Author(s): Pilar Alberdi,Mercedes De La Jara
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 73
Publisher: BAMBU
Language: Spanish
Date Published: 2012-07-01
Dimensions: 144 x 210 x 10mm
Publication City/Country: Madrid Espana, United States
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Illustrations: black & white illustrations

In the tradition of classic fairy tales, this whimsical story explores the question "What would you do if you had to give up what you love most? "Far away in a small town by the sea, Juan tells his grandson the tale of a butterfly with a broken wing and a boy who wants to fix that broken wing. As both the boy in the story and the boy listening to the story soon find out, though, things are not always easy to repair. With simple, poetic language, these parallel stories are sure to captivate and enchant young readers. "En la tradicion de los cuentos de hadas clasicos, esta historia caprichosa explora la pregunta "Que harias si tuvieras que renunciar a lo que mas quieres? "Muy lejos, en un pequeno pueblo cerca del mar, Juan le cuenta a su nieto la historia de una mariposa con un ala rota y un chico que quiere repararla. Tanto el nino del cuento como el nino que lo escucha, sin embargo, pronto se dan cuenta de que las cosas no siempre son faciles de arreglar. Con un lenguaje simple y poetico, estas historias paralelas seguramente cautivaran y les encantaran a lectores jovenes."