Books by Anika Aldamuy Denise (1)
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
*Indie Next List Pick* *Junior Library Guild Selection* “An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian…a must-have for all libraries.” —School Library Journal (starred review) An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré 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 in... continue