

Nino Wrestles the World
Author: Yuyi Morales
Narrator: Adriana Sananes
Unabridged: 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 04/07/2015
Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories
Author: Yuyi Morales
Narrator: Adriana Sananes
Unabridged: 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 04/07/2015
Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories
Yuyi Morales is a Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpre award-winning author and illustrator. Born in Mexico and raised among giant grandmothers, mossy house walls, and rampaging feral gardens, she has a strong bond with the magical stories that run in her family. Since immigrating to the United States, she has drawn from her legacy and heritage to create some of the most celebrated Latino works in children's literature.
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If there is any topic on the lips and minds of librarians, teachers, and other gatekeepers it is the state of multicultural literature for kids today. Seems a week can't go by without a new study or proposal to deal with the need for more books about kids of color being published today. Recently I d......more
Everyone cheer for the incredible, the amazing Nino! He is challenged to fight by wild opponents like The Guanajuato Mummy who is taken down by a tickle attack. Next to challenge Nino is Olmec Head whose stony face is walloped by a Puzzle Muzzle move. He has tricky moves to use on each one, taking o......more
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