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Title details for Gatos Black on Halloween, Los by Marisa Montes - Available

Gatos Black on Halloween, Los

by Marisa Montes
Yuyi Morales
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Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party in this bilingual poem written by Marisa Montes.

Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they dance through the door. And the scariest creatures of all aren't even there yet!This lively bilingual Halloween poem introduces children to a spooky array of Spanish words that will open their ojos to the chilling delights of the season.

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  • Release date

    September 1, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780545831703
      • File size: 3549 KB
      • Duration: 00:07:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The spooky spirit of the Halloween season is evoked in a colorfully illustrated book and a fun audio rendition by Maria Conchita Alonso. Imaginations will be fired up by an evocative narration of the story, which is complemented by the images. Background sounds include yowling cats and groaning monsters, and a haunting array of Spanish words fills the story as well. Listeners are provided with the option to select a track with or without page-turning cues, a track with a glossary of the Spanish terms used in the story, and a track of an interview with author Marisa Montes. S.E.G. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 14, 2006
      Halloween and the Day of the Dead overlap in this atmospheric, bilingual romp. Montes (Juan Bobo Goes to Work
      ) composes serviceable stanzas, using English and Spanish words as synonyms: "Los gatos
      black with eyes of green,/ Cats slink and creep on Halloween." This dual-language approach can be redundant ("At medianoche
      midnight strikes..."), yet Morales (Harvesting Hope
      ) holds readers' attention with surreal, faintly macabre spreads in dim turquoise and clay-brown hues, illuminated by fuschia and flame orange. Witches fly broomsticks like skateboard whizzes, a headstone references Mexican comic Cantinflas and sallow-faced muertos
      dance until children arrive: "The thing that monsters most abhor/ Are human niños
      at the door!" Ages 4-8.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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