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La poeta del piso de arriba
La poeta del piso de arriba
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Transadapted
Hardback
- Poetry
English Translation
English Translation
The Poet Upstairs
Originally published as The Poet Upstairs, this award-winning ode to poetry is now available in a Spanish-language edition.
Juliana is too sick to go to school one cold, winter day. So she stays in bed and looks out her bedroom window. She watches as a tall lady in a red coat and hat carries her boxes of books and papers upstairs. Her mother has heard that the mysterious woman is a poet writing a book. Juliana loves books and can't wait to meet the poet upstairs.
Juliana listens to the poet's typewriter clicking and clacking all day long, while outside the snow falls and people rush by bundled up in their coats. She dreams of the tiny tropical island "sitting on the ocean like a green button on a blue dress," the island home that her mother and the poet share. She dreams of red hibiscus flowers and beaches of white sand.
The next day, she receives an invitation from the poet to come upstairs. Together, they write a poem about a big river that leads to the sea. As they make pictures with words, the walls of the cold apartment become a beautiful vista of mountains, palm trees, birds and flowers. That special day, poetry takes Juliana from her cold and ordinary apartment to a sparkling island habitat.
Invoking Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos' famous poem about the Loiza River, Ortiz Cofer's lyrical text is combined with Oscar Ortiz's breathtaking illustrations of the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. This inspiring picture book for children ages 5 to 9 demonstrates the power of the written word as Juliana learns that poetry can change the world.
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Reading Levels
Reading Levels
Ages:
- None
Grades:
- None
Book Details
Book Details
Vendor: Pinata Books
Binding: Hardback
Type: Poetry
Copyright: 2014/06/01
Publisher: Pinata Books
Genre: Poetry
Fiction or Non Fiction: Fiction
Subject: Early Learning
Type of Spanish Book: Transadapted
Pages: 32
Author/Illustrator Details
Author/Illustrator Details
Author: Ortiz Cofer, Judith
Author Origin: Puerto Rico
Illustrator: Ortiz, Oscar
IIlustrator Origin: Cuba
Weight/Dimensions
Weight/Dimensions
Dimensions: 8.61 x 0.34 x 11.24 inches
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