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PreS-Gr 2—Accompanied by the vibrant onomatopoeia of an old rebuilt car, a brown-skinned boy travels with his family from their village in Cuba to the capital city, Havana, to celebrate the "zero-year birthday" of his cousin. The focus of this colorful picture book is on the car (nicknamed "Cara Cara"), one of Cuba's many mid-20th-century American vehicles maintained through constant tinkering. "Ours is so tired that she just chatters like a busy chicken—cara cara, cara cara, cluck, cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A contemporary Cuban boy takes readers on a trip across the island as he and his family travel from their home in the country to Havana to visit his new baby cousin "on his zero-year birthday." Before they can begin the journey, however, the boy must help his father repair the family's ancient blue 1954 Chevy, "Cara Cara," using "wire, tape, and mixed-up scraps of dented metal." Readers are introduced to a piece of Cuban history through this story about the pre-Revolution cars that have by ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A contemporary Cuban boy takes readers on a trip across the island as he and his family travel from their home in the country to Havana to visit his new baby cousin "on his zero-year birthday." Before they can begin the journey, however, the boy must help his father repair the family's ancient blue 1954 Chevy, "Cara Cara," using "wire, tape, and mixed-up scraps of dented metal." Readers are introduced to a piece of Cuban history through this story about the pre-Revolution cars that have by ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More