Singing with Elephants
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- Create Date：2022-06-02 01:22:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Margarita Engle
- ISBN：059320669X
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Summary
A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them。
Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara， California， where she struggles to belong。 But most of the time that's okay， because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic。
Then Gabriela Mistral， the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature， moves to town， and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up。 As she begins to create a world of words for herself， Oriol learns it will take courage to stay true to herself and do what she thinks is right--attempting to rescue a baby elephant in need--even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves。
A beautifully written， lyrically told story about the power of friendship--between generations， between humans and animals--and the potential of poetry to inspire action and acceptance。
Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara， California， where she struggles to belong。 But most of the time that's okay， because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic。
Then Gabriela Mistral， the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature， moves to town， and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up。 As she begins to create a world of words for herself， Oriol learns it will take courage to stay true to herself and do what she thinks is right--attempting to rescue a baby elephant in need--even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves。
A beautifully written， lyrically told story about the power of friendship--between generations， between humans and animals--and the potential of poetry to inspire action and acceptance。
Reviews
Jessica Harrison
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When a novel in verse is written well it can transport you。 Each word or phrase is carefully chosen。 The prose is smooth， with room to breathe。 And it’s in those pauses that the text truly transforms。 That is what Margarita Engle does in Singing with Elephants。At the center of the story is Oriol whose English isn’t perfect and neither is she。 When Oriol meets Gabriela Mistral， she learns to think in new ways and to embrace her past while looking to the future。 The duo’s interactions are a treat， When a novel in verse is written well it can transport you。 Each word or phrase is carefully chosen。 The prose is smooth， with room to breathe。 And it’s in those pauses that the text truly transforms。 That is what Margarita Engle does in Singing with Elephants。At the center of the story is Oriol whose English isn’t perfect and neither is she。 When Oriol meets Gabriela Mistral， she learns to think in new ways and to embrace her past while looking to the future。 The duo’s interactions are a treat， and Mistral’s lessons can be applied in readers’ own lives。My favorite moments， however， come when Oriol is with her beloved elephants。 She sees them for the graceful， intelligent animals they are， and that love comes dancing off the pages。Singing with Elephants is one of those books that you feel better for having read it。 Though a quick read， there are layers upon layers， making a big impact。 It would be a great summer read or as part of curriculum during the school year。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Alexis
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Margarita’s words are so beautiful。 I love reading her stories。
Vivi H。
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Singing with Elephants is a book written in poetry。 This book was all-around amazing。 My only problem with it was that it is too good of a book to read like multiple poems。 I had to read it quickly and not like poems strung together telling the same story。 I cannot wait to re-read this book to read it in its true form， poetry。
Cheryl Mizerny
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What a gorgeous book！ I found so many phrases to highlight simply for their beautiful language。 I appreciated all of the cultural references mixed with the touching story of Oriol。 This one will be beloved in my classroom。
Alma
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Oriol’s words and thoughts flow through Margarita Engle’s poetic style of writing。 As she learns to shape her poetic voice， and sing the song of elephants， young readers will also be excited to do so and learn how to sing too。 Read more about Oriol and her race to save a baby elephant on my blog: https://shouldireaditornot。wordpress。。。。 Oriol’s words and thoughts flow through Margarita Engle’s poetic style of writing。 As she learns to shape her poetic voice， and sing the song of elephants， young readers will also be excited to do so and learn how to sing too。 Read more about Oriol and her race to save a baby elephant on my blog: https://shouldireaditornot。wordpress。。。。 。。。more
Christie
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So many beautiful truths shared via lyrical poetic phrasing that I couldn't help， but highlight， highlight， highlight as I read。 Written with a mix of Spanish and English， and talking about the language of laughter and the language of animals， Singing with Animals honors the importance of communication and community， as well as the written， spoken and sung word （and tune）。 It honors cross-generational relationships and mentoring opportunities。 It also advocates for peace at an individual level a So many beautiful truths shared via lyrical poetic phrasing that I couldn't help， but highlight， highlight， highlight as I read。 Written with a mix of Spanish and English， and talking about the language of laughter and the language of animals， Singing with Animals honors the importance of communication and community， as well as the written， spoken and sung word （and tune）。 It honors cross-generational relationships and mentoring opportunities。 It also advocates for peace at an individual level and a more worldly/global level。 It also highlights that each of us has many facets， desires， dreams and skillsets。 Humans are not meant to be just one thing。 This is clear as the main character tries to share her writing， her talents with animals， her veterinary experiences and her longing for connection via friendship and family。 There is such beauty and inspiration in this book with room for rich discussion amongst readers。 。。。more
Patti Sabik
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Engle’s novel in verse “Singing with Elephants” took an unexpected turn for me and I finished it in one sitting。 I expected to enjoy the book， having read many of Engle’s other MG books but “heartwarming” was more on my radar。 There was more intensity and drama than I anticipated which definitely kept me reading。 I found this verse novel to be one of the easier stories to think about marketing to my MS students。
TheNextGenLibrarian
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A friendship between a girl and a poet leads to healing and hope。🐘 Cuban-born Oriol lives in California where she is struggling to belong。 She enjoys caring for the animals at her family’s vet clinic。 But when Gabriela Mistral， the first Latin American winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature， arrives in town Oriol finds herself opening up to her。 Oriol attempts to rescue an elephant in need with the courage she’s learned from Gabriela， even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves。 🐘 Thi A friendship between a girl and a poet leads to healing and hope。🐘 Cuban-born Oriol lives in California where she is struggling to belong。 She enjoys caring for the animals at her family’s vet clinic。 But when Gabriela Mistral， the first Latin American winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature， arrives in town Oriol finds herself opening up to her。 Oriol attempts to rescue an elephant in need with the courage she’s learned from Gabriela， even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves。 🐘 This MG novel in verse by the amazing Engle was everything I wanted it to be。 I loved the mix of English and Spanish and the culture Engle always brings to her stories。 This middle grade book releases May 31。 Grab yours then！CW: injured animals 。。。more
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