Bibliograph

Broken butterfly wings, Alas de mariposa rotas, by/por Raquel M. Ortiz ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Carrie Salazar

Type

Label

Broken butterfly wings, Alas de mariposa rotas, by/por Raquel M. Ortiz ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Carrie Salazar

Language

spa

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

004-008

resource.interestGradeLevel

2-3

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Broken butterfly wings

Oclc number

1256542144

Responsibility statement

by/por Raquel M. Ortiz ; illustrations by/ilustraciones de Carrie Salazar

Sub title

Alas de mariposa rotas

Summary

Gabriela is super excited when her gift from Titi Sylvia finally arrives. She loves the colorful, glittery butterfly wings! She stands in the middle of her room and flaps and flaps her new wings, but nothing happens. She jumps off her bed, vigorously moving the wings up and down, but again, nada. She hops down the hallway and the stairs, but she still can't fly! Disappointed, Gabriela goes to the garage, digs into her father's toolbox and sets about trying to fix the broken butterfly wings. Maybe she can add a battery or an engine. Her father has a better idea, though, and encourages her to close her eyes and think about where she would like to fly. Soon she is envisioning El Yunque, a rainforest on the island of Puerto Rico that is full of tall green trees,

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Alas de mariposa rotas

Contributor

Creator