  | Team up (El Toro & Friends, World of Vamos! (HarperCollins)) Author: Raul the Third | |
| Price: $22.28 | ||
Summary:
El Toro and friends weren't always a great team. A long time ago, they went to Ricky Raton's School of Lucha, learning everything from strength training to patience. When it comes time for one final test, El Toro and friends have to decide whether working alone is the best way to go or if teaming up might make things easier and more fun!
| Illustrator: | Bay, Elaine |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 2.20 Points: .5 Quiz: 518880 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/01/22)
School Library Journal (+) (09/01/22)
Booklist (07/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 09/01/2022 PreS-Gr 2—Take a walk down memory lane as Toro and Friends reminisce about how they met and became such a great team. As children, they would chase and bicker with one another, until they joined Ricky Ratón's School of Lucha. There, the great luchador Ricky Ratón taught them various exercises to build up their strength as well as how to focus and work hard toward their goals. Each member of the team had a special skill, from Lizarda's long sticky tongue to Toro's super charge and Croak's ability to bounce his body. When Ricky Ratón gives them their final assignment—to defeat him in a lucha—the friends immediately jump in, but everyone is so busy working on their own that they fail to defeat their teacher. It is only when they work as a team that they finally win. Readers will dive right into the vibrant comic book—style world of Toro and friends, taking in even the smallest details. Clear outlines, lively pastel colors and easy-to-read text—which identifies Spanish sentences in purple font—provide an atmosphere full of action. VERDICT A dynamic story for fans of "Toro and Friends," the Vamos world, and lucha libre, this is an excellent addition to early reader collections for children.—Selenia Paz - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
School Library Journal - 09/01/2022 - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
School Library Journal - 09/01/2022 - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 07/01/2022 Best-selling, award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third presents another humorous and fun early reader, this time flashing back to wrestler El Toro (The Bull) and his friends’ adventures in their youth when they learned to become luchadores. This bilingual book is filled with vibrant art that brings to life cultural references from the creator's Mexican American experience, inspired by his own childhood in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. As El Toro and his friends reminisce, they are reminded that it wasn’t always an easy path to stardom in wrestling. The story follows their time at famed luchador Ricky Raton’s School of Lucha as they built friendships and overcame challenges together. As they embark on their path to success, they realize that they are most powerful when they work together as a team. This book is perfect for fans of colorful comics, character designs, special effects, and onomatopoeia, with every page active and full of life. There's plenty of fun luchador love to go around here. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
Booklist - 07/01/2022 - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
