Kalak is a stork who lives with his family somewhere where the nests are old, the roofs are all damaged, the earth is dry, and there is never enough food for everyone. One day, with a nostalgic longing in their hearts but also hope for the future, they decide to leave everything behind, and fly off to a new part of the world… The journey is long and tenuous and it lasts for weeks. Little Kalak starts to lose hope and strength after days of flying above the ocean. He lags behind the flock, almost catching up only to be separated from them again by a storm.
When he finally arrives to a new land, injured and exhausted, he finds himself rejected by a group of local storks, but hopefully Kalak finds his family and reunites with them in joy. Finally, Kalak's flock finds a new home where there is food for everybody and help from others.
Kalak es una cigüeña que vive con su familia en un lugar donde los nidos son viejos, los techos están hechos polvo, la tierra está seca y nunca hay suficiente comida para todos. Un dìa, con en el corazón encogido por la nostalgia pero también lleno de esperanza, deciden dejar todo atrás y volar a otro lugar para empezar de cero… El viaje es duro y muy largo. El pequeño Kalak comienza a perder la esperanza y la fuerza después de dìas y dìas sobrevolando el océano, hasta que una tormenta lo separa del grupo.
Cuando finalmente llega a una nueva tierra, herido y exhausto, con suerte Kalak encuentra a su familia y se reúne con ellos con alegrìa. Finalmente, las cigüeñas encuentran un nuevo hogar donde hay comida para todos y pueden sentirse queridos y protegidos.
| ISBN: | 9788416733439 |
| Publication date: | 18th October 2018 |
| Author: | María Quintana Silva |
| Illustrator: | MarieNoëlle Hébert |
| Publisher: | Cuento de Luz |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 36 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance Children’s picture books Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |