Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash
Illustrator
Miguel Benítez
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780807594858
Pages
80 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Freddie Ramos uses his super powers to give himself courage to learn how to swim and to deal with a new neighbor who is a bully.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
640L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Single parent; Biracial; Bicultural; Bilingual; single mother; biracial child; bicultural child; two cultures; bilingual child; English/Spanish
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013 Beginning Readers
Keywords
bullying; camps; sneakers; superheroes; zapatos; summer; swimming
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Jules, Jacqueline, "Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash" (2012). Diverse Families. 689.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/689