About the Book
"Vivid colors...maintain the attention of the very young." - Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite. A multicultural picture book of contrasts and opposites in Spanish and English-with text and pronunciation guide in both languages. Kids love the finding and counting activity, marine animals, surfing, rides, and food. "Smile, frown, sky, and ground.... Red, yellow, blue, brown.... Leap and bound, verb and noun, sight, smell, taste, sound." The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults); get this children's book for beginning readers (26 full-color pages, 93 simple read-aloud words, double for bilingual) written and illustrated by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (see all of Beckstrand's 60+ diverse books). Set at the historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California, Arriba Up includes diverse characters and vivid illustrations for language/concept comprehension for boys and girls ages 2 & up/ESL/ELL (preschool - 6th grade; Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE). Look inside! Language activity/bilingual book available in Spanish-only, English-only, 8"x10" hard cover, paperback, or ebook. More Spanish kids' books: Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery; Sounds in the House - Sonidos en la casa; She Doesn't Want the Worms - Ella no quiere los gusanos; It Came from under the High Chair; Great Cape o' Colors - Capa de colores; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) Aug. 2012) PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. Arriba Up es un libro bilingüe de opuestos y comparaciones (para niños de 2 años +). Este libro contiene una guía de pronunciación en español, actividades de contar y dibujos de colores vivos para ayudar con el vocabulario - la diversión y el aprendizaje para toda la familia. Ordene su ejemplar de este libro en español, inglés, tapa blanda o dura, o e-book (vea dentro del libro en línea): Premiobooks, bibliotecas y librerías de calidad. Libro o e-book con dibujos y protagonistas de varias culturas, 26 páginas, 8"x10", 93 palabras (doble por bilingüe). LCCN: 2012912901, JUV054000, JNF020010, FOR07000, JUV009040, hard ISBN: 978-1732069671, Hard ISBN: 978-1732069671, soft: 978-0615688237, eISBN 978-1452476285
About the Author: Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com Hábil en español tanto como en inglés, Karl Beckstrand nació en San José, California. Vivió durante dos años en Sudamérica y ha enseñado inglés. Obtuvo su título en periodismo por la Universidad de Brigham Young en Utah. Sus libros contienen actividades de búsqueda, de contar, de lenguaje o de cocinar. Muchos incluyen protagonistas Hispanos, una guía de pronunciación en inglés y español, y sorpresas. "Siempre intento incluir un mensaje de coraje, o del valor de compartir", dice. Tiene 16 titulos y en Amazon y ha escrito contenidos para The Children's Miracle Network, las revista PaperCrafts, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, el diario The Daily Universe, y radio. Busca "Karl Beckstrand - Author" en Facebook y twitter.
