Level up / Paso de nivel
Nov 2012 · Arte Publico Press
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David is obsessed with reaching the next level in his favorite video game. Whether heÍs playing BunnyBot Fighters or Ultimate Rhino Races, heÍs so single-minded in his pursuit of reaching the next level that he turns down invitations from friends to play outside. But one day, his game quits working, and heÍs on ñLevel Sad.î So, with nothing else to do, he reluctantly goes outside to play. ñToday IÍm trying to skateboard. I have to learn to stand on the skateboard while it rolls, without falling off. It feels like IÍm on Level One of a really hard game.î But if he can master staying on the board, his friend Michael will show him how to do turns, and ñthatÍll be like Level Two.î Soon, David is doing turns and is ready to learn how to do jumps! Still unable to play video games, David lets his friend Bianca convince him to try playing basketball. Dribbling is hard, but David wants to level up so heÍll get a new red jersey. Pretty soon, heÍs on Level 12 of skateboarding and Level 8 of basketball, and heÍs ready to try diving and dirt biking. Eventually his video game is fixed, but by then he has discovered that leveling up in real life is more exciting than leveling up on the screen. Popular kidsÍ book author Gwendolyn Zepeda teams up again with artist and illustrator Pablo Torrecilla to create a lively story that will have young readers laughing in commiseration with a kid consumed by imaginary goals. Following up on their acclaimed I Kick the Ball / Pateo el balÑn, this talented pair has once again crafted an appealing bilingual picture book that will encourage kids ages 5 to 9 to get off the couch and get moving.
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æGWENDOLYN ZEPEDA is the author of three bilingual picture books for children: I Kick the Ball / Pateo el balÑn (PiÐata Books, 2011); Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (PiÐata Books, 2008), a 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title; and Sunflowers / Girasoles (PiÐata Books, 2009), winner of the Texas Institute of LettersÍ Austin Public Library Friends Foundation Award for Best ChildrenÍs Book. She lives and works in Houston, Texas. PABLO TORRECILLA, a native of Madrid, Spain, has illustrated numerous childrenÍs books, including I Kick the Ball / Pateo el balÑn (PiÐata Books, 2011), Estrellita en la ciudad grande / Estrellita in the Big City (PiÐata Books, 2008) and The Bakery Lady / La seÐora de la panaderÕa (PiÐata Books, 2001). He lives in Italy. GABRIELA BAEZA VENTURA is an associate professor of Spanish at the University of Houston. She has translated numerous childrenÍs books, including DaliaÍs Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia (Arte PÏblico Press, 2014), ThereÍs a Name for this Feeling: Stories / Hay un nombre para lo que siento: Cuentos (2014), Adelita and the Veggie Cousins / Adelita y las primas verduritas (2011) and Remembering Grandma / Recordando a Abuela (2003).
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