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor Book

When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina.

Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories. Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfectoidea for how to help them all communicate a little better. An endearing tale from an award-winning duo that speaks loud and clear about learning new things and the love that bonds family members.

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ISBN 13 9780763669003
ISBN 10 0763669008
Title Mango, Abuela, and Me
Author Meg Medina
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published 2015-08-25
Number of pages 32
Prizes Short-listed for Cybils 2015
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.