Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Menéndez, Juliet
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Menéndez, Juliet

Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers

Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers.Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the...
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
SKU: 9781250234629
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 120 left in stock
Author: Juliet Menéndez
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $38.59
10 customers are viewing this product
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Menéndez, Juliet

Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers

$38.59
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Menéndez, Juliet

Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers

$38.59
Author: Juliet Menéndez
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers.

Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today! In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Menéndez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.

From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA's first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!

The book features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Rosa Peña de González, Teresa Carreño, Zelia Nuttall, Antonia Navarro, Matilde Hidalgo, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Pura Belpré, Gumercinda Páez, Frida Kahlo, Julia de Burgos, Chavela Vargas, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegría, Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta Cáceres, Serena Auñón, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez.

Latinitas is also available in Spanish.

Godwin Books

Author: Juliet Menéndez
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 02/23/2021
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781250234629
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511859 / Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 87
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist 06/01/2021 pg. 70

About the Author
Juliet Menéndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris, and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City's public schools, Juliet noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms. She studied design and illustration in Paris and now spends her days with her watercolors and notebook. Latinitas is her first children's book.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD
Example product title
$38.59 SGD
$38.59 SGD

Recently Viewed Products