Where Fireflies Dance / Ahi, Donde Bailan Las Luciérnagas [Spanish]

by Lucha Corpi

Book Overview

Bilingual English/Spanish. In her first book for children, award-winning author Lucha Corpi remembers her childhood growing up in J?ltipan, Mexico, where the moon hung low and the fireflies flickered in the night air.

In vivid and poetic detail, she recalls exploring with her brother the old haunted house of the legendary revolutionary Juan Sebasti?n, discovering the music that came from the jukebox at the local cantina, and getting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0892391774
• ISBN13: 9780892391776
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A short, sweet tale--told in two languages

This is an excellent, but short, autobiographical story of the author's youth focusing on music and how it tied individual family members together. Vivid artwork enhances the story. Brief references to Mexico's fight for independence could open further discussion. Each page has English text with a Spanish translation below. An excellent read-aloud for 8 and up.