Mi escalera 
By Sally Derby
Illustrated by Adjoa J. Burrowes
9781880000748
As the young narrator of this delightful story points out, the front steps can be one of the best places for city kids to play. Each season brings new experiences, from the long, hot-through-your-shoes days of summer to the discovery of leaf prints in autumn. Best of all, whenever you come back from away, setting foot on the front steps means you're finally home.
Translated from My Steps, Mi escalera is an intimate portrait of children at play and a lovely tribute to all the seasons of a child's world.
- Awards
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Best Children's Books Winner
Child Magazine
"Choices"
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
- Interest Level
- Grades K - 2
- Reading Level
- Grades 2 - K
- Themes
- Environment/Nature, Games & Toys, Neighbors, Sharing & Giving
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 3.3
Points: .5
Sally Derby has written many books for children, including The Mouse Who Owned the Sun and King Kendrick's Splinter, an International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choices Selection. The mother of six grown children, she lives in Wyoming, Ohio, with her husband. You can visit her on the web at sallyderby.com.
Adjoa J. Burrowes has illustrated many books for children. In addition, Burrowes has written and illustrated several books for LEE & LOW’s Bebop Books educational imprint. Burrowes received a Fine Arts degree from Howard University and currently lives with her children in Herndon, Virginia. To find out more about Adjoa Burrowes, visit her Web site: www.adjoaburrowes.com
