Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Lupita's First Dance/El Primer Baile de Lupita
Contributor(s): Ruiz-Flores, Lupe (Author), Utomo, Gabhor (Illustrator), Baeza Ventura, Gabriela (Translator)

View larger image

ISBN: 1558857729     ISBN-13: 9781558857728
Publisher: Pinata Books
Retail: $18.95OUR PRICE: $13.83  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $12.70   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $12.13   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: November 2013
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2013007943
Age Level: 4-7
Grade Level: PreK-2
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.6" W x 11.1" L (0.80 lbs) 1 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Topical - Self-Esteem
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
Features: Bilingual, Ikids, Illustrated
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 43 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 163968
Reading Level: 3.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle.

She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly watches the other dancers from backstage behind the blue velvet curtain. But suddenly, she finds herself on stage, in the spot where she and Ernesto should have been. She begins to dance the routine she knows so well, holding her arms out to an imaginary partner, and almost flees when the audience laughs at her.

But the sight of her mother encourages her to be brave. She continues the dance, becoming the star of the show at least in the eyes of her proud teacher and parents.

 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!