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Nuestra América : 30 inspiring latinas/latinos who have shaped the United States / by Sabrina Vourvoulias ; illustrated by Gloria Félix ; introduction by Eduardo Diaz ; reading guide by Emily Key.

Author/creator Vourvoulias, Sabrina author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2020.
Copyright Notice ©2020
Descriptionvii, 118 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorFélix, Gloria illustrator.
Other author/creatorDíaz, Eduardo, writer of introduction.
Other author/creatorKey, Emily, contributor.
Other author/creatorSmithsonian Institution sponsoring body.
Contents Sylvia Acevedo -- Luis Walter Álvarez -- Pura Belpré -- Martha E. Bernal -- Julia de Burgos -- César Chávez -- Sandra Cisneros -- Roberto Clemente -- Celia Cruz -- Olga Custodio -- Jaime Escalante -- Macario García -- Emma González -- Laurie Hernández -- Juan Felipe Herrera -- Dolores Huerta -- Óscar de la Renta -- Jennifer Lopez -- Xiuhtezcatl Martínez -- Sylvia Méndez -- Lin-Manuel Miranda -- C. David Molina -- Rita Moreno -- Ellen Ochoa -- Jorge Ramos -- Sylvia Rivera -- María Elena Salinas -- Sonia Sotomayor -- Dara Torres -- Robert Unanue -- Reading guide.
Abstract Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpré and César Chávez to Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor.
Local noteJoyner TRC copy purchased in memory of James Thompson, 2021.
General noteAt head of title: Smithsonian.
Interest age level Ages 8-12
Interest grade level Grades 3-7
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
LCCN 2020930349
ISBN9780762497478 (hardcover)
ISBN0762497475 (hardcover)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 920.009268 V946N ✔ Available Place Hold