?Viva El Aguacate!: (Spanish Edition)

The Spanish text is like a beautiful poem, with the father's words bringing calm and patience to Muriel when she needs them most. . . A magical Spanish picture book that is a must have.-School Library Journal, starred review

Avocado seeds and slow growing! A young girl's impatience turns to wonder as she and her avocado tree gradually change and grow in this story inspired by Israeli artist Taltal Levi's childhood.

Semillas de aguacate y el crecimiento lento! La impaciencia de una ni?a se convierte en asombro mientras su ?rbol de aguacate y ella misma cambian y crecen paulatinamente en esta historia inspirado en la infancia propia de la artista israel? Taltal Levi.

Muriel is sulking--she celebrated her birthday yesterday under the old avocado tree, but today she's not even a little bit taller! Dad tells Muriel a secret: She is like the pit of an avocado, he explains, small and full of magic. Together they put an avocado seed in a glass of water by the window and watch as both Muriel and her avocado plant grow, take root, and eventually bring new life.

Avocados are ubiquitous and plucked straight from the tree in Taltal Levi's native country, Israel, as well as throughout Latin America. In her third book, Taltal Levi uses warm, earthy colors to tell a personal yet universal story about the magic of growth.

Includes instructions for growing your own avocado tree!

Muriel est? de mal humor: ayer celebr? su cumplea?os bajo el viejo ?rbol de aguacate, pero hoy est? m?s alta- ni un poquito! Pap? le cuenta a Muriel un secreto: Ella es como una semilla de aguacate, chiquita pero llena de magia. Juntos, colocan en la ventana una semilla de aguacate en un vaso de agua y observan c?mo tanto Muriel como su planta de aguacate crecen, echan ra?ces y finalmente engendran nueva vida.

Los aguacates est?n en todos partes y se recogen directamente del ?rbol en el pa?s natal de Taltal Levi, Israel, as? como por toda Am?rica Latina. En su tercer libro, Taltal Levi utiliza colores c?lidos para contar una historia personal pero universal sobre la magia del crecimiento.

Incluye instrucciones para cultivar tu propio ?rbol de aguacate!

Author: Taltal Levi
Publisher: Ediciones Nortesur
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780735845657
Language: Spanish
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/2024 pg. 63

About the Author
Taltal Levi was born in the Galilee, Israel. She graduated from Lucerne University of Arts and Design with a degree in illustration fiction and has worked as a freelance illustrator since. In 2019 she was nominated for the Serafina Young Talent Award with her picture book debut A Little Courage. Taltal Levi works and lives in Basel, Switzerland.

Achy Obejas was born in Havana, Cuba and now lives outside San Francisco. She has received a Pulitzer Prize for her work as a journalist at the Chicago Tribune and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, among other honors. Her most recent book as an author, The Tower of the Antilles, was a PEN/Faulker finalist. She has translated into Spanish Junot Díaz's The Brief Wonderful Life of Oscar Wao, as well as Adam Mansbach & Ricardo Cortes' picture book Go the F**k to Sleep, among many other titles.

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Achy Obejas nació en La Habana, Cuba y ahora reside en las afueras de San Francisco. Ha recibido un Premio Pulitzer por su trabajo como periodista en el Chicago Tribune y un NEA Fellowship en Poesia, entre otros galardones. Su libro más reciente como autora, The Tower of the Antilles, feu finalista para el Premio PEN/Faulkner. Ha traducido al español La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao de Junot Díaz y el álbum ilustrado ¡Duérmete, carajo! de Adam Mansbach y Ricardo Cortes, entre muchos otros libros.