Name: El Canto de Los Elefantes
Author: Engle, Margarita
ISBN: [978-1-64473-590-9,1-64473-590-3]

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El Canto de Los Elefantes

Author: Engle, Margarita

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Follett Number: 2591UA6
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Vintage Espanol, 2023
Format: 231 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-64473-590-9
ISBN-10: 1-64473-590-3
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Subjects:

Animal Fiction

Animals Fiction

Cuban Americans Fiction

Elephants Fiction

Friendship Fiction

Historical Fiction

Human-Animal Relationships Fiction

Mistral, Gabriela, 1889-1957 Fiction

Novels in Verse

Poetry Fiction

Spanish Language Materials

Veterinarians Fiction

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Singing with elephants.;Statement of responsibility from front cover.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229). "Lonely Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she enjoys caring for injured animals, but her budding friendship with Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, emboldens Oriol, an aspiring writer, to open up and create a world of words for herself"--OCLC.

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Una poderosa novela en verso escrita por Margarita Engle, ganadora de los prestigiosos premios Newbery y Pura Belpre. Una historia sobre la sanadora amistad que surge entre una jovencita nacida en Cuba y la poeta Gabriela Mistral. Oriol nacio en Cuba, pero vive en Santa Barbara, California, donde no logra encontrar su sitio. Sin embargo, pasa muchos buenos momentos cuando ayuda a sus padres en la clinica veterinaria de la familia, donde cuidan animales heridos. La primera ganadora latinoamericana de un Premio Nobel de Literatura, la poeta Gabriela Mistral, se muda entonces a Santa Barbara, y Oriol se dscrube confesandole que aspira a ser escritora. Cuando la jovencita descubra que alguien esta amenazando la vida de un pequeno elefante en la clinica de sus padres, decide tomar accion para protegerlo. Necesitara poesia, coraje y fortaleza para hacer lo que cree correcto. Una historia escrita con una profunda belleza lirica, que ilumina el poder de la amistad entre generaciones, entre humanos y animales, asi como el poder de la poesia para inspirar accion, justicia y aceptacion. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpre Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them. Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. And when she discovers that someone is threatening the life of a baby elephant at her parents' clinic, Oriol is determined to take action. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns it will take courage and strength to do what she thinks is right--even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves. A beautifully written, lyrically told story about the power of friendship--between generations, between humans and animals--and the potential of poetry to inspire action, justice, and acceptance.

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