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. Volume XI Number 3 . . . . October 1, 2004
excerpt: The rooster opens its beak Author Jorge Elias Luján was born in Argentina and lives in Mexico. Luján dreamed this myth and wrote a children's book consisting of a single metaphorical poem. Luján has won an IBBY award and has published a number of children's titles. This translated poem has simple text but is quite abstract for a younger audience.
Rooster Gallo may have trouble finding a home in Canadian school and public libraries. There isn't a strong market for bilingual Spanish/English titles in Canada. Recommended with Reservations. Catherine Hoyt is the Public Services Librarian for the York Library Region in Fredericton, NB.
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Award winning Mexican illustrator Manuel Monroy's pictures are simple and done in bright colours. There isn't a lot on these two page spreads, but there is the occasional detail like shadows and insects. Children will enjoy searching for the rooster in the stars and clouds. Although appealing, the illustrations are not very descriptive of the text.