Bisa's Carnaval / by Joana Pastro ; illustrated by Carolina Coroa.
In the city of Olinda, Brazil, Clara is looking forward to the Carnaval street parade, with the colorful, fantastic costumes that her great-grandmother makes for the family--but her Bisa is too old to follow the parade, so Clara decides to bring the parade to her.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338617627
- ISBN: 1338617621
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Scholastic. Grades K-1. Scholastic. AD630L Lexile Decoding demand: 83 (very high) Semantic demand: 90 (very high) Syntactic demand: 75 (high) Structure demand: 90 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9 0.5 513576. |
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Genre: | Fiction. Picture books. |
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- 6 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | JE PAS (Text) | 0001002393641 | JUV Easy | Available | - |
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Summary
Bisa's Carnaval
Discover the sights and sounds of Brazil through the eyes of a young girl and her great-grandmother as they share in the excitement of Carnaval! BISA'S CARNAVAL is the 2022 Bronze Medal Winner of the Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book Award - English It's time for Carnaval and Clara cannot wait to celebrate her favorite holiday with family, but especially with her great-grandmother. Even if Bisa can't attend, Clara knows the Carnaval parade will still be special.Costumed lovingly by their bisa, everyone takes to the street for the annual parade. But even among all the colors, costumes, music, and dancing, something is missing . . . or is it someone?With lush, lyrical text and bright, colorful illustrations, this book takes readers to one of the most exciting holidays of the year and reminds us that no matter who or where you are, love is always worth celebrating.