Leo's Lightning Bugs: Las Luciérnagas de Leo

By: Jensen, Jeremy

Leo's Lightning Bugs / Las Luci rnagas de Leo
By Jeremy Jensen

Leo's Lightning Bugs is a heartwarming dual-language chapter book about a curious boy who discovers the light within every living thing. When Leo brings his "love lamps" - jars filled with glowing lightning bugs - to school, he learns that everyone has their own kind of light to share. Along the way, Leo meets Dottie and Justice, two friends who help him see that light can shine through love, hope, and truth.

Perfect for children ages 6-8, this chapter book is written line by line in both English and Spanish, making it ideal for:

English learners (ESL / ELL)

Spanish learners

Bilingual classrooms and families

Early readers gaining confidence in both languages

Each chapter ends with a short vocabulary review to help readers naturally connect meaning between both languages.

Set in Cincinnati, Ohio, Leo's Lightning Bugs connects with the world of Justice in the Hall and Dottie and the Dandelions, bringing together characters who inspire kindness, curiosity, and light.

This is not an illustrated picture book - it is a beginner-friendly chapter book with clear English and Spanish text presented line by line, designed to build fluency, vocabulary, and understanding for bilingual learners.

Descripci n en Espa ol

Leo's Lightning Bugs / Las Luci rnagas de Leo
Por Jeremy Jensen

Las Luci rnagas de Leo es un libro de cap tulos biling e y conmovedor sobre un ni o curioso que descubre la luz dentro de cada ser vivo. Cuando Leo lleva sus "l mparas de amor" - frascos llenos de luci rnagas brillantes - a la escuela, aprende que todos tienen su propio tipo de luz para compartir. En el camino, Leo conoce a Dottie y a Justice, dos amigas que le ayudan a ver que la luz puede brillar a trav s del amor, la esperanza y la verdad.

Perfecto para ni os de 6 a 8 a os, este libro de cap tulos est escrito l nea por l nea en ingl s y en espa ol, lo que lo hace ideal para:

Ni os que aprenden ingl s o espa ol

Aulas y familias biling es

Lectores principiantes que desarrollan confianza en ambos idiomas

Cada cap tulo termina con una revisi n de vocabulario para ayudar a los lectores a conectar naturalmente el significado entre ambos idiomas.

Ambientado en Cincinnati, Ohio, Las Luci rnagas de Leo se conecta con el mundo de Justice in the Hall y Dottie and the Dandelions, reuniendo personajes que inspiran bondad, curiosidad y luz.

Este no es un libro ilustrado, sino un libro de cap tulos biling e con texto claro en ingl s y espa ol, presentado l nea por l nea, dise ado para desarrollar fluidez, vocabulario y comprensi n en lectores biling es.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWR1VG4L
• ISBN13: 9798270193898
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"