The Composition
Autor Antonio Skarmeta Ilustrat de Alfonso Ruanoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 ian 2003 – vârsta de la 8 ani
Pedro is a nine-year-old boy whose main interest in life is playing soccer. The arrest of his friend Daniel's father and a visit to the school of an army captain who wants the children to write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night" suddenly force Pedro to make a difficult choice. The author's note explains what a dictatorship is and provides a context for this powerful and provocative story.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780888995506
ISBN-10: 0888995504
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 229 x 210 x 3 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
ISBN-10: 0888995504
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 229 x 210 x 3 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
Notă biografică
Antonio Skarmeta is a Chilean writer. His fiction has won many awards and has been translated into nearly thirty languages worldwide.
Descriere
In a village in Chile, Pedro and Daniel are two typical nine-year-old boys. Up until Daniel's father gets arrested, their biggest worry had been how to improve their soccer skills. Now, they are thrust into a situation where they must grapple with the incomprehensible: dictatorship and its inherent abuses. This sensitively realized story touches a nerve and brings home the uncomfortable fact that some children do encounter issues of this magnitude. Here, deft realism is brought to the page by Antonia Skarmeta's story and the edgy drawings of Alfonso Ruano, portraying a child's view of a repressive society. The Composition is a winner of the Americas Award for Children's Literature and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.