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Coquí in the city

"When Miguel and his parents move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland, Miguel misses their home, his grandparents, and his pet frog, Coquí, but he soon realizes that New York City has more in common with back home than he originally thought"--

Main Author:	Perez, Nomar, 1975- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Subjects:	Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction. Separation (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction. Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction. Frogs > Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.

Summary:	"When Miguel and his parents move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland, Miguel misses their home, his grandparents, and his pet frog, Coquí, but he soon realizes that New York City has more in common with back home than he originally thought"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Audience:	Ages 3-7. Grades K-1
ISBN:	9780593109038 0593109031
Author Notes:	Nomar Perez was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, in the city of Ponce, and moved with his parents and five siblings to Ohio when he was ten. Nomar is heavily influenced by all types of media, most especially animation, puppetry, and computer art. He studied computer animation and painting at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and since then has worked as an illustrator on social expression products in the categories of humor, children's, and young adult. Nomar has also illustrated numerous children's board books and school publishing books. Coquí in the City is his author-illustrator debut.

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