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Tia Isa Wants a Car
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Tia Isa Wants a Car Hardcover - 2011

by Meg Medina; Claudio Munoz (Illustrator)


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A little girl pitches in to help her ta save up for a big old car -- and take the whole family to the beach -- in a story told with warmth and sweetness.

Ta Isa wants a car. A shiny green car the same color as the ocean, with wings like a swooping bird. A car to take the whole family to the beach. But saving is hard when everything goes into two piles -- one for here and one for Helping Money, so that family members who live far away might join them someday. While Ta Isa saves, her niece does odd jobs for neighbors so she can add her earnings to the stack. But even with her help, will they ever have enough? Meg Medina's simple, genuine story about keeping in mind those who are far away is written in lovely, lyrical prose and brought to life through Claudio Muoz's charming characters.

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  • Title Tia Isa Wants a Car
  • Author Meg Medina; Claudio Munoz (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Date 2011-06-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780763641566 / 0763641561
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.84 x 9.41 x 0.39 in (27.53 x 23.90 x 0.99 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 630
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Hispanic Americans, Automobiles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010040128
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2011, Page 97
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 09/01/2011, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 07/01/2011, Page 32
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2011, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/25/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2011, Page 91

About the author

Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Merci Surez Changes Gears, which was also a 2018 Kirkus Prize finalist. Her young adult novels include Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which won the 2014 Pura Belpr Author Award; Burn Baby Burn, which was long-listed for the National Book Award; and The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. She is also the author of picture books Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was a Pura Belpr Author Award Honor Book, and Ta Isa Wants a Car, illustrated by Claudio Muoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Richmond, Virginia. Claudio Muoz is an award-winning illustrator who has worked for many newspapers and magazines as well as illustrating several children's books. Born in Chile, he now lives in England.
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