When she came to America in 1921, Pura 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 stories into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and cuentistas continue to share her stories and celebrat…
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 into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to share her tales a…
Paperback. Pub Date :2008-08-25 Language: English Publisher: McGrawHill Education Top readers is a series of beautifully designed. fact-based books. richly illustrated with a wealth of accurate. full-color illustrations. intriguing diagrams. cross-sections and cutaways. Top readers is a beautifully designed. full of informative books. Configure the book dizzying variety of color pictures. enjoy…