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Author:

Medina, Meg author.

Title:

Pura Belpré / written by Meg Medina and Marilisa Jiménez García ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

Publisher:

Philomel,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

69 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Belpré, Pura--Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library--Employees--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women librarians--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--20th century--Juvenile literature--Juvenile literature
Puerto Rican women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Puerto Rican--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women librarians--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--Juvenile literature.
Puerto Rican women--Juvenile literature.
Women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Jiménez García, Marilisa author.
Flint, Gillian illustrator.

Notes:

"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger." "Based on the picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-69).

Contents:

Gather, children! -- Growing and learning in Puerto Rico -- A new life in New York -- Friends, puppets, and libraries -- Love for a storyteller and author -- Her storytime candlelight burns on -- How you can persist.

Summary:

Introduces readers to Pura Belpré who brought Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the country, giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before.

Series:

She persisted

ISBN:

0593620615
9780593620618
059352909X
9780593529096

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1395556012

LCCN:

2023944772

Locations:

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)