{"product_id":"lupitas-first-danceel-primer-baile-lupe-ruiz-flores-9781558857728","title":"Lupita's First Dance\/El Primer Baile de Lupita","description":"Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle.\u003cp\u003e She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly watches the other dancers from backstage behind the blue velvet curtain. But suddenly, she finds herself on stage, in the spot where she and Ernesto should have been. She begins to dance the routine she knows so well, holding her arms out to an imaginary partner, and almost flees when the audience laughs at her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the sight of her mother encourages her to be brave. She continues the dance, becoming the star of the show at least in the eyes of her proud teacher and parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lupe Ruiz-Flores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558857729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558857728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pinata Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e163968 \/ Lupita's First Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 43 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lupe Ruiz-Flores","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989308309759,"sku":"9781558857728","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bde1cc7c-b7ac-4d0b-8c5d-f71110cd2b88.jpg?v=1683298768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lupitas-first-danceel-primer-baile-lupe-ruiz-flores-9781558857728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}