Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpr , a lauded storyteller,...
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Author: Annette Bay Pimentel
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Language: English
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Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories by Pimentel, Annette Bay

Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

$38.09

Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories

$38.09
Author: Annette Bay Pimentel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpr , a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes

Pura's abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows Qui-qui-ri-qu for Se or Gallo, booms Borom, Borom for Se or Zapo, and tells of a beautiful cockroach who loves a mouse. Pura clings to these stories like coqu es cling to green leaves.

When Pura grows up and moves from Puerto Rico to Harlem, she gets a job at the library, where she is surrounded by stories--but they're only in English. Where is Se or Gallo? Where is P rez the mouse? Where is Puerto Rico on these shelves? She decides to tell children the tales of her homeland in English and in Spanish.

Lyrically written, with lively illustrations, Pura's Cuentos captures the exuberant spirit and passion of Pura Belpr celebrated storyteller, author, folklorist, and the first Latina librarian in New York City. A pioneer of bilingual storytimes, she welcomed countless new families to the library, formed cultural bridges in her community, and broke the rules by telling stories that weren't printed in books--at least, not yet.


Author: Annette Bay Pimentel
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781419749414
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516669 / Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpre Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
School Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 114
Booklist 09/15/2021 pg. 47
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 136
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2021

About the Author
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 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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