Cuentos Para Chicos Y Grandes/Tales for Young and Old (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Perera, Hilda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880507927 ISBN 13: 9781880507926

Publisher: Lectorum Pubns, 2001

Synopsis

A collection of stories touches upon such universal themes as hope, love, freedom, and truth.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Grade 3-5-This collection of eight short stories won the Premio Lazarillo in 1975 and is now available in reprint through Lectorum. The selections range from the allegorical to descriptive narrative. In "Nadi," for example, the language and imagery are quite poetic. "Pedrin y la garza" ("Little Pete and the Heron") is about love lost and found, and the mood is dreamy and somewhat dreary. "Quintin" features a mischievous gnome who, seeking fame, invents sleep for human beings. In "El loro pelon" ("The Bald Parrot"), an American couple from Chicago learn about the value of home from a parrot they purchase while on a Caribbean vacation. The straightforward narrative pieces are much stronger than the allegorical ones. The black-and-white drawings add an element of whimsy to each story. An altogether pleasant collection. M.O.B.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Lectorum Pubns
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1880507927
• ISBN 13: 9781880507926
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 85
• Illustrator: Diego Rapi