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Pelé, King of Soccer/Pelé, El rey del fútbol
Gr 1–3—A bilingual picture book biography about Pelé, the first man in the history of the sport to score 1,000 goals and become a living legend...
Lola Levine: Drama Queen
This multicultural chapter book is a wonderful addition to public and school libraries. Highly recommended for fans of Sara Pennypacker's "Clementine" series (Hyperion).
Maya's Blanket/La manta de Maya
A Latino-influenced and Yiddish-inspired tale that is recommended for Spanish readers and librarians in diverse communities.
The Multiracial Population Is Growing, But Kid Lit Isn’t Keeping Up
Monica Brown, author of the "Marisol McDonald" series, writes about how as a person of mixed race lineage, she doesn't fit under a neat label. Her situation is shared by the growing multiracial population in the U.S., yet children's books do not reflect these changing demographics.
Tito Puente: Mambo King/Rey del mambo
PreS-Gr 2—Brown has written a series of picture-book biographies of Latino poets and musicians that have set the standard for what a biography for young readers should be...
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald no combina
PreS-Gr 2—Marisol McDonald has brown skin, freckles, and hair the color of fire...
Side by Side / Lado a lado
Gr 2—5—How many children knew that behind the 1960s National Grape Boycott was a woman named Dolores Huerta, alongside famous activist Cesar Chavez? Not only did Huerta coin the United Farm Workers' mantra, "Sí, se puede! Yes, we can!" but she also worked tirelessly with Chavez to create change for countless migrant farmworkers...
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