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Pura's cuentos how Pura Belpré reshaped libraries with her stories

In this fictional biography, Pura Belpré breaks the rules of storytime by telling unpublished stories from her homeland of Puerto Rico. Includes author's note.

Main Author: Pimentel, Annette Bay (Author)
Other Authors: Morales, Magaly (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Subjects:
Belpré, Pura > Juvenile nonfiction.
Belpré, Pura > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile nonfiction.
Librarians > Juvenile nonfiction.
Puerto Ricans > Juvenile nonfiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile fiction.
Librarians > Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Ricans > Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile nonfiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile nonfiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Creative nonfiction > Juvenile.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
Summary: In this fictional biography, Pura Belpré breaks the rules of storytime by telling unpublished stories from her homeland of Puerto Rico. Includes author's note.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Audience: Ages 4 to 8.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781419749414
1419749412
Author Notes:

Annette Bay Pimentel has published several picture book biographies, including All the Way to the Top ; Girl Running , which was a Junior Library Guild pick and received a starred review; and Mountain Chef , winner of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. She lives in Moscow, Idaho.

Magaly Morales is the illustrator of What Can You Do with a Paleta? , a Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award winner, as well as the picture books Chavela and the Magic Bubble and A Piñata in a Pine Tree . She was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

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