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Hardcover Haicuba/Haikuba: Haikus about Cuba in Spanish and English [Spanish] Book

ISBN: 0735845689

ISBN13: 9780735845688

Haicuba/Haikuba: Haikus about Cuba in Spanish and English [Spanish]

Celebrate Cuba's people, culture, and natural world in bilingual haikus written in Spanish and English
Celebra la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en haikus biling es en espa ol e ingl s.

Is it an island
or a tiny ship floating
upon the waters?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba is a celebration of Cuba through bilingual haikus written in Spanish and English. Discover the red, white, and blue tocororo bird (whose feathers resemble the flag of Cuba), the crowded guagua, a Havana neighborhood, salsa music and dancing, and guayaberas, through poetry that captures the rhythm of life in Cuba.

Co-authored by award-winning Cuban-American author Carlos Pintado and prolific bilingual author and translator Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba introduces the people, culture, and natural world of Cuba through these tropical verses and vibrant illustrations.

Includes an introduction to the art of haikus as well as back matter on the topics covered in the book.

A New York Public Library Best New Book for Kids, 2024
Premio Campoy-Ada Award Honorable Mention - Children's Poetry, 2025
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2025
Fundaci n Cuatrogatos recommended title, 2025
Eureka Honor Book, 2024

Es una isla
o un barco flotando
sobre las aguas?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba es una celebraci n de Cuba en haikus biling es en espa ol e ingl s. Descubre el tocororo con sus plumas rojas, blancas, y azules (igual que la bandera de Cuba), la guagua apretada, un barrio habanero, la salsa (su m sica y baile) y las guayabera, a trav s de poemas que capturan el ritmo de la vida en Cuba.

Co escrito por el galardonado poeta cubano-americano Carlos Pintado y el prol fico escritor y traductor biling e Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba presenta la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en estos versos tropicales e ilustraciones coloridas.

Incluye una introducci n a la arte del haiku adem s de un anexo final con informaci n adicional sobre los temas cubiertos en el libro.

Mejor libro para peque os de 2024, New York Public Library
Premio Campoy-Ada Menci n de Honor en Poes a Infantil
Mejor libro infantil del a o de 2025, Bank Street
T tulo recomendado por la Fundaci n Cuatrogatos, 2025
Eureka Menci n de Honor, 2024

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