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Francisco X. Mora
2 Reviews
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Francisco X. Mora.
From a house above Manila Bay, the birds' good-night songs end the day--until the raucous, ungovernable gecko shatters the evening idyll. How to get rid of him? This is the eagle's doing, and it takes some maneuvering--with the suspense and humor of traditional nuisance-routing tales. Climo's telling is fluent and vivid, and Mora's calm, sweeping watercolors let the words register.
Reviewer: Barbara Bader
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008
(4)
K-3
Translated by Pat Mora.
Illustrated by
Francisco X. Mora.
Young readers experience a noche de fiesta complete with mariachis, salsa, and delicious fruits, and attended by various nocturnal desert animals. The somewhat stilted poem, presented in both English and Spanish, rhymes in both languages. The simple geometric patterns and warm colors of the illustrations help convey the southwestern setting.
2 reviews
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