Jimmy the Greatest! by Buitrago, Jairo

Jimmy the Greatest!

Listed as one of the Best Children's Books of 2012 by Kirkus, honored with the Horn Book...
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Author: Jairo Buitrago
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Language: English
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Jimmy the Greatest! by Buitrago, Jairo

Jimmy the Greatest!

CHF 25.85

Jimmy the Greatest!

CHF 25.85
Author: Jairo Buitrago
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Listed as one of the Best Children's Books of 2012 by Kirkus, honored with the Horn Book Fanfare, and selected for the School Library Journal's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2012

Jimmy lives in a small town by the sea where there is just one tiny gym. The owner of the gym suggests that Jimmy start training, and to inspire him, he gives Jimmy a box full of books, as well as newspaper clippings about Muhammad Ali - "The Greatest." Jimmy is swept with admiration for Ali. He begins to read and run and box like crazy, even though someone at the gym has taken his shoes. And as he does so, he makes a great discovery: you don't have to leave home to be "the greatest."

Unlike many stories about emigration, Jairo Buitrago's simple, profound text is about someone who decides to stay in his small remote town in Latin America. Combined with Rafael Yockteng's humorous illustrations, this book will be especially appealing to boys and boxing aficionados.

The Spanish edition, Jimmy, el más grande!, was recently nominated for one of "Los mejores libros del año" (Best Books of the Year) by Venezuela's Banco del Libro.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.



Author: Jairo Buitrago
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 52
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 8.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781554981786
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152195 / Jimmy the Greatest!


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2012 pg. 725
Publishers Weekly 04/09/2012 pg. 52
School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 79
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2012 pg. 92
Booklist 07/01/2012 pg. 56
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 22 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 48
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 14

About the Author
Jairo Buitrago is a children's book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books, and together they won the "A la Orilla del Viento" contest (Mexico). Buitrago has also been named to IBBY's Honor List.
Rafael Yockteng was born in Peru, but has lived in Colombia for most of his life. He has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's books, including Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List) and Mandaderos de la lluvia / Messengers of Rain, a bilingual anthology of Latin American poetry selected by Claudia M. Lee. He also won (with Jairo Buitrago) the "A la Orilla del Viento" contest, organized by Fondo de Cultura Econo´mica de Me´xico.


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