Nino Wrestles the World Audiobook, by Yuyi Morales Play Audiobook Sample

Nino Wrestles the World Audiobook

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Read By: Adriana Sananes Publisher: Dreamscape Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0 hours and 06 min. at 1.5x Speed 0 hours and 06 min. at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2015 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781633798502

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

3

Longest Chapter Length:

03:14 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:04 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

02:10 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

5

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Publisher Description

Señoras y señores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind Niño!

Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch!

He takes down his competition in a single move! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Niño—popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor!

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“To a background of wild cheering and jaunty music, young wrestler Niño hears his name and enters an (imaginary) ring. Narrator Adriana Sananes is as animated as the crowd and as pumped up as Niño himself. Her voice speeds and slows, rises and falls with the thrill of each bout. One by one Niño takes on his opponents—from the Guanajuato Mummy to El Chamuco—and sometimes outwits them with a “tickle tackle” or distracts them with a puzzle to solve. When the three o’clock alarm sounds in the recording, it’s time for Niño’s little sisters—las herminitas—to awaken from their nap. And they’re Niño’s biggest challenge of all! The production concludes with notes about the Mexican form of wrestling known as LUCHA LIBRE. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

— AudioFile 

Quotes

  • “[An] irresistible outing.”

    — Horn Book magazine
  • “Sure to be a smash.”

    — Kirkus Reviews
  • “Kids with multicultural classmates will recognize (or learn) Niño’s many Spanish exclamations. A closing note explains the lucha libre culture.”

    — Booklist
  • “One by one, Niño faces and defeats his formidable opponents: The Mummy of Guanajuato, the stone Olmec Head, La Llorona, the Alien, and the devil-like El Chamuco. But when his little sisters wake up from their naps, he faces his biggest challenge yet: Las Hermanitas. Everything about this book is well integrated and thought out…[and] an author’s note gives some background information about lucha libre and its popularity in Mexico. This is a near-perfect book, and absolutely essential for any collection.”

    — School Library Journal
  • “This is a treat to listen to and will be well loved by Latino and non-Latino families alike who are looking to add a bit of fun and culture to their day.”

    — School Library Journal (audio review)

Awards

  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

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About Yuyi Morales

Yuyi Morales, born and raised in Mexico, has been a radio producer and children’s book creator since coming to the United States. Her books have won a Pura Belpré Medal and a Caldecott Honor and been named an ALA Notable Children’s Best Book and best book of the year by the Washington Post and others.

About Adriana Sananes

Adriana Sananes is an award-winning actress and an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. She narrated the documentary Children of Fate, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award, and has recorded over eighty bestsellers including Loving Che, The Dark Bride, My Sister Frida, The Dirty Girls Social Club, the Grammy-nominated Brown Bear Series by Eric Carle, and the Audie-nominated How the García Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Álvarez.