Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrators
Illustrated by Paola Escobar
Edition
By Anika Aldamuy Denise
Hardcover edition
Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Harper ISBN9780062748683
Awards and Honors 2020 Orbis Pictus Award Honor <br> <i>SLJ</i> Best Books - 2019 <br> CPL Best Books - 2019 <br> CSMCL Best Books - 2019 <br> The Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction Books - 2019 <br> <i>Pura Belpré</i> Author Award Honoree - 2020 <br>Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
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When Pura Belpré came to America in 1921, she carried with her a passion for her homeland's folktales. She became a New York City librarian renowned for her story hours—and continued to share Puerto Rican folktales across the United States by turning them into books.
Author’s note. Selected bibliography. Further resources. Further reading. Stories by Pura Belpré mentioned in the book. Full-color digital illustrations created in Photoshop.
Author’s note. Selected bibliography. Further resources. Further reading. Stories by Pura Belpré mentioned in the book. Full-color digital illustrations created in Photoshop.
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