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I Wish I Was Strong Like Manuel / Quisiera ser fuerte como Manuel
Bilingual English / Spanish

by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
Translated by Eida De La Vega
Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson



      Aren't we all guilty of wishing we were like someone else at one time or another?  In this book, Willie wishes he was strong like his friend Manuel... but Manuel wishes he was tall like Willie.  Everything that Willie does to look like he has big muscles seems to backfire in this hilarious story written in both English and Spanish.

The lively illustrations are just right to make the story really come alive, and both the illustrations and the text will provide lots discussion subjects for family time.

Check out all the books in the series: I Wish I Was Strong Like Manuel / Quisiera ser fuerte como Manuel, I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby / Quisiera tener pecas como Abby (also reviewed on Myshelf), and I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa / Quisiera tener lentes como Rosa (also reviewed on Myshelf). They are great teaching tools for homeschool and early elementary language studies, since they are presented with the full text in both languages and end with a keyword vocabulary page.

Share this with your children or grandchildren and experience the fun of exploring another language in an imaginative way.

The Book

Raven Tree Press
April 1, 2008 / Bilingual edition - English / Spanish
Hardback (Reviewed from the unbound proof)
0-9770906-7-1 / 978-0-9770906-7-9
Children Fiction /Ages 6-8
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The Reviewer

Beverly J. Rowe
Reviewed 2008
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