Ms. Collignon teaches French and music in a respectable school in Barcelona s tony Zona Alta neighborhood. Without warning, the administration transfers her to a school in the Raval neighborhood, an area of the city with a substantial immigrant population. Her comfortable life is upended as Ms. Collignon must learn to deal with students of diverse nationalities and cultures. Undaunted, she cajoles her students to help her undertake an ambitious project: the Rainbow Chorale. This heartwarming story is an excellent introduction to the topic of diversity and urban life.
La senorita Collignon ensena frances y musica en un respetable colegio de la sofisticada zona alta de Barcelona. Sin avisar, la administracion la fuerza a abandonar su escuela y trasladarse a un centro del Raval, un vecindario con una considerable poblacion inmigrante. Su vida comoda se volquea mientras la senorita Collignon aprende a relacionarse con estudiantes de diversas nacionalidades y culturas. Impavida, persuade a sus estudiantes a ayudarla emprender un proyecto ambicioso: la Coral del Arcoiris. Esta alentadora historia es una introduccion excelente al tema de la diversidad y la vida urbana.