Colibri.COLIBRI. Ann Cameron. 2003/2004. Read by Jacqueline Kim. 4 cds. 4.75 hrs. Listening Library, Random House Audio. 1-4000-8993-x. $106.00. Vinyl; author, reader, plot notes. JS * From the KLIATT review of the book, July 2005: "Cameron has lived in Guatemala for 20 years and she obviously understands the people and their history and culture well. Colibri is ... a 12-year-old girl on the streets with 'her uncle' who is a beggar BEGGAR. One who obtains his livelihood by asking alms. The laws of several of the states punish begging as an offence. , a petty thief. Colibri does whatever her uncle wants her to do ... The book is about how she finds herself, because by the end of the story she is able to defy her uncle ... The life on the streets and in the ... homes of Guatemala is described clearly, as is the mixture of cultures ... The plight of Colibri as a kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness child whose spirit has been nearly destroyed is painfully real...." Reader Kim breathes life into each distinctive character in her fully voiced rendition. She dramatically portrays a wide range of emotional states, as the 12-year-old journeys from abused, docile doc·ile adj. 1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. child to courageous, self-confident young woman. Kim's voice drops softly to a whisper as Colibri speaks of her loneliness and doubts, rising to a loud, caustic voice as Uncle shouts his orders or Colibri cries out her fears. While this vocal range Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range — the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce. Vocal range defined The broadest definition of vocal range, given above, is simply the span from the highest to the lowest note a particular voice gives great impetus, suspense and enthusiasm to the narration, occasionally the listener might have to adjust the volume to catch those softly spoken words. This wonderful story, like a folktale folktale, general term for any of numerous varieties of traditional narrative. The telling of stories appears to be a cultural universal, common to primitive and complex societies alike. , possesses both an ethnic spirit and universality that speaks to listeners of many ages. Susan Allison, Libn., Lewiston H.S., Lewiston, ME J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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