Latinitas
Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers
Juliet Menéndez
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Holt Books for Young Readers
On Sale: 02/23/2021
ISBN: 9781250234629
120 Pages, Ages 8-12
Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers.
Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today! In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Menéndez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA’s first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women followed their dreams—and just might encourage you to follow yours!
The book features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Rosa Peña de González, Teresa Carreño, Zelia Nuttall, Antonia Navarro, Matilde Hidalgo, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Pura Belpré, Gumercinda Páez, Frida Kahlo, Julia de Burgos, Chavela Vargas, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegría, Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta Cáceres, Serena Auñón, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez.
Godwin Books
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
November 12, 1651–April 17, 1695
Ever since she was a little girl sneaking into the cornfields to read forbidden books from her abuelo’s library in Mexico, Juana Inés dreamed of going to college....
Praise for Latinitas
"This is an engaging and important book that should stimulate young Latinas to become the best they can be—and I am delighted to be in such good company!" —Susana Torre, acclaimed architect featured in Latinitas
"What will pull young people in is that Menéndez depicts these women as children (Latinitas), both visually and anecdotally . . . What will keep these readers engaged is how their soon-to-be heroines bloom into their future selves on the page." —The New York Times Book Review
"Will inspire young children to follow their own dreams . . . This book belongs in any child’s hands." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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