 Over 100,000 children have left Central America for the United States. The powerful poetry in this bilingual Spanish/English book describes the hardships and risks these children undertake and their hope for a new life in America. The first poems show the beauty of Central America. Next, they depict the problems, including gangs. The children face rough conditions with courage. The final poems take place in Los Angeles. The author was a refugee from El Salvador’s war in the 1980s. Beautiful surreal paintings complement the imagery of the poems. mjw |
| Title: Somos Como Las Nubes/We Are Like The Clouds Author: Jorge Argueta Illustrator: Alfonso Ruano Publisher: Groundwood Books, Toronto Copyright: 2016 Original Language: Spanish Translator: Elisa Amado ISBN: 978-1-55498-849-5 Hardcover pages: 36 Age range: 7-12 Genre: Picture Book/Poetry Book setting: Central America and U.S. Author’s ethnicity: Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian Author’s residence: San Francisco Illustrator’s ethnicity: Spanish Illustrator’s residence: Madrid Awards: Author has won the International Latino Book Award. Illustrator has won the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Subjects: Hispanic, Homelessness, Immigration, Latino, Poverty, Refugees, Stories in verse |
Somos Como Las Nubes/We Are Like The Clouds
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