El Sueño de Chocolate (Spanish Edition)

by Elisabeth Blasco (Author) Cha Coco (Illustrator)

El Sueño de Chocolate (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Winner at the 2016 International Latino Book Awards. Chocolate was abandoned when he was little, but he did not lose hope and kept looking for a home. When he meets Sara, his neighbor, his sense of smell told him that one day they would be great friends. All he needed was for Sara to love him...Everyday Chocolate wakes up in his shelter, the old abandoned mill, and goes in search of some food, barking with joy. As always, he hides behind the fence of Sarah's house for hours, watching the girl do her homework. Something tells him that he and Sarah can be really good friends. Chocolate imagines that he is already part of her family, and his heart fills with hope. Dreaming of a better future, he manages to overcome the sadness of his past, the memory of that summer when his family abandoned him...Chocolate's Dream is the tale of a little dog who is looking for a home. This is a story to help make children and adults aware of the need to respect our pets, and to be responsible and care for the animals who give us all of their unconditional love and loyalty.Ganador de los International Latino Book Awards en 2016. A Chocolate lo abandonaron cuando era pequeño, pero no perdió la esperanza y siguió buscando un hogar. Cuando conoce a Sara, su vecina, su olfato le dice que serán grandes amigos. Solo falta que Sara lo quiera...Cada día Chocolate se despierta en su refugio, el viejo molino abandonado, y va en busca de algo de comida ladrando de alegría. Como siempre, se esconde detrás de la valla de la casa de Sara durante horas, observando cómo la niña hace sus tareas. Algo le dice que Sara y él pueden ser grandes amigos. Chocolate se imagina que ya es parte de su familia, y su corazón se llena de esperanza. Soñando con un futuro mejor logra vencer la tristeza de su pasado, el recuerdo de ese verano cuando la que creía que era su familia lo abandonó...El sueño de Chocolate es la historia de un perrito que busca un hogar. Un cuento que sensibiliza y conciencia, tanto a niños como a adultos, sobre la tenencia responsable, el respeto a los animales y el cuidado de nuestras mascotas, estos seres que nos brindan su lealtad y amor incondicional.Don't miss the book trailer!
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This very tender story is illustrated by Cha Coco and written by Elisabet Blasco. The sensitive ones will drop a few drops of tears." —Revista BLI

Elisabeth Blasco

The award-winning author Elisabet Blasco was born at dawn on a day in June. From Barcelona by birth, a citizen of the world at heart. She began to flirt with writing at an early age and in her teens she wrote her first verses. She has studied clinical psychology, dietetics and nutrition. Recently she has been trained in yoga.

Cha Coco, born and living in China, is an award-winning illustrator and has published several children picture books.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9788416147458
Lexile Measure
830
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
Publication date
October 20, 2015
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002190 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
Library of Congress categories
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