Product Description
"Fantastically fun! Kids will drink in every imaginative detail in El Toro’s wild world!" —Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
From New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, Team Up reveals how El Toro and his fellow wrestlers become master luchadores in an action-packed, graphic-novel-style El Toro & Friends paper-over-board reader from the Eisner-nominated World of ¡Vamos!
El Toro and friends make a great team! But that wasn't always the case.
A long time ago, they went to Ricky Ratón's School of Lucha, learning everything from strength training to patience. When it comes time for one final test, El Toro and friends have to decide whether working alone is the best way to go or if teaming up might make things easier... and more fun!
Pairing Spanish phrases with plenty of humor, this early reader graphic novel is essential for those who want an action-packed story and lots of laughs.
From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-Take a walk down memory lane as Toro and Friends reminisce about how they met and became such a great team. As children, they would chase and bicker with one another, until they joined Ricky Ratón's School of Lucha. There, the great luchador Ricky Ratón taught them various exercises to build up their strength as well as how to focus and work hard toward their goals. Each member of the team had a special skill, from Lizarda's long sticky tongue to Toro's super charge and Croak's ability to bounce his body. When Ricky Ratón gives them their final assignment-to defeat him in a lucha-the friends immediately jump in, but everyone is so busy working on their own that they fail to defeat their teacher. It is only when they work as a team that they finally win. Readers will dive right into the vibrant comic book-style world of Toro and friends, taking in even the smallest details. Clear outlines, lively pastel colors and easy-to-read text-which identifies Spanish sentences in purple font-provide an atmosphere full of action. VERDICT A dynamic story for fans of "Toro and Friends," the Vamos world, and lucha libre, this is an excellent addition to early reader collections for children.-Selenia Pazα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review
"Fantastically fun! Kids will drink in every imaginative detail in El Toro’s wild world!" — Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
“[A] vibrant comic book–style world… Clear outlines, lively pastel colors and easy-to-read text—which identifies Spanish sentences in purple font—provide an atmosphere full of action. A dynamic story.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“Perfect for fans of colorful comics... with every page active and full of life.” — Booklist
“A can’t-miss read-aloud. A visual feast that packs a punch." — Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Raúl the Third is the New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator of ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat, ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of ¡Vamos! series. He is also the illustrator of Schneider Family Award Honoree Stuntboy, in the Meantime, written by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, written by Cathy Camper. Raúl was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, México. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his collaborator and fellow New York Times bestselling artist, Elaine Bay, and their son, Raúl the Fourth.
