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This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature.When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpre carried the cuentos folkloricos 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 and celebrate Pura's legacy.Brought to life by Anika Aldamuy Denise's lyrical text, this gorgeous story is perfect for the pioneers in your life.

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Anika Aldamuy Denise is the celebrated author of many picture books, including Planting Stories, Starring Carmen!, and Monster Trucks. She currently resides with her husband, three children, and a very lovey kitty in Rhode Island. For more information, visit anikadenise.com. Adriana Sananes is an award-winning actress who performed as a lead with New York's Repertorio Espanol for ten years. Now also a voiceover artist, she narrated the documentary Children of Fate, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and was nominated for an Academy Award, and she has recorded over one hundred audiobooks, including the Spanish version of Pulitzer Prize winner Enrique's Journey, for which she won an Audie. Paola Escobar is an illustrator who is passionate about telling stories of her own. Her work can be seen in SM Spain, Planeta, and other publications. The illustrator of Planting Stories, she has been drawing ever since she was little. She lives very happily with her husband and their dog in Bogota, Colombia.

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