El cóndor y las estrellas

Synopsis of El cóndor y las estrellas

«El cóndor y las estrellas» is a Peruvian folk tale adapted by Ramon Girona, published by Libros del Zorro Rojo in hardcover (32 pages, in Spanish).

High in the Andes, an all-seeing condor watches a hungry girl and a rich man with an unfeeling heart. The stars are maidens with golden hair and silver tunics; together with the condor they secretly prepare a lesson for the man of stone.

First edition 2006. Part of the «Álbumes ilustrados / Cuentos del mundo» collection. Illustrations by Lluís Farré and translation by Mireia Vidal-Conte.

Aimed at children beginning to read, ages 6 to 8, and at groups with reading or comprehension difficulties, as easy-reading material.