Singing With Elephants / Playaway audiobook Margarita Engle.

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"HD."

"LIGHT."

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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpr Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them. Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time thats okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. And when she discovers that someone is threatening the life of a baby elephant at her parents clinic, Oriol is determined to take action. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns it will take courage and strength to do what she thinks is righteven if it means keeping secrets from those she loves. A beautifully written, lyrically told story about the power of friendshipbetween generations, between humans and animalsand the potential of poetry to inspire action, justice, and acceptance. * "Replete with lovely, nearly magical imagery...Brilliant, joyful, and deeply moving." Kirkus, starred review * "Employing immersive free verse that conveys themes of compassion, friendship, justice, and vulnerability, Engle captures how inexplicable Oriols grief feels, encasing it in a powerful, charitable, and brave young voice." Publishers Weekly, starred review * "A novel written in verse that sings in your heart." Pura Belpr Award-winning author Marjorie Agosn.