El Premio Pura Belpré, rinde homenaje a los escritores e ilustradores latinos cuyas obras constituyen el mejor reflejo, afirmación y celebración de la experiencia cultural hispana en la literatura infantil. Este premio fue establecido en 1996 y fue nombrado en honor de Pura Belpré, la primera bibliotecaria Latina en la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.
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Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
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A family celebrates winter--by the seashore, in the magical city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras.
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Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.
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Eleven-year-old Maximilian, a big fan of the form of wrestling known as lucha libre, begins to suspect that he has a close connection with his favorite luchador, El Angel de La Guardia, the Guardian Angel. Note: Series Max’s Lucha Libre Adventures
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El multi premiado libro de David Bowles ahora disponible en español. Güero tiene doce años y es mexicano y americano al mismo tiempo. Sabe sentirse en casa en ambos lados del río, y en su vida hay tanto español como inglés. Güero ha comenzado el séptimo año en la escuela, y su profe de inglés hace que hasta los poemas suenan cool.
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El libro ganador de la Medalla Newbery 2019 está ahora disponible en español. La amable y tenaz Merci Suárez, estudiante de sexto grado, lidia con cambios difíciles en sus relaciones con amistades, familiares y el resto del mundo. Con una historia sobre los rituales de la preadolescencia, llena de humor y sabiduría, esta historia llega al fondo de la confusión y del cambio continuo que caracterizan la escuela, así como también de los lazos inquebrantables de familia.
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A biography about Celia Cruz told with up-beat rhythms.
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During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
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Biography of musical legend Tito Puente who was a musical prodigy on the streets of Spanish Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner.
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