Kaia y las abejas
Kaia y las abejas
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Overview
The author of Those Shoes and an award-winning illustrator team up for the story of a girl who tries to overcome her fear of bees to see how amazing they are.
Kaia es de los valientes.
Valiente como el más picante de los chiles picantes. Pero solo hay una cosa que la asusta: ¡las abejas! Y en este momento miles de abejas viven en su azotea porque el papá de Kaia es un apicultor.
Su papá dice que el mundo necesita abejas y por eso ellos son apicultores. Pero solo él va a la azotea donde están las abejas. Kaia no. ¿Podrá ella encontrar la forma de ser la niña valiente que siempre dice que es?
De la autora Maribeth Boelts y la ilustradora Angela Dominguez nos llega esta historia sincera y cercana sobre la valentía, la compasión y la importancia de las abejas para nuestro mundo.
Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia’s dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and that’s why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia — unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Against a sunny city setting, author Maribeth Boelts and illustrator Angela Dominguez depict Kaia’s small courageous steps — and her tiny insect neighbors — with great empathy and charm. Buzzing with storytime potential, Kaia and the Bees is an honest and relatable tale about bravery and compassion, as well as the importance of bees to our world.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536218336 |
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| Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
| Publication date: | 06/23/2020 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 63 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 4 - 8 Years |
| Language: | Spanish |
About the Author
Maribeth Boelts is the author of many books for young readers, including Happy Like Soccer, illustrated by Lauren Castillo, and Those Shoes and A Bike Like Sergio’s, both illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. Maribeth Boelts lives in Iowa.
Angela Dominguez has created many books for young readers, including Maria Had a Little Llama, a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor Book. She also illustrated Mango, Abuela, and Me, written by Meg Medina. Angela Dominguez lives on the East Coast.
I was in second grade, reading a Beverly Cleary book, when I realized that I wanted to be an author when I grew up. There was something I loved about her friendly, interesting, and believable stories. If only I could write like that! But it wasn’t just writing that held my attention as I went through high school and on to college—it was children. The way they looked at the world. The things that delighted them. The stuff they worried about in the dark of the night. When my husband and I were raising our kids — Adam, Hanna, and Will — there was even more to learn, enjoy, and experience. This fascination with kids, coupled with a passion for writing, lead me to the place right here.
Those Shoes was written from a series of snapshots, with the first going back to sixth grade. Every kid in my class (or so it seemed) was getting a pair of royal blue-and-white “Starsky Shoes,” from the TV show Starsky&Hutch. Oh, man . . . how I longed for those shoes! The second snapshot happened years later when I was student teaching, and one of the students wore a pair of shoes with a ripped out sole. The boy was sent to the office and came back with a pair of less-than-desirable shoes. The look on his face was one I wouldn’t forget. Then, the third snapshot: I was volunteering in an under-resourced school. One of the students came to the school clothes closet because his feet were squeezed into shoes two sizes too small. We found him a great pair of sneakers, in just the right size, and that kid skipped out of the clothes closet happy about his new shoes. All these snapshots were taken out of my memory, and a story, along with Noah Jones’s amazing illustrations, tied them together!
Happy Like Soccer was written after coaching soccer for five years at this same school. I learned so much through this wonderful, chaotic, stretching experience! One of the biggest impressions was how important the support of family is to a kid. The family makeup isn’t the key, it’s the loving, protective support that builds a resilient kid. This story is a big thank-you to all the kids, their families, the teachers, and the other coaches. The dazzling illustrator Lauren Castillo brings it to life. It’s my hope that it says something not only about family, but community, too.
And the new picture book baby—A Bike Like Sergio’s. How I loved exploring this character and the sticky wicket he finds when some riches come his way. What fun to work with illustrator Noah Jones again, too!
Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City, grew up in the great state of Texas, lived in San Francisco, and now lives on the east coast. As a child, she loved reading books and making a mess creating pictures. She's delighted to still be doing both.
She is the author and illustrator of many books, including Maria Had a Little Llama, which was named an American Library Association Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor Book. In 2016 she received her second Pura Belpré Honor for her illustrations in Mango, Abuela, and Me, written by the amazing Meg Medina. Her debut middle-grade novel, Stella Díaz Has Something to Say, comes out January 2018. When Angela is not in her studio, she teaches illustration to big kids, otherwise known as adults, at the Academy of Art University.
In her downtime, Angela loves to eat albondigas, or meatballs. Her mom’s meatballs are especially the best. She also loves to lay in hammocks and daydream about her latest adventures.