It Came from Under the Highchair - Salió de debajo de la silla para comer: A Mystery in English & Spanish

(Parts of speech) "Brilliant...teaching at the same time. Fantastic book." - Amanda Williams, U.K. A mysterious visitor brings intrigue, excitement, and laughs to a biracial family.

- Text & pronunciation guide in Spanish & English

- Prepositions list

- Multicultural characters

- Finding & online secrets

- Dyslexic-friendly type

In Publisher's Weekly. A bilingual picture book of monsters and heroes vividly illustrated by Jeremy Higginbotham (for girls or boys ages 4+ ESL/ELL, preschool - 8th grade). Elena is a sensible child. Unlike her wacked-out brother Benjamin, she sticks to reason and facts--but not for long. Elena's practical world is about to be turned on its ear thanks, in part, to her baby brother Ivan...and an unusual guest. Kids love to find "it" and count its shapes. Look inside!

The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 36 full-color illustrations. Get this gross monster book in Spanish language-only, English-only, hard/soft/ebook versions. 8.5"x8.5" children's book with Filipino and Pacific Islander/mixed race characters, 800 read-aloud words (double for the bilingual book) in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Great Cape o' Colors - Capa de colores--see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above).

Read the entire Mini-mysteries for Minors series (#5, stand-alone--previous title not needed; others in the series: Sounds in the House - Sonidos en la casa, Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras, She Doesn't Want the Worms, Why Juan Can't Sleep). For free lesson plans and images, see PremioBooks. Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c)July 2019) and libraries. LCCN: 2019901686; JUV028000, JNF020030, JUV009080, JUV030080, JUV009030, JUV052000, JUV071000, JUV019000, HUM001000, HUM000000; Soft ISBN: 978-0692220993, Hard ISBN: 978-1732069664, eISBN: 978-0463454855. Libro misterioso para niños de 4 años y arriba

Author: Jeremy Higginbotham, Karl Beckstrand
Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Published: 07/20/2019
Pages: 38
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781732069664
Audience: 04 - 12

About the Author
Higginbotham, Jeremy: - Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 25 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids' books have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity-not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https: //PremioBooks.com