The Horn Book Guide

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Robles, Anthony D.

Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel / Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel

32 pp. | Children's | April, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-89239-213-4 $16.95

(4) K-3 Translated by Eloisa D. de Jesús. Illustrated by Carl Angel. On a walk through his neighborhood, Lakas meets several street performers and follows one of them--the Karaoke King--home to the Makibaka Hotel. While there, he discovers that the residents are being evicted and rallies them to protest. The tropically hued illustrations have plenty of bounce, and while the bilingual (English and Tagalog) story is wordy, its themes and context are unique.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton