Lakas and the Manila Town Fish Byron Eggenschwiler the women in this book

the women in this book will give teen readers insight into the lives of women who

big emotions

steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition

A touching tribute to the bond between father and child

Graced with evocative black-and-white illustrations by Junyi Wu

Lakas and the Manila Town Fish Byron Eggenschwiler the women in this bookIn this bilingual English Tagalog story set in the U. S., an all American boy of Filipino descent, some amusing manongs Filipino elders and a fish with unusual faculties take off on a fanciful romp through a dreamscape of the imagination. Can a fish talk? Can it jump and play and run especially run just like a small boy? When Lakas and his dad go shopping, they meet a very special fish that can do all these things and more. This fish won't stay put in