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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

by Anika Aldamuy Denise

Other authors: Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

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Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Multi-Cultural. Sociology. Picture Book Nonfiction. HTML:

RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR

* A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *

"An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must-have for all libraries." —School Library Journal (starred review)

An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature.

When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos 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 colorful life by Paola Escobar's elegant and exuberant illustrations and Anika Aldamuy Denise's lyrical text, this gorgeous book is perfect for the pioneers in your life.

Informative backmatter and suggested further reading included.

A Spanish-language edition, Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos, is also available.

"Anika Aldamuy Denise's intimate telling captures the magical, folk-tale feeling of Belpré's own stories. Her lyrical text, sprinkled like fairy dust with Spanish words, begs to be read aloud, while Paola Escobar's stylishly detailed and warmly expressive illustrations capture the joy of sharing stories." —New York Times Book Review

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I love stories of superstar librarians.
  sloth852 | Mar 18, 2024 |
Teaches children a lot about the story behind one of the biggest literature impacters. The book explains lots of different major history movements relating to Puerto Rico and that time as well as how Pura Belpre and her husband met. ( )
  elliemarte | Mar 7, 2024 |
Gorgeous gorgeous woman, gorgeous gorgeous illustrations. ( )
  hannerwell | Feb 24, 2024 |
1. A story about Pura Belpré and her journey as a librarian, puppeteer, storyteller, author, & more
2. Primarily written in English, with Spanish terms mixed in
3. Literature guide, containing discussion questions and a list of suggested activities: https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/planting-stories-literature-guide
4. Teaching Books page, including games such as a cover jigsaw puzzle and a word search, a meet the author recording, an audio excerpt of the book, & more: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=62642
5. Contains a brief mention of death
6. Deep and rich illustrations with a Spanish flair ( )
  juliasmith22 | Feb 10, 2024 |
Book for primary/Intermediate, maybe 2nd-3rd graders. This sweetly written story is about the life of a bilingual librarian, who shares her stories around the world.
  Brianna.phelps | Jan 25, 2024 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Multi-Cultural. Sociology. Picture Book Nonfiction. HTML:

RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR

* A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *

"An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must-have for all libraries." —School Library Journal (starred review)

An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature.

When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos 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 colorful life by Paola Escobar's elegant and exuberant illustrations and Anika Aldamuy Denise's lyrical text, this gorgeous book is perfect for the pioneers in your life.

Informative backmatter and suggested further reading included.

A Spanish-language edition, Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos, is also available.

"Anika Aldamuy Denise's intimate telling captures the magical, folk-tale feeling of Belpré's own stories. Her lyrical text, sprinkled like fairy dust with Spanish words, begs to be read aloud, while Paola Escobar's stylishly detailed and warmly expressive illustrations capture the joy of sharing stories." —New York Times Book Review

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When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular stories into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and cuentistas continue to share her stories and celebrate Pura’s legacy.

This portrait of the influential librarian, author, and puppeteer reminds us of the power of storytelling and the extraordinary woman who opened doors and championed bilingual literature.
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