El Niño (Spanish Edition)

by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)

Overview

Una apasionante aventura acuatica llena de misterio y realismo magico, de la querida autora de Esperanza renace y Eco, en la lista de libros mas vendidos del New York Times. Perfecta para los fans de Kate DiCamillo, Tae Keller, Jacqueline Woodson y Meg Medina.

Durante un verano con condiciones climaticas de El Nino, Kai Sosa espera demostrar su destreza como nadador en un equipo elite por invitacion. Kai solia ser una promesa de la natacion, pero esta decidido a mantener el legado familiar en una competencia contra los infames Lobos Marinos, a pesar de ser el eslabon mas debil del equipo. Recientemente, sin embargo, lo atormentan suenos desconcertantes en los que ve a Cali, su hermana difunta, nadando en el Oceano Pacifico con delfines. Al despertar, le resulta dificil acallar la sensacion que ha estado tratando de contener con tanto esfuerzo. Esta convencido de que Cali le esta enviando un mensaje sobre su ultima voluntad: encontrar un querido brazalete de oro desaparecido.An enthralling aquatic adventure rippling with mystery and magical realism from the beloved, New York Times bestselling author of Esperanza Rising and Echo. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Tae Keller, Jacqueline Woodson, and Meg Medina.During a summer of El Nino weather conditions, Kai Sosa hopes to prove his swimming prowess on an elite invitational team. Once an up-and-coming athlete, he is determined to live up to his family's swimming legacy in a competition against the infamous Sea Wolves, even if he is the team's weakest link. But recently, he’s been haunted by puzzling dreams where he sees his dead sister, Cali, swimming in the Pacific Ocean with dolphins. When he wakes, it’s hard to hold back the dam of feeling he’s been working so hard to contain. He becomes convinced Cali's sending him a message about her last request—to find a beloved gold cuff that went missing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781546176473
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.63(h) x (d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Pam Munoz Ryan is the recipient the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for her body of work. She was the 2018 US nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She received a Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo. Her other celebrated novels, Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi Leon, Paint the Wind, and Mananaland, have received countless accolades, among them the Pura Belpre Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Americas Award. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and the Sibert Honor book When Marian Sang, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, Mice and Beans illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and Tony Baloney illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.
Joe Cepeda is the Pura Belpre Honor–winning illustrator of more than thirty books for children, some of which he has written. He also created the iconic cover art for Pam Munoz Ryan’s bestselling novel, Esperanza Rising. Cepeda received the Recognition of Merit Award from the George G. Stone Center for Children’s Books and is a former president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. He lives in Southern California with his family. Learn more at joecepeda.com.