This multicultural book is about Venado the deer and Sapo the toad. Venado loves to brag because he is the biggest deer in the jungle. He challenges toad to a race and is confident that he will win. What he does not know is that Sapo has a clever plan. He tells the other toads to cal out "Adelante Tio Venado" while deer was racing so that he would think that toad was ahead of him. Venado ran so fast and hard, he became extremely tired and toad won the race.
This story is the Spanish version of Tortoise and the Hare. The story has Spanish words that are easy to figure out because of the context. The students will know that venado means deer and sapo means toad. The book has lots of colorful pictures that make the story come alive.
