Madani's best game
"A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--
| Main Author: | Pintadera, Fran, 1982- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Catalina, Raquel, 1973- (Illustrator), Schimel, Lawrence (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers,
[2022]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"-- |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published in Spain as La major jugada de Madani. |
| Physical Description: |
35 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 5-9. |
| ISBN: |
9780802855978 0802855970 |
| Author Notes: |
Fran Pintadera is a storyteller, theater director, and the author of over a dozen children's books. Why Do We Cry? (Kids Can) received a Parents' Choice Gold Award and was selected as a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. Madani's Best Game is based on Fran's time as a social educator in new immigrant housing, where he often played pick-up soccer with a boy named Madani and his friends. Fran lives in Spain. Follow him on Instagram @franpintadera. Raquel Catalina is a Spanish artist and illustrator whose books include Benji's Blanket (Green Bean). She studied fine arts in Madrid, then earned a postgraduate degree in illustration in Valencia. In 2021, the original version of Madani's Best Game was selected as a NYPL Best Spanish-Language Book for Kids. Follow Raquel on Instagram at @raquelcatalinaillustration. Lawrence Schimel is an author, anthologist, and translator of many books in both Spanish and English, including Early One Morning (Orca), Niños , and One Million Oysters on Top of the Mountain (both Eerdmans). His works have received many awards, including the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, a PEN Translates Award, and the GLIL Translated YA Book Prize Honor. Lawrence lives in Madrid, Spain. Follow him on Twitter @lawrenceschimel. |