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Anthony D. Robles, illustrated by Carl Angel, translated by Magdalena de Guzman and Eloisa D. De Jesus,
Lakas and the Manilatown Fish - Si Lakas at Ang Isdang ManilatownI.
Childrens’ Book Press, 2003

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! But this fish won't stay put in its fish tank. Once it leaps out, a cast of unusual Manilatown characters chases it down Kearny Street and all the way to San Francisco Bay. Hoy, hoy! Will Lakas and his friends ever catch this sly and charming fish? Lakas and the Manilatown Fish/Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown is the first-ever bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the U.S., reflecting the historical heart of the Filipino community.

See also the review by Roseanne Thong

 
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