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Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale

AUTHOR Montes, Marisa; Cepeda, Joe
PUBLISHER HarperCollins Espanol (09/19/2000)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

Description
What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in his wake?

Laugh--that's what! Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo, Puerto Rico's most celebrated fold character.

In this rollicking Juan Bobo tale, our hero sets out to find work at the farm and the grocery. Although the tasks are simple and the directions couldn't be clearer, he always find a way to bungle things up as only a character whose name means "Simple John" could!

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780688162337
ISBN-10: 0688162339
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Picture Book)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 32
Carton Quantity: 38
Product Dimensions: 9.52 x 0.35 x 11.24 inches
Weight: 0.94 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: HK
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Cultural
Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
Grade Level: Preschool - 3rd Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 398.209
Library of Congress Control Number: 99028799
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What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in his wake?

Laugh--that's what! Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo, Puerto Rico's most celebrated fold character.

In this rollicking Juan Bobo tale, our hero sets out to find work at the farm and the grocery. Although the tasks are simple and the directions couldn't be clearer, he always find a way to bungle things up as only a character whose name means "Simple John" could!

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Author: Montes, Marisa
MARISA MONTES is the author of Something Wicked's in Those Woods. She lives in Walnut Creek, California.
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Illustrator: Cepeda, Joe
Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many vibrant and popular picture books, including The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison and Cub's Big World by Sarah L. Thomson. He lives in Southern California. www.joecepeda.com
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