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Books del Sur curates Latin America Spanish-language literature to support dual language curriculum.
Books del Sur curates Latin America Spanish-language literature to support dual language curriculum.
Book cover of Juan Boba Busca Trabajo with an illustration of a boy in a straw hat walking away from his house with his two dogs, leaving behind his waving mother.

Juan Bobo busca trabajo

by Books del Sur
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¿Qué se puede hacer con un niño que trata de hacer todo bien, pero que siempre termina haciendo todo mal? ¡Reírse de sus ocurrencias y nada más! Los lectores quedarán encantados con las chistosísimas bufonadas de Juan Bobo, el famoso héroe del folclor puertorriqueño. En este alegre cuento, Juan sale de su casa a buscar trabajo, primero en una finca y luego en una tienda. Aunque las tareas que debe llevar a cabo son sencillas y sus instrucciones no podrían ser más claras, ¡Juan Bobo siempre halla una forma de cometer errores y justificar su famoso nombre!

What can you do with a child who tries to do everything right, but always ends up doing everything wrong? Laugh at the occurrences of him and nothing more! Readers will be delighted with the hilarious antics of Juan Bobo, the famous hero of Puerto Rican folklore. In this happy story, Juan leaves his house to look for work, first in a farm and then in a store. Although the tasks that he must carry out are simple and his instructions could not be clearer, Juan Bobo always finds a way to make mistakes and justify his famous name!

Author: 

Marisa Montes

Illustrator: Joe Cepeda

Reading Grade Level: 2ND

Type of Spanish Book: Translated

Type of Book: Picture

Genre: Fiction

Pages: 32

Size: 9

Year Published: 2006

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