Los Perros Magicos de Los Volcanes: Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes (Bilingual English/Spanish)
by Manlio Argueta (Author) Elly Simmons (Illustrator)
Whenever Salvadoran people gather to tell stories, someone will have a story about the magic dogs called cadejos. There are many stories about how the cadejos mysteriously appear at night to protect people from danger.
Siempre que los salvadoreños se reúnan para contar historias, alguien tendrá una historia sobre los perros mágicos llamados cadejos. Hay muchas historias sobre cómo los cadejos aparecen misteriosamente en la noche para proteger a las personas del peligro.
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Manlio Argueta is one of El Salvador's greatest living authors. In 1977 he received Latin America's most prestigious literary award, the Casa de las Americas Prize for Caperucita en la Zona Roja. He is also the author of One Day of Life (Vintage/Random House: 1983) and Cuzcatlan Where the Southern Sea Beats (Vintage/Random House: 1987). Argueta makes his home in San Jose, Costa Rica and travels frequently throughout the Americas This is his first book for children.
Elly Simmons is an internationally-exhibited painter. Her first picture book for Children's Book Press, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueto, was highly praised for its rich colors and magnificent imagery. She lives with her family in Lagunitas, California.
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Volcanoes
El Salvador
