Tuktuk: un cuento sobre la tundra

by Robin Currie, Phyllis Saroff Narrated by Rosalyna Toth

Overview

En cuanto el sol empieza a ponerse, los animales del ártico se preparan para el oscuro y frío invierno. Tuktuk, el lemino, está casi listo para pasar la larga noche invernal-todo lo que él necesita es pelaje caliente para revestir su nido. Cuando una bota kamik afelpada resbala fuera del trineo de un conductor Inuit, ¡TukTuk está de suerte! Pero, mientras la arrastra hacia su hogar, Putak el oso polar, Aput la zorra del ártico, y Masak la Caribú obvservan el premio de este pequeño lemino y se lo quieren quitar. ¿Podrá Tuktuk ser más inteligente que los otros animales y convencerlos que una bota kamik afelpada no es buena para nigún animal que sea más grande que un lemino?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"This expertly translated Spanish-language edition of Tuktuk: Tundra Tale is one readers will not soon forget...VERDICT A top pick for Spanish-language collections for the quality of the translation and the kid-friendly humor.–Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ This expertly translated Spanish-language edition of Tuktuk: Tundra Tale is one readers will not soon forget...VERDICT A top pick for Spanish-language collections for the quality of the translation and the kid-friendly humor.–Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ-School Library Journal

School Library Journal

02/01/2017
PreS-Gr 4—This expertly translated Spanish-language edition of Tuktuk: Tundra Tale is one readers will not soon forget. Tuktuk is one crafty collard lemming—no jumping off cliffs for him! The Arctic winter is fast approaching, and he needs to gather stray musk oxen fur to insulate his burrow. Providence is on his side as an Inuit trader and his barking sled team rush past at a high speed, dislodging a fur-lined kamik. The boot lands in front of a delighted Tuktuk, but his joy is short-lived as one by one several animals come upon him and his newfound boot. The polar bear, arctic fox, and caribou all think that the boot is just the thing for the coming winter. Instead of fighting each of his much larger neighbors for the kamik, Tuktuk cleverly makes sneaky suggestions to the gullible animals in order to keep the boot for himself. His strategy is a success, and the animals leave him hibernating in his warm nest—peace at last. Saroff's illustrations are bright and lushly detailed, from Tuktuk's cheeky expressions to the disgruntled look on the polar bear's face when he realizes that wearing a kamik on his nose is not how he wishes to spend the long Arctic night. Back matter features scientific information on the Arctic seasons, the animals described within the story, the unique atmospheric phenomena over the North Pole, and a glossary that includes Inuit terminology. VERDICT A top pick for Spanish-language collections for the quality of the translation and the kid-friendly humor.—Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169824315
Publisher:	Arbordale Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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