About this item
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the team's favorite cars of all are lowriders - cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash - just what the team needs to open their own shop! Ay chihuahua! What will it take to transform a junker into the best car in the universe Striking, unparalleled art from debut illustrator Raul the Third recalls ballpoint-pen-and-Sharpie desk-drawn doodles, while the story is sketched with Spanish, inked with science facts, and colored with true friendship. With a glossary at the back to provide definitions for Spanish and science terms, this delightful book will educate and entertain in equal measure.
About the Author
Cathy Camper is the author of Lowriders in Space graphic novel series, with a new volume Lowriders to the Rescue coming in spring 2022. Her award winning picture book Ten Ways to Hear Snow celebrates an Arab American girl taking a walk in the snow, and listening, instead of looking. A forthcoming picture book, Arab Arab All Year Long (2022) celebrates Arab American kids and their activities. She is also the creator of Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives. Her seed art mosaics have been featured in Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People, by Amy Sedaris. Her zines include Sugar Needle and The Lou Reeder, and she's a founding member of the Portland Women of Color Zine Collective. Cathy's a skilled presenter, and her background as a librarian, zinester, artist and author provides a unique connection to kids, educators, librarians and parents.
