by Scott O'Dell, Andres Bosch · Noguer Y Caralt Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788427931121
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«La perla negra» is the adventure novel by Scott O'Dell and Andrés Bosch, published by Noguer Y Caralt Editores in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
On the coast of Baja California, Ramón Salazar, son of a pearl diver, is initiated into the family business. One day he finds a black pearl that, according to legend, belongs to the Manta Devil, a sea monster feared by the locals. The discovery drags Ramón into dangerous adventures to protect the jewel and his life.
The novel belongs to Noguer's Cuatro Vientos collection, number 12. The work was originally published as «The Black Pearl».
Recommended for young readers aged 14 and up, especially for those who enjoy adventure novels and juvenile classics.
Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978.
