Off We Go to Mexico!: An Adventure in the Sun (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Krebs, Laurie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905236409 ISBN 13: 9781905236404

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2006

Synopsis

In this latest addition to the series, readers explore the richness of Mexican culture, visiting el mercado, and dancing to la música of the mariachis. This book also teaches over 40 simple Spanish words and phrases.

About this title

About the Author

Laurie Krebs combines her love of children's literature with her enthusiasm for traveling to create her wonderful picture books that bring readers all around the world. Laurie has developed a series of books with Barefoot Books, including including this spring's The Beeman (978-1-84686-146-8), as well as We're Sailing Down the Nile (978-1-84686-040-9), We All Went on Safari (HC: 978-1-84148-478-5; PB: 978-1-84148-119-7; Spanish PB: 978-1-90523-608-4), We're Sailing to Galapagos (HC: 978-1-84148-902-5; PB: 978-1-84686-102-4; Spanish PB: 978-1-84686-091-1), and We're Riding on a Caravan (HC: 978-1-84148-343-6; PB: 978-1-84686-108-6). She has four children and five grandsons, and lives in Virginia with her husband, Bill.

Christopher Corr is a London-based painter and illustrator. He travels the world painting people, colorful places and beautiful buildings. Since studying at the Royal College of Art, he has painted in numerous locations for exhibitions, commissions and publications. His other Barefoot projects include Indian Tales (978-1-84686-083-6), Whole World (978-1-84686-043-0), and My Granny Went to Market (HC: 978-1-84148-792-2; PB: 978-1-90523-662-6; Spanish PB: 978-1-84686-090-4).

From Booklist

PreS-K. After charting jaunts along the Silk Road, on safari, and to the Galapagos in previous books, Krebs offers a fourth globetrotting picture book, this one about a family's appreciative--if idealized--visit to Mexico. On each spread, artwork inspired by the festive colors and distinctive iconography of Mexican folk crafts pairs with Krebs' singsong verse about a place or experience ("We climb amazing pyramids from ancient Mexico / And wonder how they're standing now / When built so long ago"). The family's perambulations too often focus on stock resort-pamphlet fantasies (dancing to mariachis, feasting with the locals) rather than specific sites, lending the book a generic quality exacerbated by the absence of informational text amplifying why the chosen scenes are considered representative. But the armchair-travel element may help rouse young students' enthusiasm for units on Mexico or Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and kids and adults alike will enjoy tackling the abundant Spanish vocabulary, present on every spread and in a glossary, and browsing the concluding map and appendixes. Jennifer Mattson
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Edition details

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905236409
• ISBN 13: 9781905236404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Corr Christopher