Publisher: Lee & Low Publishers

Copyright Date: 2004

Edition Date: 2004 Release Date: 04/01/13

Illustrator: Cuevas, Ernesto,

Pages: 30 pages

ISBN: 0-89239-303-3

ISBN 13: 978-0-89239-303-9

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2004041304

Dimensions: 25 cm

Subject Heading:
Hispanic Americans. Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic Americans. Fiction.
Spina bifida. Fiction.
People with disabilities. Fiction.
Soccer. Fiction.
Birds as pets. Fiction.
Spanish language materials. Bilingual.
Hispanoamericanos. Novela. slem.
Espina bifida. Novela. slem.
Personas con discapacidad. slem.
Futbol. Novela. slem.
Pajaros como mascotas. Novela. slem.
Materiales lectura en idioma espanol. Bilingue. slem.
California. Fiction.
California. Novela. slem.

Language: Spanish

Bilingual: Yes

Reading Level: 3.0

Interest Level: 1-4

Guided Reading Level: O

Fountas & Pinnell: O

Bilingual English/Spanish. Award-winning children's book author and poet Juan Felipe Herrera offers a story of self-empowerment and friendship. Kids race across the grass, swooping like kites over an emerald sea. No one notices how fast I can spin my wheels. Will I ever catch up? Will they ever see me? At his new school or on the soccer field, all everyone wants to know is why Tomasito is in a wheelchair. His Papi gives Tomasisto a new pet to make him smile, but this bird is a little bit different from the rest. Before long, this boy-bird team discovers that there's more than one way to fly-on or off the soccer field-and that those cheers Tomasito hears from the sidelines just might be for him. Goooooooooooal! Award-winning children's book author and poet Juan Felipe Herrera scores yet again with this sparkling story of self-empowerment and friendship. The brilliant acrylic paintings by Ernesto Cuevas, Jr., soar off the page with joy.