by Patxi Zubizarreta · Editorial Luis Vives (Edelvives) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426364388
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«Usoa, llegaste por el aire» is the children's story by Patxi Zubizarreta, published by Edelvives in paperback (27 pages, in Spanish).
In an African country ravaged by war and hunger, Usoa's mother gets her daughter a one-way plane ticket and sends her off with a letter asking someone to take care of her. In her new family, Usoa begins to wonder about her origins and the mother who had to let her go.
Number 50 in the Ala Delta collection (Red Series). Text translated from Basque by Itziar Ortuondo Belamendia; illustrations by Elena Odriozola.
Recommended for early readers aged 3 to 6, especially for exploring themes of adoption, identity and origin in the family or classroom.
Patxi Zubizarreta is a Spanish writer who writes in the Basque language (Euskara). He studied Basque philology in Vitoria, where he currently resides. He is an author of children's and youth literature, a specialty in which he has won several prizes, has also been dedicated to translation and literature for adults and has a facet as creator of shows that combine music, image and literature. He was included in the White Ravens catalog and the IBBY Honor Roll.
