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Author Denise, Anika, author.

Title Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré / words by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustrations by Paola Escobar.

Publisher New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Camden PL Juvenile Biography  JB Bel    AVAILABLE  
 Auburn PL JUV Picture Book  JUV True Stories Denise, A. 2019    DUE 04-09-24  
 Augusta SD Lincoln Easy Nonfiction  E B BEL    AVAILABLE  
 Bailey Youth Biography  J B OVERSIZE BELPRE    AVAILABLE  
 Baxter ML Juvenile Biog.  jB Bel    AVAILABLE  
 Curtis ML Juvenile Biography  jBiog Belpre    AVAILABLE  
 Falmouth ML Juv Biography  jB Belpre    AVAILABLE  
 Freeport Children's Picture Book Nonfiction  J P Cultures/People Bio Bel    DUE 04-01-24  
 Gardiner PL Juv NonFic  Ej Bio Belpre    AVAILABLE  
 Gray PL Juvenile NF  JUV 92 BELPRE    AVAILABLE  

Edition First edition.
Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary A story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world. Belpré, the first Latina New York City librarian, born in 1899, seeded the folktales of her native Puerto Rico in her new home. As a library assistant, Belpré made puppets to enhance her storytelling performances, which introduced the elegant cockroach Martina, the dashing mouse Pérez, and other beloved characters from Puerto Rican folklore, after which the tales were published for wider distribution.
Note Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 198342.
Subject Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Alt Author Escobar, Paola, illustrator.