Hopeful Heroes by Engle, Margarita

Hopeful Heroes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250313942)

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Hopeful Heroes by Engle, Margarita

Hopeful Heroes

$18.99
Hopeful Heroes by Engle, Margarita

Hopeful Heroes

$18.99
Format: Hardcover
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In this companion to Bravo!, Margarita Engle's beautiful poetry introduces young readers to lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have all shown tremendous resilience.

Prepare to be inspired by this empowering collection of poetry that tells a larger story about fortitude and community across Hispanic history. From environmental activists such as Christina Figueres to record breaking athletes like Pel?, each role model featured is a legend in their own right. There's no better time to champion the accomplishments of this remarkable group of unsung heroes from all across Latin America!

Those profiled in this collection include Anacaona, Mart?n de la Cruz and Juan Badiano, Sor Juana In?s de la Cruz, Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua, Sim?n Bol?var, Mariana Grajales Cuello, Ana Roqu? de Duprey, Julio Garavito Armero, Ram?n Fonst Segundo, Christiana Figueres, Juano Hern?ndez, Gabriela Mistral, Mart?n Chambi de Coaza, Marina N??ez del Prado, No? Canjura, Nicol?s Garc?a Uriburu, Pel?, and Rigoberta Mench? Tum.

Author: Margarita Engle
ISBN-10: 1250313945
ISBN-13: 9781250313942
Publisher: Godwin Books
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.00w x 1.00d
By Margarita Engle
By Margarita Engle
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Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, All the Way to Havana, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands. Awards include a Newbery Honor, Pura Belpr? Medals, Golden Kite Award, Walter Honor, Jane Addams Award, PEN U.S.A., and NSK Neustadt Prize, among others. Margarita served as the national 2017-2019 Young People's Poet Laureate. Recent young adult verse novels include Wings in the Wild and Wild Dreamers. Recent picture books include Water Day and The Sculptors of Light. Margarita was born in Los Angeles, but developed a deep attachment to her mother's homeland during childhood summers with relatives on the island. She studied agronomy and botany along with creative writing, and now lives in central California.

www.margaritaengle.com

Juliet Men?ndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris, and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City's public schools, Juliet noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms. She studied design and illustration in Paris and now spends her days with her watercolors and notebook.

www.julietmenendez.com

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