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Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life!
“Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life!” uses lyrical free-verse poems which comprise the heart of a well rounded biographical work for older children. The poems, written in impassioned first-person voice, follow the arc of Frida Kahlo's life from birth to death. The opening birth poem and the closing death poem set a tone of self-determination firmly placing her in history, in her family and in her country.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2008 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9780761453369
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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
"The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano,” a collection of haunting poems, uses multiple voices to illuminate the daily terror and hypocrisy of the slave system. Celebrating Manzano's irrepressible spirit and creativity, this book is based on Manzano's autobiographical notes and poems. After witnessing young Manzano's harsh punishments for reading and writing, readers will marvel at his enduring strength and persistence to attain freedom.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2008 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780805077063