9781558858848-1558858849-My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders / Mis zapatos y yo: Cruzando tres fronteras (English and Spanish Edition)

My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders / Mis zapatos y yo: Cruzando tres fronteras (English and Spanish Edition)

ISBN-13: 9781558858848
ISBN-10: 1558858849
Edition: Bilingual, Reprint
Author: René Colato Laínez
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Format: Hardcover 32 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781558858848
ISBN-10: 1558858849
Edition: Bilingual, Reprint
Author: René Colato Laínez
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Format: Hardcover 32 pages

Summary

My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders / Mis zapatos y yo: Cruzando tres fronteras (English and Spanish Edition) (ISBN-13: 9781558858848 and ISBN-10: 1558858849), written by authors René Colato Laínez, was published by Arte Público Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders / Mis zapatos y yo: Cruzando tres fronteras (English and Spanish Edition) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.41.

Description

Young René’s mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. “They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross the finish line at the same time.”

René—with his new shoes—and his father set off on the long journey to meet his mother in the United States. He says goodbye to his friends in El Salvador, and “Uno, dos, tres, my shoes and I are ready to go.” The trip is difficult. They take buses and walk across El Salvador, into Guatemala and then into Mexico. His brand-new shoes lose their shine, turning dirty and gray. They become elephants, pushing against the wind; race cars, fleeing hungry dogs; swim shoes, escaping floods; and submarines, navigating through sticky mud. When holes appear on the soles of his shoes, his father won’t let him give up. “René, my strong boy, we want to be with Mamá.”

Sharing his own experiences, René Colato Laínez’s moving bilingual picture book brings to life the experiences of many young children who make the arduous journey from Central America to the United States in search of a better life.

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