
About this book
Español
Ni era vaca ni era caballo
En este relato autobiográfico ambientado en La Guajira venezolana, un joven pastor busca a una oveja perdida y se topa con algo que no puede explicar: no es vaca ni caballo, pero corre por la tierra sin que nadie lo empuje. Aterrado, corre a casa para contarlo, y su familia le revela que la extraña criatura es en realidad un invento de los alijuna, los forasteros. Escrito por el autor wayuu Miguel Ángel Jusayú, este relato mezcla la memoria personal con la rica tradición oral de La Guajira, capturando el asombro y la confusión del primer contacto con el mundo moderno.
English
It Was Neither Cow Nor Horse
Details and credits
Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
- Spanish book type
- Authentic
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Spanish book types
- Authentic This book Originally published in Spanish by publishers from Spanish-speaking countries.
- Transadapted Adapted into Spanish with educational and language-learning needs in mind, as well as translated texts.
- Bilingual Include both Spanish and English, making them useful for readers developing literacy in both languages.
- Author
- Jusayu, Miguel Angel
- Author origin
- Venezuela
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
- Type
- Picture Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Genre
- Biography and Autobiography
- Fiction or nonfiction
- Non-Fiction
- Subject
- Latin American History and Culture
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 9.25 x 8.25 x .25 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
- Ages
- 8, 9
- Grades
- Grade 3
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
- ISBN
- 9789802572120
- Publisher
- Ediciones Ekaré
- Copyright
- 1999