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Tales From La Isla Del Encanto

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The stories in the book takes us through the road of history in a simple delightful way, depicting the sadness of the people of Puerto Rico under the powerful as well as the constant search for a better life. Ms Cancio has, through the tales, made the book one for both the young and the old. The poem Laura Mía (Laura Mine) by José De Diego is one of the best. I hope children and adults living away from Puerto Rico will read it.

This is a very good book for Puerto Rican living in the U.S and elsewhere and also for those learning English as a second language. Here's why. In a subtle and simple style, the author points to Island history ("The Cry of the Century," "The Commander and the Girl"),("The Agueybaná the Great", "The Sailboat"; literature ("Laura Mía") and courship patters ("Soon will be together"). Also traditions ("Emma") and my favorites "A pair of Reading Glasses" and "Encounter at La Bombonera". All and all these are highly readable and entertaining Puerto Rican vignettes. Definitely a good read for all interested in the Island ways.

A delightful collection of 22 simple, short, easy-to-read stories about Puerto Rico, which originate in the oral tradition, makes us refresh Puertorican memories, find our heroic past, discover traditions, courage, nobility, circumstances, and spirituality of the people. A book that shows social and cultural aspects, gives humanizing morals, let us learn historical episodes and enjoy events in people's everyday life in the Island. You will find mercy, humor, hope, the african, spanish, indian, the rich, the poor. One of my favorite stories is A Pair Of Reading Glasses, it makes me laugh but also feel sorrow because though it probably ocurred around the 1800's, I cannot stop thinking that still in Puerto Rico the statistics about illiteracy are amazingly high. In Laura Mine the author reveals us a touching lovestory of the great puertorican poet Jose De Diego. Emma and La Bombonera Encounter are both lovely stories about friendship, which I think are moving. The Story Of My Life is a tribute for all those Puertoricans who left the Island in search of a brighter future and have seen their dreams come true thanks to their perseverance and faith. The tales will no doubt entice you to learn more of our history, and if you are Puertorican it will definitely make you feel proud of being one. The author shows us that "daily life of the people is important enough to protagonize history books".