La Nochebuena South of the Border [Hardcover]

James Rice (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: The Night Before Christmas Series | Publication Date: September 30, 1993

A sombrero-wearing Santa makes his rounds through the Mexican desert.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A sombrero-wearing Santa is making his rounds through the Mexican desert in James Rice's latest twist of a holiday tale. The text appears side-by-side in English and Spanish. -- From the Publisher

About the Author

James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustrator of juvenile books. With more than one million copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators. Rice completed his M.F.A. at Stephen F. Austin State University. He holds degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College and has taught art and music at both the high school and college levels.

James Rice, in his long, distinguished career as an author and illustrator, has produced fifty-plus childrenís books, among them illustrations for an addition to the Night Before Christmas series, Gullah Night Before Christmas. With more than a million and a half copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nationís best-selling creators of childrenís books.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (September 30, 1993)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 088289966X
• ISBN-13: 978-0882899664
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,401,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and educational, September 3, 2007

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Kai J. Kruse (Corona, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Nochebuena South of the Border (Hardcover)

James Rice did an outstanding job with a variation of poems on "The Night Before Christmas". There's Cajun, Irish, Hawaiian, and others. This one is the Mexican Version. I acted it out with my 3rd Grade students for a holiday show, with some students reading the English and Spanish version and some students acting it out. Everyone had a blast. The illustrations are capturing the enjoyable tone. This is for all ages, even older students and adults will get a kick out of this book.