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Sofi y el mágico mural musical

Sofi y el mágico mural musical

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Cuando Sofi camina por su barrio hacia la tienda local, siempre pasa por un enorme mural con imágenes de Puerto Rico: músicos, bailarines, flores tropicales y su menos favorito, un vejigante, un personaje de carnaval con una máscara aterradora. Un día, de camino a casa desde la tienda, se detiene frente al mural. ¿Acaso alguno de los bailarines la invita a ser su pareja? "Bueno, a bailar", dice Sofi entre risas, y de repente está en el Viejo San Juan, rodeada de bailarines y músicos tocando bongós, panderetas y giros. Empieza a bailar y cantar con sus nuevos amigos, pero su placer se convierte en miedo cuando el vejigante, con un suéter negro con flecos amarillos y una máscara roja de tres cuernos, la hace girar una y otra vez. ¿Qué quiere de ella? ¿Cómo podrá escapar? Esta historia sobre una niña imaginativa y un mural mágico es una exploración cautivadora de las tradiciones culturales de Puerto Rico, así como una oda al arte público y a la comunidad que representa.

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English Translation

Sofi and the Magic, Musical Mural

When Sofi walks through her barrio to the local store, she always passes a huge mural with images from Puerto Rico: musicians, dancers, tropical flowers and her least favorite a vejigante, a character from carnival that wears a scary mask. One day on her way home from the bodega, she stops in front of the mural. Is one of the dancers inviting her to be his partner? "Okay, let's dance," Sofi giggles, and suddenly she's in Old San Juan, surrounded by dancers and musicians playing bongos, tambourines and g iros. She begins to dance and sing with her new friends, but her pleasure turns to fear when the vejigante wearing a black jumper with yellow fringe and a red, three-horned mask spins her around and around! What does he want from her? How can she get away? This story about an imaginative girl and a magical mural is an engaging exploration of Puerto Rico's cultural traditions as well as an ode to public art and the community it depicts.

Reading Levels

Ages:

  • <6
  • 7
  • 8

Grades:

  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2

Book Details

Copyright: 2015

Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Author: Raquel M. Ortiz

Author Origin: Puerto Rico

Subject: Latin American History and Culture

Weight/Dimensions

Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.3 x 11 inches

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