
El Chupacabras
A Bilingual Tale of the Legendary Creature
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 27, 2018
From the bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes a whimsical re-telling of the chupacabra folktale, written in a blend of English and Spanish A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful chupacabra tale lets English and Spanish meet line by line.
- Themes
- Harmony across differences, Compassion toward the unfamiliar, Bilingual language learning
- Genres
- Caribbean & Latin American Folktales, Monsters, Funny Stories
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From the bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes a whimsical re-telling of the chupacabra folktale, written in a blend of English and Spanish A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector. One night, a goat disappeared from the farm and turned up flat as a pancake. Only one creature could do that--El Chupacabras, the goatsucker!
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Legend has it that El Chupacabras is a fearsome beast, but you can't believe everything you hear...and sometimes the truth is even more interesting. Told in equal parts English and Spanish by bestselling author Adam Rubin, and cinematically illustrated by acclaimed Hollywood creature creator Crash McCreery, this lighthearted take on a modern legend is not told in the traditional bilingual style. Each sentence is half-Spanish/half-English followed by a repetition of the same line translated the other way around. This mirroring technique allows the languages to intermingle equally. A fun and unique way to introduce either Spanish or English to new readers. A note from author Adam Rubin: "I decided to tell this story in an unusual way to explore the beauty of harmony. It's easy to dismiss the unfamiliar, but compassion takes a little more effort. With so many people trumpeting divisiveness right now, it's more important than ever to teach kids that there is more than one way to understand the world."
Two Languages, One Legend
A playful chupacabra tale lets English and Spanish meet line by line.
Come here for
- A whimsical turn on a modern legend
- English and Spanish sharing equal space
Expect
- Mirrored lines that mingle both languages
- Cinematic creature illustrations
Where it sits
| Caribbean & Latin American Folktales | 67% |
|---|---|
| Monsters | 58% |
| Funny Stories | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mythical Creatures
- Caribbean & Latin American Folktales
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Adam Rubin
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 27, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Harmony across differences · Compassion toward the unfamiliar · Bilingual language learning
- Reading lane
- Mythical Creatures