Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• List: Pura Belpré Children's Author Award
• Format: Book
• Genre: Biography

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  The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

  By Margarita Engle

  Tula fights for freedom and education for herself, and ultimatelyfor women, slaves and dissenters, in Margarita Engle's poetic story of the nineteenth-century Cuban abolitionist and writer, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda.

  • Nonfiction, History, Biography
  • Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780544541122
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  Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

  By Anika Aldamuy Denise, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

  This riveting picturebook biography of Pura Belpré, following her from Puerto Rico to her new life in Nueva York, captures her professional life, legacy, and lifelong passion for storytelling and public libraries.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2020, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780062748683
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  Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes

  By Juan Felipe Herrera, Raúl Colón (Illustrator)

  Juan Felipe Herrera celebrates the lives of 20 Hispanic people who up to now have been in the shadows to many despite their significant contributions to American society. These poignant biographical sketches succinctly present the essence of each hero's life and legacy to the future generations of their culture.

  • Nonfiction, Biography
  • Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2015 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781501912931
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  Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War

  By Duncan Tonatiuh

  A fascinating picturebook biography of Mexican American José de la Luz Sáenz's fight for equality as a U.S. soldier during WWI.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2020, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2020 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781419736827