Publisher Description

From the creator of Katie Woo, Fran Manushkin, comes a series about Katie's pal Pedro. Join Pedro and his friends as he enjoys adventures at school, on the soccer field, and at home with his sometimes pesky, younger brother Paco!

Author Biography

Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs. Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including How Mama Brought the Spring; Baby, Come Out!; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story; and The Tushy Book. There is a real Katie Woo -- she's Fran's great-niece -- but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City.

Table of Contents

Clase de karate -- JI YA! -- Estrellas inja.

Promotional "Headline"

Spin off series from Fran Manushkin's popular Katie Woo series. Readers will relate to Pedro's interests, experiences, and happy-go-lucky personality. Three-chapter structure builds confidences, as beginning readers are excited to be reading a chapter book.

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Discussion Questions, Full color, Glossary, Illustration(s)/Drawing(s), Table of Contents, Writing Prompts

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