El Rescatador de Plantas / The Plant Rescuer

Manny viene de una familia de jardineros, y para l, el mejor jardinero de todos es su pap. Pap siempre sabe lo que las plantas necesitan. An sin un jardn donde cultivar, convierte su pequeo apartamento en una exuberante jungla.

Un da, llega el momento de que Manny tenga su primera planta. Pap confa en l para cuidar a su nueva amiga, y Manny est seguro de estar a la altura del desafo. Pero observar el trabajo magistral de pap no es lo mismo que saber todo lo que l sabe, y la amiga de Manny sigue marchitndose, an con todo lo que l intenta! Pap sabra qu hacer, pero esta es la planta de Manny, y l quiere ser el que la salve.

Afortunadamente, antes de su nueva amiga, Manny tena otra amiga: la biblioteca! Un da de investigacin y varios libros lo encaminan de nuevo en poco tiempo. La planta de Manny crece cada vez ms, hasta que su habitacin se llena de hojas hermosas y saludables, suficientes para que pap comparta esquejes con todo el vecindario. Ahora Manny puede decir con orgullo que es el ms joven de una larga lnea de jardineros.

Matthew Rivera, ilustrador de larga trayectoria, hace su debut como autor con una linda historia que alegrar el corazn de todos los amantes de la jardinera. Cualquier nio que tiene a un adulto como modelo a seguir se deleitar con el xito de Manny y su entusiasmo por el ensayo y error.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Manny harnesses love, determination, and a visit to the library to care for his first plant and make his gardener father proud.

Manny comes from a long line of gardeners, and to him, the greatest gardener of all is his dad. Dad always knows what plants need. Even with no yard to garden in, he tends their small apartment into a lush jungle.

One day, the time comes for Manny to get his very own first plant! Dad trusts Manny to care for his new amigo, and Manny is determined to rise to the challenge. But watching Dad's masterful work isn't the same as knowing everything he knows, and Manny's amigo keeps wilting, no matter what he tries! Dad would know what to do, but this is Manny's plant, and he wants to be the one to save it.

Luckily, before his new amigo, Manny had another friend: the library! A day of research and a stack of books gets him back on track in no time. Manny's plant grows bigger and bigger, until his room overflows with beautiful, healthy leaves, plentiful enough for Dad to share cuttings with the whole neighborhood. Now Manny can proudly say that he is the youngest in a long line of gardeners.

Longtime illustrator Matthew Rivera makes his authorial debut with a story that will warm every green-thumbed heart. Any child with an older role model whose shoes they dream of growing into will delight in Manny's success and his zest for independent trial-and-error.