Bibliograph

The boy who touched the stars, El niño que alcanzó las estrellas, by/por José M. Hernández ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Steven James Petruccio ; Spanish translation by/traducción al español de Gabriela Baeza Ventura

Type

Label

The boy who touched the stars, El niño que alcanzó las estrellas, by/por José M. Hernández ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Steven James Petruccio ; Spanish translation by/traducción al español de Gabriela Baeza Ventura

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5-8

resource.interestGradeLevel

K to Grade 3

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The boy who touched the stars

Oclc number

1056201890

Responsibility statement

by/por José M. Hernández ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Steven James Petruccio ; Spanish translation by/traducción al español de Gabriela Baeza Ventura

Sub title

El niño que alcanzó las estrellas

Summary

"Juan Marcos is eager to continue his studies in the United States and rents a room from family friends living in El Barrio, or Spanish Harlem. Soon, he has a job wrapping packages at a department store that pays as much as he made teaching high school at home. As he interacts with the Puerto Rican community in New York, he witnesses the problems his compatriots encounter, including discrimination, inadequate housing, jobs and wages. Despite these problems, friendships and romances bloom and rivalries surface, leading to betrayal and even attempted murder!" -- Publisher annotationIn this bilingual picture book, astronaut José M. Hernández recounts his childhood as the son of Mexican migrant workers and his life-long dream to travel to the stars

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Niño que alcanzó las estrellas

Contributor

Creator