# Salto - Hardcover

by **Joe Cepeda** (Author)

**This Theodore Geisel Honor book about a boy and his grandma is now available in Spanish!**

He gets cheese.

He gets bread

He gets apples.

Very simple text and fun pictures support Spanish vocabulary and grammar comprehension in this delightful and brightly illustrated book.

_Salto_ is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other Me gusta leer! books, including _Arriba_, _Veo_, and _Cavo_, featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life.

Me gusta leer! provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to Read(R) books. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on books for kindergarten through first grade. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

### Author Biography

Joe Cepeda received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach, and also studied Engineering at Cornell University. He is a fine artist, as well as an illustrator of more than thirty-five book jackets and picture books, which have received many honors including Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, _Parenting Magazine_'s Reading Magic Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, Texas Library Association 2x2 Reading List, ALA Notable Books, and _Child Magazine_'s Best Book of the Year. Joe illustrated _Hey, Hey Hay!_ by Christy Mihaly, _¡Vamonos! Let's Go!_ by Rene Colato Lainez, and _Swing Sisters_ by Karen Deans. He both wrote and illustrated the I Like to Read books--_Up_ and I Dig. Joe received an American Library Association Pura Belpré Honor and the Recognition of Merit Award from the George G. Stone Center for Children's Books. He lives in Claremont, California.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.3 x 10.1 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 28, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 15.99 USD | In stock |

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