El Pez Arco?ris: (Spanish Edition)

The beloved story about sharing and friendship in a new Spanish translation by award-winning Mexican-American author David Bowles.

La historia querida sobre compartir y amistad en una nueva traducción al español hecho por un escritor chicano premiado.

The Rainbow Fish is the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean. Vain and proud, he refuses to share his glittering scales. When the other fish won't play with him, Rainbow Fish learns that by sharing he can make friends and find happiness. This simple story featuring a beautiful fish who learns an important lesson speaks to readers of all languages. A new translation by Mexican-American author and translator David Bowles, winner of an Américas Award, a Pura Belpré Honor and a Batchelder Honor, among other prizes.

The Rainbow Fish was originally written in German by Marcus Pfister and has since been translated into over fifty languages!

El Pez Arcoíris es el pez más bello de todo el mar. Vanidoso y orgulloso, se niega a compartir sus escamas relucientes. Cuando los otros peces no quieren jugar con él, el Pez Arcoíris aprende que compartiendo puede hacer amistades y encontrar la felicidad. Esta historia sencilla sobre un hermoso pez que aprende una lección importante conmueve a lectores de todos los idiomas. Una nueva traducción hecho por el escritor mexicano-americano David Bowles, ganador de un Américas Award, un Pura Belpré Honor y un Batchelder Honor, entre otros premios.

Escrito originalmente en alemán por Marcus Pfister, El Pez Arcoíris ha sido traducido ya a más de cincuenta idiomas!

Author: Marcus Pfister
Publisher: Ediciones Nortesur
Published: 04/08/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780735845725
Language: Spanish
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2024 pg. 65

About the Author
Marcus Pfister was born in Bern, Switzerland. After studying at the Art School of Bern, he apprenticed as a graphic designer and worked in an advertising agency before becoming self-employed in 1984. His debut picture book, The Sleepy Owl, was published by NorthSouth in 1986, but his big breakthrough came six years later with The Rainbow Fish. Marcus has illustrated over sixty-five books that have been translated into more than sixty languages and received countless international awards. He lives with his wife, Debora, and their children in Bern.

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he works as an associate professor at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his award-winning books are They Call Me Güero / Me dicen Güero, My Two Border Towns / Mis dos pueblos fronterizos, Ancient Night / Noche antigua, and The Prince & the Coyote / El príncipe y la coyote. David currently serves as the vice president of the Texas Institute of Letters.
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David Bowles es un autor y traductor mexicoamericano del sur de Texas, donde funge como catedrático asociado en la Universidad de Texas, Valle del Río Grande. Entre sus libros premiados se encuentran They Call Me Güero / Me dicen Güero, My Two Border Towns / Mis dos pueblos fronterizos, Ancient Night / Noche antigua y The Prince & the Coyote / El príncipe y la coyote. Actualmente, David se desempeña como vicepresidente del Instituto de Letras de Texas. www.davidbowles.us