Lejos / Far
(Board book, Bilingual edition)
Publishing Details
Lejos / Far
By (Author) Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrated by Blanca Gmez
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st September 2019
Bilingual edition
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Early years / early learning concepts
Physical Properties
Board book
14
Width 176mm, Height 176mm, Spine 8mm
204g
Description
Some things are close cerca. Others are far lejos. With sweet simplicity, this charming dual-language board book and its companion volume, Cerca/Close, engage young children.
El rbol de limones est lejos de mi casa. The lemon tree is far from my house.
The little boys house is far from the city, and the city is far from the ocean. What about the mountains in the distance, or the clouds in the sky, or the sun that shines over the boy as he walks
Reviews
This bilingual board book builds language skills while introducing readers to concepts of spatial awareness...Slow page turns encourage pondering everything, near and far, under the sun.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
This bilingual board book is written in short verse, both in English and simple, eloquent Spanish, ideal for anyone stepping into the language...A serene, effective concept book for little learners.
Booklist
A bilingual Spanish/English spatial-awareness concept book...Quiet, simple, and sweet.
Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, artist, and activist. He was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He is the creator of Jabberwalking and the author of Imagine, illustrated by Lauren Castillo. He lives in Fresno, California.
Blanca Gmez started drawing illustrations for her mom when she was a child. Now she illustrates for people from near and far, all over the world. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
