Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780688162337)

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!

Author: Marisa Montes
ISBN-10: 0688162339
ISBN-13: 9780688162337
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2000
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 11.24h x 9.52w x 0.35d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44753 / Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folktale

Award: Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 150
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2000 pg. 1488
Booklist 02/01/2001 pg. 1057
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 101 - Recommended, Satisfactory
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1234
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 101 - Recommended, Satisfactory