Papa Gave Me a Stick
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595723439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Himri said One Red Paper Clip for kids. I havent heard of the Japanese story 'Straw Millionaire' until I read about this book. Antonio wants a guitarro but all he gets is a stick from his Papa which is what he got from his Papa before he got his guitarro.Involving a perro (dog), pajaro (bird), burro (donkey), gato (cat), a groom, a wedding and a mariachi band, can Antonio fulfill his dreams of a guitarro for himself?With an undercurrent of how is something going to be helpful in getting a guitar, Antonio finds himself helping oth. Beautiful drawings Melissa Robinson When I saw this one on *Netgalley I fell in love with the cover and thought that the book summary sounded interesting. I live in a neighborhood where it is not uncommon to see a mariachi band walk by so I thought this would be a nice book for my son.The book tells the story of a little boy who wants a guitar so badly after he sees a mariachi band playing. He lets his father know how much he wants one but his father instead hands him a stick. The boy is unhappy and wonders what good is a sti. Grateful Grandma said How Can He Get His Guitar?. The The book tells the story of a little boy who really wants a guitar after he sees a mariachi band playing. He asks his father for one but his father tells him he does not have money for a guitar so instead hands him a stick. The boy is unhappy and wonders what good is a stick. Soon he finds a dog who is cold. He uses the stick to stir a fire to warm the dog and the dog gives him a tortilla. He trades the tortilla to a hungry bird for a string. He uses the string to pull out a burros sore
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Though Antonio doesn't know what good a tortilla is any more than the stick, he feeds a starving bird that gives him string. The stick is then used to start a fire to warm a dog. With that gold ring, Antonio saves a mariachi player's wedding day—and in return gets his guitarra with a felt strap—much as his own father did when he was Antonio's age. One by one, each item is used to help another animal, ending with a cat that gives Antonio a gold ring. The dog in turn gives Antonio a tortilla. Salvadore, formerly at District of Columbia Public Library .
But guitars cost money, explains his father, who hands Antonio a stick instead. "In a contemporary twist on the Japanese fable of the "straw millionaire," a boy named Antonio turns a simple stick into the mariachi guitar of his dreams, while assisting several needy animals along the way." Publishers Weekly. When Antonio first hears the members of the mariachi band play, he wants nothing more than a guitar of his own. Confused, Antonio accepts his father's gift, unknowingly starting a chain of exchanges that may earn him what he wants most. With a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary, Papa Gave Me a Stick is a vibrant story about resourcefulness, making dreams come true, and rewards of kindness