the sun
excelente —
great
gracias —
thank you
lo siento —
I’m sorry
mamá —
mom
mañana —
tomorrow
me gusta —
I like it
muy bonito —
very pretty
no más —
no more
oh dios mío —
oh my goodness
papá —
dad
perfecto —
perfect
por favor —
please
por qué —
why
qué bien —
how nice
sí —
yes
silencio —
silence
aunt
tío —
uncle
tres —
three
vámonos —
let’s go
yo sé —
I know
About the Author
Jacqueline Jules is the award-winning author of thirty children’s books, including No English (2012 Forward National Literature Award), Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off (2010 CYBILS Literary Award, Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Honor Award, and ALSC Great Early Elementary Reads), and Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash (named on 2013 List of Best Children’s Books of the Year by Bank Street College Committee).
When not reading, writing, or teaching, Jacqueline enjoys time with her family in Northern Virginia.
About the Illustrator
Kim Smith has worked in magazines, advertising, animation, and children’s gaming. She studied illustration at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta.
Kim is the illustrator of the upcoming middle-grade mystery series The Ghost and Max Monroe, the picture book Over the River and Through the Woods, and the cover of the forthcoming middle-grade novel How to Make a Million. She resides in Calgary, Alberta.
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Sofia Martinez is published by Picture Window Books,
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North Mankato, MN 56003
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available on the Library of Congress website
ISBN 978-1-5158-0746-9 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-5158-0747-6 (ebook)
Summary: Sofia Martinez loves her familia! Her cousins, aunts, uncles, and abuela are a huge part of her life. Whether they are at a sunny beach or stuck in a dark house without electricity, the Martinez family knows how to make the best of every situation.
Designer: Kay Fraser