Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia Y El Huracan: A Story of Puerto Rico / Un Cuento de Puerto Rico
Leslea Newman
Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia Y El Huracan: A Story of Puerto Rico / Un Cuento de Puerto Rico
Leslea Newman
Bestselling author Leslea Newman offers a tender and timely story of a Puerto Rican child facing a hurricane and her concern for the beloved coquies of her home island.
La autora de bestsellers Leslea Newman ofrece un tierno y oportuno cuento de una nina puertorriquena que enfrenta un huracan y su preocupacion por los amados coquies de su isla natal.
After snuggling into bed each night, Alicia listens for the big voices of the tiny coquies that live all around Puerto Rico and sing her to sleep.Ko-kee, ko-kee, the little frogs call. Ko-kee, ko-kee.
One day a terrible hurricane comes to Puerto Rico, and Alicia and her family take refuge in a shelter. At bedtime Alicia hears grown-ups snoring and babies crying, wind howling and rain pounding. But even though she listens hard, she cannot hear the song of the coquies. Are the little tree frogs safe? And what will Alicia and her family find at home when the storm is over?
Alicia and the Hurricane is a tender look at the resilience of people, and native creatures, whose lives have been disrupted by a natural disaster. With love and support, family and friends come together to share, rebuild, and fill Alicia’s heart with hope.Ko-kee, ko-kee!
Despues de acurrucarse en la cama cada noche, Alicia escucha las formidables voces de los diminutos coquies que viven en todo Puerto Rico y le cantan para que se duerma. Co-qui, co-qui cantan las ranitas. Co-qui, coqui.
Un dia un terrible huracan viene a Puerto Rico y Alicia y su familia se cobijan en un refugio. A la hora de dormir, Alicia oye los ronquidos de los adultos y el llanto de los bebes, el aullido del viento y el golpetear de la lluvia. Pero a pesar de que escucha con atencion, no puede oir el canto de los coquies. ?Estaran a salvo las ranitas? ?Con que se encontraran Alicia y su familia cuando la tormenta haya terminado?
Alicia y el huracan es una mirada sensible a la tenacidad de la gente y otras criaturas de la naturaleza cuyas vidas son afectadas por un desastre natural. Con amor y apoyo, las familias y los amigos se reunen para compartir, reconstruir y llenar el corazon de Alicia de esperanza. !Co-qui, coqui!
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