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Author: Margarita Engle ,
Rafael López
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781250407641
ISBN 10: 1250407648
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""Lopez's bright portraits of notable Hispanics have the large scale and graphic discipline of poster art, while Engle manages to compress the sweep of a biography into a sharp, compact free-verse poem about each life, from childhood on. Some are famous [...] All faced challenges [...] and made lasting contributions."" --New York Times Book Review on Bravo! ""this book is a welcome addition to schools and libraries, as it expands the canon of historically significant individuals in the United States in such a lyrical and aesthetically pleasing manner."" --School Library Journal, starred review, on Bravo! ""This book features the lives of a variety of Latinos who faced life's challenges with aplomb and in their own ways. . . each person is stunningly portrayed in López's strong and vibrant style; opposite is a first-person biographical poem that provides a glimpse into its subject's life."" --Kirkus Reviews on Bravo! ""López (who illustrated Engle's Drum Dream Girl) creates bold, dramatic portraits of the subjects, which include José Martí, Pura Belpré, Tito Puente, and César Chávez. Capsule biographies are a welcome supplement to the poems"" --Publishers Weekly on Bravo! The Poet Slave of Cuba: ""An absolutely lovely book . . . that should be read by young and old, black and white, Anglo and Latino."" --School Library Journal, starred review ""Readers will hear the stories--and never forget them."" --Booklist, starred review ""The moving poetry and finely crafted story will draw readers in and leave them in tears and in awe."" --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
Author Information
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse books, including the Newbery Honor Book The Surrender Tree, PEN USA Award winner The Lightning Dreamer, and the Walter Dean Myers Honor Enchanted Air. margaritaengle.com The work of Rafael López is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. Growing up in Mexico City he was immersed in the rich cultural heritage and native color of street life. He has illustrated many award-winning books, and in 2012 he was selected by the Library of Congress to create the artwork for the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.
