Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the team's favorite cars of all are lowriders—cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash—just what the team needs to open their own shop! ¡Ay chihuahua! What will it take to transform a junker into the best car in the universe?
Striking, unparalleled art from debut illustrator Raul the Third recalls ballpoint-pen-and-Sharpie desk-drawn doodles, while the story is sketched with Spanish, inked with science facts, and colored with true friendship. With cool Spanish phrases on every page, a glossary of science and Spanish terms, and an action-packed plot that sneaks in science as well as Aztec lore, Lowriders in Space is a linguistic and visual delight. ¡Qué suave!
Written by Cathy Camper
Illustrated by Raúl the Third