Las orejas de los saltamontes

Synopsis of Las orejas de los saltamontes

«Las orejas de los saltamontes» is Unai Elorriaga's children's novel, published by Santillana Educación in paperback (120 pages, in Spanish).

Tomás spends the summer with his aunt and uncle because his father is ill: he learns to make coffee with milk, listens to stories from Grandpa Julián, and plays with his cousin Iñes, who studies insects and tells him that whoever catches a blue dragonfly will be the smartest person in the world. His wish is to travel to Madagascar with his father; illness creeps into his life.

It belongs to the Orange Series of Alfaguara Infantil. It is Unai Elorriaga's first children's book, translated from Basque, with illustrations by Julen Ribas.

For child and young readers aged 10 and up, with an interest in stories about family and nature.