Rafi and Rosi Pirates!
Written by Lulu Delacre
Illustrated by Lulu Delacre
Published by Lee & Low Books
Two tree frog siblings explore their island home of Puerto Rico and learn about its Spanish history, fortresses, and pirates.
Rafi and his younger sister Rosi are excited to visit El Morro Fort, the four-hundred-year-old fortress that guards the entrance to San Juan harbor. At the fort they pretend to be pirates, engage in a fierce battle, and learn about Roberto Cofresí, Puerto Rico’s most famous pirate. As they go deeper into the fort they discover a gleaming, hidden treasure–Spanish gold doubloons and silver pieces of eight–hidden in the inner reaches of the fort’s kitchen. After turning over their discovery to the fort’s museum, Rafi is ready to go back to Tía Ana’s home, but Rosi wants to play hide-and-seek. And Rosi sees the perfect place to hide–in the stone sentry box that once housed the fort’s lookout guards. Little does she know that the sentry box might be haunted!
Look for the Spanish version, Rafi y Rosi ¡Piratas!.
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Primary ISBN: 9780892393817
Publication Date: November 2017
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Early Chapter Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Puerto Rican
Themes: Allegory, Animals, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Setting: Puerto Rico
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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