Listen to author and illustrator, Yuyi Morales
read Niño Wrestles the World.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Morales,
Yuyi. NIÑO WRESTLES THE WORLD. New York: Roaring Book Press, 2013.
ISBN: 978-1-59643-604-6.
PLOT
SUMMARY: While his sisters are asleep, Niño uses his imagination to wrestle a group of well-known monsters. With his great moves he defeats all of
them. When the time has come for his
sisters to wake up, there is nothing left for Niño but to
wrestle them too. His hermanitas
are ruthless and unable to beat them, Niño has no other
option but to join them and they become one team.
ANALYSIS:
Niño is like any other child who loves to play. He’s knowledge of lucha libre sets him
off to start his own wrestling match with the monsters but not before putting
on his own mask. One can gather that he
is also very caring about his sisters because even though he wrestles them at
the end, as the oldest sibling he is careful in the way he wrestles them
allowing them to “defeat” him.
SETTING: The change of clothing when Niño
starts wrestling depicts one of the popular attires used during a wrestling
match by wrestlers. Niño changes from
his shirt and pants to a mask, his underwear and he keeps his shoes.
ILLUSTRATION ANALYSIS: There is an abundance use of color in this book. Not only are the characters full of color but also the speech bubbles used throughout the book. There is no speech bubble with the same color scheme. The sound words used are also presented in a variety of colors.
THEME: The theme of the book is depicting Méxican life and culture. The author presents the theatrical-type wrestling that is very popular in México. Through the wrestling matches that el Niño has, Morales also introduces Niño opponents who are characters that are well known in the Méxican culture such as La Llorona and the Guanajuato Mummy.
CULTURAL MARKERS:
Author’s
qualifications:
Yuyi
Morales is a Méxican-American author and illustrator that was born in Veracruz,
México. Her background would qualify her
to write a book on lucha libre.
At the end of the book, she also provides the reader with information
about lucha libre.
Use of
non-English words spelled and used correctly
On the
title page there are words presented in speech bubbles that are used during a
wrestling match. For example, máscara vs cabellera refers to a match between a wrestler with a mask and one without a
mask. The words técnicos vs rudos refers to the “good guys” and the “bad guys.”
CONNECTIONS:
In the story el Niño,
like many wrestlers, hides his identity using a mask. Students will choose which luchador
from the story they would want to be.
They will design their masks using a variety of art materials.
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