Adapted from the Texas Bluebonnet Award-winning Bravo Poems About Amazing Hispanics.
This board book of poems and portraits from writer Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael L pez celebrates the lives and accomplishments of amazing Hispanics.
This book is a welcome addition to schools and libraries, as it expands the canon of historically significant individuals in the United States in such a lyrical and aesthetically pleasing manner. --School Library Journal, starred review
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781250230812
Media Type: Board Book
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication Date: 03-10-2020
Pages: 28
Product Dimensions: 6.50h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Age Range: 0 - 4 Years
About the Author
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse books, including the Newbery Honor Book The Surrender Tree, PEN USA Award winner The Lightning Dreamer, and the Walter Dean Myers Honor Enchanted Air.
The work of Rafael López is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. Growing up in Mexico City, he was immersed in the rich cultural heritage and native color of street life. He has illustrated many award-winning books, and in 2012 he was selected by the Library of Congress to create the artwork for the National Book Festival in Washington, DC.