Juana Medina

Author of Juana and Lucas

11+ Works 644 Members 106 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Juana Medina Rosas, Juana Medina Rosas

Image credit: Juana Medina gives a presentation on the Children's Purple Stage at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by Edmond Joe/For the Library of Congress. By Library of Congress Life - 20190831EJ0284.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82899172

Series

Juana and Lucas

Works by Juana Medina

Popular Recent

Juana and Lucas (2019) 344 copies

1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book (2016) 77 copies

Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas (2019) 61 copies

ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet (2017) 48 copies

I WILL!: A Book of Promises (2021) 24 copies

Sweet Shapes (2018) 20 copies

I Am!: A Book of Reminders (An I WILL! Book) (2022) 19 copies

Elena Rides (2023) 19 copies

Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes (2021) 17 copies

I Feel!: A Book of Emotions (An I WILL! Book) (2022) 12 copies

Elena monta en bici (Spanish Edition) (2023) 3 copies

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Associated Works

The Hero Next Door (2019) — Contributor — 87 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender: female
Nationality: Colombia
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Places of residence: Bogotá, Colombia
Virginia, USA
Education: Rhode Island School of Design
Agent: Gillian MacKenzie Agency

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Elena Rides by Juana Medina

PreS-Gr 1—Elena the elephant is riding a bike, but her confidence falters after some falls. Still, she won't give up.
Elena's persistence offers an important message in spare, engaging prose to anyone attempting to master a new
skill—including learning to read.

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BackstoryBooks | 3 other reviews | Apr 1, 2024 |

Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina

This was a good book. Would be a good beginner chapter book. Kids can read and learn what all she likes to do living in the city.

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jlsands2018 | 66 other reviews | Dec 7, 2023 |

Elena Rides by Juana Medina

First sentence: Elena wants to ride. Elena buckles her helmet. She readies, she steadies...she pushes, she pedals! She wobbles and bobbles...KA-BANG!

Premise/plot: Elena (the elephant) is trying her best to learn how to ride a bicycle. Will she bue successful? Will her hard work and and dedication pay off?

My thoughts: I love this one so much. This one had me at hello. The cover. The end pages. Every perfect word of this perfectly-perfect narrative. (The language is SO delightful). The illustrations. This beginning reader is so charming. I loved everything about this one!… (more)

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blbooks | 3 other reviews | Jun 8, 2023 |

Elena Rides by Juana Medina

Similar to an early reader book in that the vocabulary is limited and there is a lot of repetition. The basic story of getting on and falling off of the bike during the process of learning to ride is simply told.

Essentially, this is a happy book about a happy elephant learning to ride her bike.

I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine alone and are freely given.

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VeraGodley | 3 other reviews | May 19, 2023 |

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