{"product_id":"looking-for-bongo-paperback","title":"Looking for Bongo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere could Bongo be? Help a young boy find his beloved toy--and figure out how he got lost to begin with. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The boy knows Bongo was right there with him this morning--but suddenly, Bongo is missing. He asks his whole family if they've seen the stuffed toy. \"Yo no sé,\" says abuela, \"I don't know.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mom and Dad haven't seen him either. And Gato just meows and runs away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he finds Bongo, the boy is thrilled--but he still doesn't understand how his toy ended up there. So he sets a trap to catch the Bongo thief. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eric Velasquez's detailed, expressive illustrations follow the boy's investigation throughout his home, giving a glimpse at a warm, multi-generational family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Velasquez' awards include the John Steptoe \/ Coretta Scott King Award for new talent, a Pura Belpré Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Carter G. Woodson Award. The son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents who encouraged music and storytelling, Eric grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. He teaches illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Holiday House, he both wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eLooking for Bongo\u003c\/i\u003e, and he illustrated \u003ci\u003eOl' Clip-Clop: A Ghost Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia C. McKissack (Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award Winner, Georgia Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year--Outstanding Merit) and \u003ci\u003eNew Shoes \u003c\/i\u003eby Susan Lynn Meyer (Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Looking for Bongo\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174779818119,"sku":"9780823437672","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5b7d3f4f86f0e3970389428a7ae7c0a1.webp?v=1733376728","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/looking-for-bongo-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}