Children's & YA
El pollo Chiras
by Víctor Eduardo Caro / Rafael Yockteng
Description
Chiras the chiken is a poem, written in the 1930’s by Víctor Eduardo Caro have been recited by many generations of Colombian kids, but is never been published as a picture book. It narrates the story of a chicken that is about to be slaughter in a farm, but with some wit, humor, and his prodigious peak, the chicken gets to see one more day. This hilarious plot is matched by Rafael Yockteng’s images, which tells another story and gives
Chiras a whole new personality.
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Author Biography
Víctor Eduardo Caro (1877-1944) was one of the
most important Colombian
authors of books for children and YA of the 20th century. He was an engineer and a passionate man of letters, as it was his own father, president Miguel Antonio Caro. Víctor created the Chanchito (Little Pig) journal, which was published exclusively for children and had a unique humorous and casual style. In its pages, Caro wrote some of his best poems with indisputable literary quality. / Rafael Yockteng was born in Lima, Peru. He is a graphic designer and an illustrator. In 2000 he won the Utopia contest of IBBY for illustrators of children’s and YA books, and int 2003 the contest to illustrate the poster for the International Child’s Day. Since then he has illustrated several books and obtained many awards.
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Cataplum Libros was founded in 2016 in Bogotá and focuses on children’s books - from 2 to 12 years. It seeks to investigate through collective memory recovering the oral tradition, playful language and its diverse and endless possibilities.
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- Publisher Cataplum Libros
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- Publication Country or regionColombia
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 11 EUR
- Pages32
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2018
- Dimensions21.5x21.5 cm
