Why Juan Can't Sleep: A Mystery?: Volume 4 (Mini-mysteries for Minors) - Softcover

Beckstrand, Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 061569229X ISBN 13: 9780615692296

Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLC, 2012

Synopsis

(Humor) "Crosses cultural boundaries. ... Lovely exploration ... fabulously rich and evocative of the artistry of Shel Silverstein.” - Mark Condon, Unite for Literacy Crazy day—of work and play—worn-out Juan “Must sleep!” Tonight he’ll dream of dragons ... or will he? A bedtime mystery with finding activity and hilarious illustrations by Spanish artist Luis F. Sanz (Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story) that aid comprehension and help build vocabulary (kids ages 3 – 7). Young and old will identify with this funny, spooky quest for rest. 290 words by award-winning children’s author Karl Beckstrand (The Bridge of the Golden Wood), 32-page, perfect-bound, 8"x10" soft cover kid’s bedtime picture book/ebook with Hispanic child/Latino character, available via Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Mini-mysteries for Minors series [multicultural/diversity], worldwide rights © Aug. 2012) Premiobooks.com, Baker & Taylor/Follett, Brodart, Ingram, Amazon/Kindle, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Overdrive, iTunes, Kobo, Walmart.com. LCCN: 2012914948, JUV011030, JUV010000, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV054000, ISBN: 978-0615692296 (eISBN: 9781301287598)

About this title

About the Author:

Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book’s blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), 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. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, nonfiction, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, and wordless, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http://KarlBeckstrand.com, https://GozoBooks.com

From the Inside Flap:

Crazy day—of work and play—worn-out Juan “Must sleep!” Tonight he’ll dream of dragons ... or will he? A bedtime mystery—with finding activities and hilarious illustrations by Luis F. Sanz that aid comprehension and help build vocabulary (ages 4 - 10). Young and old will identify with this funny, spooky quest for rest. 32-page, perfect-bound, 8"x10" soft cover picture book with Latino character, 290 words, written by Karl Beckstrand, Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLC (Mini-mysteries for Minors, worldwide rights Dec. 2012) Premiobooks.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 061569229X
• ISBN 13: 9780615692296
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 34
• Illustrator: Sanz Luis F.