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My Name is Gabito (English): The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Based on 55 Ratings and 21 Reviews

Book Description
Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is a tremendous figure, enomously talented, and unabashedly admired. This is his story, lovingly ... More
Book Information
PublisherRising Moon - Luna Rising, National Book Network
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100873589343
ISBN-13978-0873589345
Publication Date10/01/2007
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About monica Brown (Author) : Monica Brown, Ph.D. is the author of award-winning bilingual books for children, including My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz (Luna Rising), which was award... more
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About Raul Colon (Illustrator) : Raul Colon is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Raul Colon include Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Angela and the Baby Jesu... more
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