Abuela (Spanish Edition)
$23.80
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
1 July 1997
Summary
Dive into Spanish text and fly high over beautiful New York City with Rosalba and her grandmother in Arthur Dorros’ enchanting Abuela. Winner of the Parents’ Choice Award.
“Tantos pajaros,” says Rosalva, while feeding them. “And what if the birds lifted me and carried me flying over the park? What would happen if I flew?” And of course she flies! And she takes her grandmother with her and narrates, in Spanish seasoned with some English phrases, this marvelous journey.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140562262 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140562265 |
| Author: | Arthur Dorros, Sandra Marulanda Dorros |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 1997 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 208mm x 272mm |
| Series: | Penguin Ediciones |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Praise for Abuela
“A book to set any child dreaming…any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It’s just joyful.”-The New York Times
* “A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy…the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spirits.“–The Horn Book (starred review)
* “Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters…The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues…a jewel.“–Booklist (starred review)
“Dorros’s text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books”—Publisher’s Weekly
“Should prove useful not only for collections in which there is need for ethnic diversity, but also as enrichment for intellectually curious children who are intrigued by the exploration of another language.”–School Library Journal
An ALA Notable Book
An NCSS-CBC Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year
An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selection
A Booklist Editor’s Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare Listing
Winner of the Parent’s Choice Award
A Hungry Mind Review Children’s Books of Distinction List selection
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection
Arthur Dorros
Arthur Dorros vive en Nueva York en donde disfrutaba de observar la ciudad desde el tejado de su edificio. Le fascina el gran número de personas en Estados Unidos que conservan fuertes lazos con sus orígenes étnicos, pues “tienen la riqueza de dos culturas y de dos lenguas.” El Sr. Dorros es el autor de Tonight Is Carnaval (en español bajo el título de Por Fin es Carnaval) y de otros aclamados libros para niños, entre ellos Alligator Shoes, seleccionado por Reading Rainbow. Actualmente vive en Seattle, Washington.
Elisa Kleven es la autora e ilustradora de Ernst. También ilustró B Is for Bethlehem de Isabel Wilner, considerado como “sobresaliente”, según la reseña de Booklist por sus “atractivas y originales ilustraciones” con su “vitalidad folclórica” y “su estilo juvenil.” La Sra. Kleven vive en Albany, California.
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