| Escalera a la Luna Contributor(s): Soetoro-Ng, Maya (Author), Morales, Yuyi (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763693413 ISBN-13: 9780763693411 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.1" W x 11.4" (1.32 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A lush, haunting story that brings together a grandmother and her grandchild. . . . Captures the luminosity of both the sky and the people on earth striving to make the world a better place." -- Booklist (starred review) Una noche fresca de luna llena, Suhaila le pregunt a su mam ? C mo era Abuela Annie? ?Tu abuela era como la Luna ?le contest su mam ?. Llena, suave, curiosa. Tu abuela rodear a el mundo entero con sus brazos si fuera posible. En una noche adornada de estrellas, Suhaila ve realizado el sue o de conocer a su abuela cuando una escalera dorada aparece en su ventana y Abuela Annie, tendi ndole sus brazos, invita a Suhaila a una maravillosa aventura. De la mano de Maya Soetoro-Ng, hermana del Presidente Obama, nos llega una l rica historia inspirada en la vida y en el esp ritu de su madre, Ann Dunham. Esta m gica aventura, de fantas a y folclore, evoca sucesos que han afectado a personas a trav s del mundo, y reafirma nuestra humanidad com n. El asombroso arte de Yuyi Morales ilumina el camino, record ndonos que nuestros seres queridos est n siempre junto a nosotros, y que a veces solo es necesario mirar a la Luna para comprobarlo. Little Suhaila wishes she could have known her grandma, who would wrap her arms around the whole world if she could, Mama says. And one night, Suhaila gets her wish when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites the girl to come along with her on a magical journey. Renowned translator Teresa Mlawer has translated this dreamlike tale into Spanish, reminding us that loved ones lost are always with us, and that sometimes we need only look at the moon to remember. |