Title:
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Summary:
Nonfiction picture book about the life and legacy of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.
Follow la vida y el legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to share her tales and celebrate Pura's legacy. This portrait of the influential librarian, author, and puppeteer reminds us of the power of storytelling and the extraordinary woman who opened doors and championed bilingual literature.
Audience:
Ages 4-8.
Grades K-3.
860L Lexile
Sentence length: 3 (medium) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile.
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 198342.
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Publisher:
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Publication Date:
2019
ISBN:
9780062748683
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
©2019
Award Note:
Pura Belpré Author Honor Book, 2020
Américas Award commended title, 2020
Call Number:
P DENISE