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¿Qué obtienes cuando mezclas sumo y lucha libre? Entérate en esta graciosa y exuberante historia intercultural que celebra dos estilos icónicos de lucha.Max adora luchar y cree que la lucha libre es ¡el mejor deporte del mundo!Kenji adora luchar y cree que el sumo es ¡el mejor deporte del mundo a la milésima potencia!Lo que empezó como un día agradable, presumiendo sus movimientos favoritos de lucha, se convirtió en una discusión horrible. Pero cuando Max y Kenji se van, cada quien por su lado, aprenden que luchar no es divertido si estás solo. Después de disculparse y recuperar su amistad, Max y Kenji transforman su amor por la lucha en un día mágico para sus vecinos. Sumo libre nos enseña cómo superar las diferencias y trabajar juntos para crear algo especial.
About the Author
Joe Cepeda grew up in East Los Angeles, California. At first, he studied to be an engineer. He went back to college later to study art. He has done illustrations for magazines as well as for children's books. Joe Cepeda thinks that children who want to be artists or illustrators should read a lot and study math. Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many awarding-winning picture books including by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, by Julius Lester, a Family Life Magazine Top 10 Best Books of the Year, a Family Fun Critic's Choice, and BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, by Pam MuÑoz Ryan, and by Joy Cowley which was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Mr Cepeda received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach. Mr. Cepeda received the Recognition of Merit Award for 2000 from The George G. Stone Center for Children's Books. His illustrations have appeared in publications such as The Los Angeles Times; Buzz, Inc. Magazine; and Latina Magazine.
