El Lorito Pelon

by Hilda Perera Narrated by Gabriela Cavallero

Overview

A parrot moved from Puerto Rico to a Chicago high rise has trouble adapting to his new environment.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3—A multicolored parrot comes to Chicago to live in the Smith's apartment. He desperately misses the fresh air and green trees of Puerto Rico, but he can't tell the Smiths what is wrong because he can only say the two phrases he was taught in Puerto Rico, "Buenas noches, Oquendo" and "Buenos dias, Oquendo." When the parrot tries to escape, he's put in a golden cage for protection. Becoming more sad and lonely, he begins to pluck out his beautiful feathers one by one. The Smiths ask a zookeeper for advice. He explains that the parrot is lonely, so the Smith's get a female parrot from Puerto Rico. Before long an egg is laid in the parrots' nest. The parrots decide that their offspring will never grow up in a cage, so they begin to pluck out their feathers one by one. This time the Smiths know what they must do and send the parrots back to Puerto Rico where they raise their chick happily in the fresh air and greenery. Hilda Perera's simple story is expressively told in Spanish by Gabriella Cavallero who employs different voices for each character. Sound effects and background music supplement the telling. The introduction is in English. The accompanying book features lovely full-page pen-and-watercolor illustrations on a white background. Animal lovers will enjoy this story of compassion and the importance of love and freedom.—Teresa Wittmann, Westgate Elementary School, Edmonds, WA

MARCH 2011 - AudioFile

El protagonista de este cuento encantador para niños es un lorito. Ha llegado desde Puerto Rico a la ciudad invernal y gris de Chicago para vivir con una pareja simpática en un edificio alto. Añorar la compañía de otros loros y también los árboles altos y el sol fuerte de su madre patria hace que este pequeño héroe se rebela. Una por una, empieza a arrancarse las plumas. Gabriella Cavallero narra este audiolibro de manera sencilla y eficaz y con una habilidad de lectura tan buena que hace que las palabras suenan espontáneas en lugar de leídas. Sra. Cavallero tiene una voz de tono amablemente claro que comunica con facilidad la nostalgia del pobre lorito. Los efectos de sonido que acompañan a la lectura son entretenidos y hacen complemento a la totalidad de la experiencia de escuchar esta historia agradable. J.A.G.



[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]--The protagonist of this lovely children’s story is little parrot who has been shipped from Puerto Rico to live with a kind old couple in a high-rise building in the wintry and gray city of Chicago. Loneliness for other parrots and a desire to be back among the tall trees and sunshine of his homeland lead this little hero to rebel in the only way he knows how. One by one, he begins to pull out his feathers. Gabriella Cavallero narrates cleanly and effectively with storytelling skills that make her words sound spontaneously recounted, rather than read. Cavallero has a pleasantly clear-toned voice that makes it easy for readers to sympathize with the poor little parrot’s homesickness. The amusing sound effects that accompany the reading add to the overall experience of listening to this pleasant story. J.A.G. trans. L.R.P. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169337914
Publisher:	Lorito Books
Publication date:	11/01/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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