Pura Belprae

by Clayton (Author)

Pura Belprae
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Leaders Like Us

Introduce readers to the life of author and community outreach leader Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.

Pura believed the library was for everyone. Using her skills in storytelling, she encouraged Hispanic children to visit the library by creating bilingual story hour. Her community outreach helped to make the Hispanic people in New York City feel included. Learn about how Pura impacted her community, resulting in the annual Pura Belpré Award, in this inspirational biography, part of the Leaders Like Us true story books based on real life book series.

Storybook For Children in Grades 1-4 Features:

  • Post-reading questions
  • Extension activity
  • Time line

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School Library Journal

Gr 1-4--Brief introductions to mostly unknown but noteworthy leaders are presented in these four colorfully illustrated titles. José Feliciano, despite his blindness, taught himself guitar and created music that appeals to millions. Puerto Rican migrant Pura Belpré became New York's first Hispanic librarian and began bilingual story times so Spanish-speaking children could participate. Indian immigrant Dalip Singh Saund championed citizenship for people from his country and went on to become the first Asian American congressman. Yuri Kochiyama felt the sting of injustice as a World War II Japanese internee and spent the rest of her life fighting for the rights of the disadvantaged. While these volumes do not go into great detail about their subjects, they do provide suitable introductions to mostly lesser known figures. The illustrations are beautifully integrated with the text, giving these titles great appeal for young readers. VERDICT Given that there are few biographies out there on these significant, though less famous, people and these volumes are nice presentations, selectors will do well to consider for purchase.

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Review quotes

An appealing biography series for young readers. —Carolyn Phelan Booklist, October 2023
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781731657169
Lexile Measure
700
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Discovery Library
Publication date
August 11, 2023
Series
Leaders Like Us
BISAC categories
JNF007050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage
Library of Congress categories
New York (State)
New York
Biographies
20th century
Librarians
Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans
Women authors, Puerto Rican
Belprae, Pura

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