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    Jimmy the Greatest
    Jimmy the Greatest
    Jimmy the Greatest
    Audiobook6 minutes

    Jimmy the Greatest

    Written by Jairo Buitrago

    Narrated by Luis Moreno

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    About this audiobook

    Jimmy lives in a small Caribbean town where there's not a whole lot to do. Fortunately though, there is a boxing gym, and one day the owner, Don Apolinar, suggests that Jimmy start training. He also gives Jimmy a cardboard box full of books and newspaper clippings all about Muhammad Ali. Jimmy reads and re-reads as he never has before. He is swept with admiration for Ali who said, "I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was." He starts to feel good, realizing that he doesn't need to have a lot of fancy stuff, that he's a pretty good boxer himself, and that he can look forward to the future. But by the time Don Apolinar has to leave for the big city, Jimmy realizes that he can have a great life running the gym, creating a library, dancing and boxing . . . right where he is. Jairo Buitrago's simple yet inspiring story is complemented by Rafael Yockteng's funny, expressive illustrations, making this a book that will speak to many young readers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 12, 2013
    ISBN9781470360795
    Jimmy the Greatest
    Author

    Jairo Buitrago

    Author JAIRO BUITRAGO has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews), Lion and Mouse (two starred reviews) and Wounded Falcons (two starred reviews and named a USBBY Outstanding International Book). Jairo has also won the Hispanoamericano Castillo prize for children's literature and the Antonio García Cubas Award. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

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    • 4/5
      This is kind of a strange book about a boy living in S. America that is inspired to become a boxer by reading clippings about Ali. His trainer eventually has to leave but he stays in his town, continues training and starts to train others and maintain a place for them to go. I wasn't expecting it to be about someone staying, but I found it inspirational, so see how someone can stay and begin to help others in his town on a small scale.
    • 5/5
      The full-bleed digital illustrations by Rafael Yockteng are gorgeous with richly saturated colors. The details Yockteng includes add depth to the character of the village and make for a fun seek-and-find sort of aspect. There are some visual jokes, too, which fit right in with the quiet humor of Buitrago's text. Buitrago and Yockteng tell us the story of Jimmy who learns to box and love reading in his small Latin American village. As Jimmy grows up and some move away, Jimmy stays and in the process of living his life makes his village a better place. I really feel like I could look at these illustrations for a long time - they're so peaceful - and I keep discovering more things to love each time I look.