Copyright Date:
2013
Edition Date:
2013
Release Date:
05/31/14
Illustrator:
Ortiz, Oscar,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
1-558-85788-5
ISBN 13:
978-1-558-85788-9
Dewey:
E
Dimensions:
29 cm.
Language:
Spanish
Reviews:
Horn Book
(Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)
Juliana, an enthusiastic young artist, grows interested in her new upstairs neighbor, a well-regarded poet "who lived on an island" like Juliana's mami had. The two form a friendship, during which Juliana learns about the nature of creation and collaboration, and that "words can change the world." The Spanish translation of the prosaic English text is enlivened by the tropical-hued illustrations.
School Library Journal
(Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)
K-Gr 3 This Spanish-language translation of The Poet Upstairs (Piñata Bks., 2012) is as text dense as the English-language edition. Some Puerto Rican Spanish words are sprinkled throughout, such as "amapola" for hibiscus and "chiringa" for kite. Ortiz's fanciful crayon etchings continue to make up for the fact that the author's story of a young girl's friendship with a poet is too long for the intended audience. However, educators can effectively make use of it as an introduction to the evocative power of language and poetry. Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, AZ
Originally published as The Poet Upstairs, this award-winning ode to poetry is now available in a Spanish-language edition. Juliana is too sick to go to school one cold, winter day. So she stays in bed and looks out her bedroom window. She watches as a tall lady in a red coat and hat carries her boxes of books and papers upstairs. Her mother has heard that the mysterious woman is a poet writing a book. Juliana loves books and can't wait to meet the poet upstairs. Juliana listens to the poet's typewriter clicking and clacking all day long, while outside the snow falls and people rush by bundled up in their coats. She dreams of the tiny tropical island "sitting on the ocean like a green button on a blue dress," the island home that her mother and the poet share. She dreams of red hibiscus flowers and beaches of white sand. The next day, she receives an invitation from the poet to come upstairs. Together, they write a poem about a big river that leads to the sea. As they make pictures with words, the walls of the cold apartment become a beautiful vista of mountains, palm trees, birds and flowers. That special day, poetry takes Juliana from her cold and ordinary apartment to a sparkling island habitat. Invoking Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos' famous poem about the Loiza River, Ortiz Cofer's lyrical text is combined with Oscar Ortiz's breathtaking illustrations of the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. This inspiring picture book for children ages 5-9 demonstrates the power of the written word as Juliana learns that poetry can change the world.
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