La Isla (Spanish Edition)

Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven

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Book cover for La Isla (Spanish Edition)
Book cover for Isla

La Isla (Spanish Edition)

La Isla (Spanish Edition)

Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven

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Description

The Spanish edition of Isla takes readers on a magical journey set in the same world as Arthur Dorros's award-winning Abuela!

Cuando Rosalba y su abuela están juntas, la aventura se respire en el ambiente. En Abuela, libro recipiente de varios premios, Rosalba y su abuela exploran la ciudad de Nueva York a través de la imaginacion de la niña y el espíritu vivaz de la abuela. Esta vez viajan a La Isla, el lugar donde la abuela creció. La fuerza expresiva del texto y las llamativas ilustraciones tipo collage evocan la alegria y el entusiasmo de Rosalba al sentirse parte de las historias de la isla que le relata su abuela con orgullo.

También disponible en una edición Inglés (ISBN: 978-0-14-056505-8)

About the Author

Arthur Dorros (arthurdorros.com) vivió 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.

Critical Reviews

Praise for Isla

"Dorros's language is rich and magical--readers fly to la isla, too. Kleven's art is whimsical and quiltlike, crowded with sweet things and surprises."--School Library Journal

"Vivid illustrations with myriad details bring the tropical scenes to life, and the well-chosen Spanish words and phrases are easily understood. Glossary."--Horn Book

"The little girl and her grandmother, first seen flying over New York City in Abuela(1991), take off on another imaginary flight, this time to the Caribbean island where Abuela grew up. Isla is a tropical treasure."--Booklist

Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council
Commended Book, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street Children's Book Committee
Notable Children's Book, National Council of Teachers of English

Publishing Information

Publisher: Puffin Books
Pub date: 1999-04-01
Length: 48 pages

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