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Description
Chiras the chiken is a poem,
written in the 1930’s by Víctor
Eduardo Caro have been
recited by many generations of
Colombian kids, but is never been
published as a picture book. It
narrates the story of a chicken
that is about to be slaughter in a
farm, but with some wit, humor,
and his prodigious peak, the
chicken gets to see one more day.
This hilarious plot is matched by
Rafael Yockteng’s images, which
tells another story and gives
Chiras a whole new personality.
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Author Biography
Víctor Eduardo Caro
(1877-1944) was one of the
most important Colombian
authors of books for children
and YA of the 20th century.
He was an engineer and a
passionate man of letters, as it
was his own father, president
Miguel Antonio Caro. Víctor
created the Chanchito (Little
Pig) journal, which was
published exclusively for
children and had a unique
humorous and casual style.
In its pages, Caro wrote
some of his best poems with
indisputable literary quality. / Rafael Yockteng was born in
Lima, Peru. He is a graphic
designer and an illustrator.
In 2000 he won the Utopia
contest of IBBY for illustrators
of children’s and YA books,
and int 2003 the contest to
illustrate the poster for the
International Child’s Day.
Since then he has illustrated
several books and obtained
many awards.
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