Author: Cathy Camper
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452143145
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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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 a glossary at the back to provide definitions for Spanish and science terms, this delightful book will educate and entertain in equal measure.

Author: Cathy Camper
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452143161
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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The lovable trio from the acclaimed Lowriders in Space are back! Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Octopus are living their dream at last. They're the proud owners of their very own garage. But when their beloved cat Genie goes missing, they need to do everything they can to find him. Little do they know the trail will lead them to the realm of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the Underworld, who is keeping Genie prisoner! With cool Spanish phrases on every page, a glossary of terms, and an action-packed plot that sneaks in science as well as Aztec lore, Lowriders to the Center of the Earth is a linguistic and visual delight. ¡Que suave!

Author: Cathy Camper
Publisher: Black Rabbit Tales
ISBN: 9781623109981
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"In this prequel to the Lowriders books, Elirio, Lupe, and Flapjack become fast friends after each are bullied by Las Matamoscas, and together they form their own car club. Humor, Spanish words, and lowrider culture come together in this graphic novel for reluctant readers, now in library binding"--

Author: Paige R. Penland
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760315996
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Discusses the history and culture of the movement that began in the neighborhoods of East Los Angeles in the late 1930s, when cars were lowered for the purposes of style, tracing its development through the decades and into the twenty-first century, and includes color photographs.

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Publisher: Damiani Limited
ISBN: 9788862087278
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Scenes from the Mexican American lowrider life: a clothbound photobook documenting a vibrant LA car culture Known for her quiet portraits of American cultural movements, Los Angeles-based photographer Kristin Bedford's new work, Cruise Night, is an intimate and unstaged exploration of Los Angeles' Mexican American lowrider car culture. From 2014 to 2019 Bedford attended hundreds of lowrider cruise nights, car shows, quinceañeras, weddings and funerals. Her images offer a new visual narrative around the lowrider tradition and invite outsiders to question prevalent societal stereotypes surrounding this urban Mexican American culture. Bedford's photos explore the nuances of cars as mobile canvases and the legendary community that creates them. With bright color photography and a unique female vantage point, Cruise Nightis an original look at a prolific American movement set against the Los Angeles cityscape.

Author: Ben Chappell
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292737866
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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"This book explores how lowrider car culture allows Mexican Americans to alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society"--

Author: Oscar Nilsson
Publisher: Dokument Forlag
ISBN: 9789185639410
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Paint your own lowrider just the way you like it! Impalas, Cadillacs and Rivieras. In the Lowrider Coloring Book, you will color the classic and most popular Lowrider models. Lowrider culture reaches back to 1930s Los Angeles, where it became popular for style-conscious Latino-Americans to load their cars with sandbags to bring it closer to the road. Style was everything, and when lowered cars were banned in California in the 1950s, it became necessary to find a way to raise and lower the car simply to avoid fines. The solution was to use hydraulics from old fighter planes left over from World War II. The rapper Kid Frost showcased lowriding in the early 90s hit Lowrider, and since then, the cars are closely associated with hip hop culture. Today, lowriding is bigger than ever with thousands of enthusiasts in most parts of the world. All strive to outdo each other with the most elegant varnish, interior, hydraulics, chrome and rims. The custom cars you'll be coloring in the Lowrider Coloring book were converted by some of the best and most legendary enthusiasts. What color is your Impala?

Author: Lowrider Editorial Staff
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781557883834
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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A collection of technical articles from "Lowrider" magazine that provide information on a variety of topics related to lowriders, including engine modifications, detailing, custom interior modifications, and choosing proper tires and wheels.

Author: Robert Genat
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Lowriders have roared out of the West Coast and Southwest, popping up in movies, commercials and music videos. All major types of lowriders -- traditional, bombs, trucks, Euros and new age -- are examined in this bilingual edition, emphasizing the artistic and mechanical ingenuity that goes into the cars. One chapter even examines lowrider bicycles.

Author: Carmella Padilla
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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This homage to lowriding in New Mexico is graced with more than one hundred photographs of the most distinctive lowriders shot against the dramatic New Mexico landscapes. The accompanying essay and poems explore the lowriding phenomenon as a symbol of Hispanic pride and individuality.