Princesa Y El Guisante

"...a straightforward retelling of the traditional tale. Using sound effects and music to emphasize events, this recording stands alone or can be enjoyed with Janet Stevens' illustrations...fine quality and high popularity." - Booklist

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In this beautiful bilingual version of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, a prince despairs of ever finding a real princess to marry. When a young lady shows up at the castle, only the queen will be able to determine if she's really the princess she claims to be. A tiny green pea hidden under twenty down mattresses can prove whether the girl is royal or regular. En esta version bilingue del cuento de Hans Christian Andersen, un principe esta desesperado porque no encuentra una princesa con quien casarse. Hasta que un dia, una joven, que dice ser una princesa, aparece en el castillo. La reina sometera a esta joven a una prueba para determinar si en realidad es una princesa. Esconde un guisante bajo veinte colchones. Solo una verdadera princesa lo sentiria al dormir.

The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling, winner of the Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration. El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn’t agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too . . . Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru.

In this classic tale, a princess lies atop twenty mattresses and feels the pea beneath. The royal family discovers she is a real princess and she and the prince live happily ever after. Early readers will love the whimsical illustrations and large Spanish-translated text that accompany this familiar story. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Once, there was a Prince who wanted to marry a Princess. Only a real one would do. So he traveled through all the world to find her, and everywhere things went wrong. There were Princesses aplenty, but how was he to know whether they were real Princesses? There was something not quite right about them all. So he came home again and was unhappy, because he did so want to have a real Princess.