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 18 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.
PreS-Gr 3-In this delightful book, a girl is presented with creepy crawly creatures that she doesn't want. Beckstrand's humorous rhyming text captures her reaction to each one. The text is written in blue crayon but changes colors for the animals' names. The bright illustrations are fun and capture the sentiments of the narrative. This bilingual version of the story includes a pronunciation key. The Spanish translation tries to maintain the rhyming flow but sometimes disrupts the syntax. Online activities complement the presentation.-Ana Rodriguez, Tamarac Elementary School, FL (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
