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

By:
Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
Magaly Morales
Pura Belpre telling children a story

Pura’s abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows ¡Qui-qui-ri-quí! for Señor Gallo, booms Borom, Borom for Señor Zapo, and tells of a beautiful cockroach who loves a mouse. Pura clings to these stories like coquíes cling to green leaves.

Language: Spanish,Spanish vocabulary featured
Culture/Community: Puerto Rican
Heritage & History: Caribbean Heritage and History Hispanic Heritage and History
Themes for Children: Books and Libraries My Neighborhood Social Studies and Biography
Genre: Biography
Format: Picture Book
Age Level: 6-9
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Book Series: The Life and Legacy of Pura Belpré Famous Authors and Librarians: Hispanic Heritage
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9781419749414