Latinitas (Spanish edition): Una celebración de 40 soñadoras audaces

by Juliet Menéndez

Overview

In this Spanish edition of her author-illustrator debut Latinitas, Juliet Menéndez celebrates inspiring Latinas and Latin American women.

Descubre cómo cuarenta latinas influyentes se convirtieron en las mujeres que hoy celebramos. En esta colección de biografías cortas de personajes de toda América Latina y de Estados Unidos, Juliet Menéndez explora los primeros pasitos con los que estas latinitas iniciaron su camino. Con hermosas ilustraciones, hechas a mano, Menéndez pone en relieve el poder que tienen los sueños de la infancia.

Desde la jueza de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor hasta la cantante Selena Quintanilla y la primera ingeniera de realidad virtual de la NASA, Evelyn Miralles, este libro aborda figuras que servirán de inspiración a futuras artistas, científicas, activistas y más. Ellas hicieron realidad sus sueños ¡y hasta puede que te alienten a alcanzar los tuyos!

Latinitas is also available in English.

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250796110
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	03/01/2022
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	155 MB
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Age Range:	8 - 12 Years
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Juliet Menéndez es una autora e ilustradora guatemalteca-estadounidense que vive entre la ciudad de Guatemala, Paris y Nueva York. Mientras trabajaba como maestra bilingüe en las escuelas públicas de la ciudad de Nueva York, se dio cuenta de que hacían falta más libros que mostraran niños parecidos a sus estudiantes. Juliet estudió diseño e ilustración en Paris y ahora pasa el tiempo entre acuarelas y libretas. Latinitas es su primer libro infantil.
Juliet Menéndez 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. Latinitas is her first children's book.

Editorial Reviews

02/04/2022

Gr 2–5—Biographies of 40 often-covered and not-as-often covered Latinx women fill the pages of this unique collection. A spread is dedicated to each woman, with a hand-painted illustration depicting the subject as a young girl on one page and a short biography filling the second. The entries focus largely on each woman's childhood experiences and the inspirations that led them to pursue their dreams. The pieces provide information about the time periods the subjects lived in and the customs that were popular then. Each woman accomplished incredible feats; from becoming a spy, military leader, engineer, or a writer, to becoming an artist, activist, or judge. What do they have in common? They all fought for what they believed in, such as the right to an education and equal workers' rights. Readers will be inspired by the intelligence, ingenuity, and extraordinary courage shown by each girl, many of whom overcame outdated notions about the capabilities of women. Ten additional mini biographies are included in the back matter that are sure to encourage readers to seek out additional information. VERDICT A must-have for Spanish nonfiction collections for children.—Selenia Paz

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