Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Margaret Frith ¿Quién fue Woodrow Wilson? Who Was WoodrowWilson? ILLUSTRATIONS Andrew Thomson GR P Presidents and First Families (U.S.) / Politics and Government / School and Education 9781631134319 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History Born on December 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a natural leader. He was the president of Princeton University, served as governor of New Jersey after that, and was then elected president of the United States. But not everything was so easy for Wilson. He was ahead of his time in wanting a League of Nations after World War I to help prevent another war like it, but his hopes were dashed when the United States refused to join. Jim Gigliotti ¿Quién fue la Madre Teresa? Who Was Mother Teresa? ILLUSTRATIONS David Groff GR P Humanitarians / Diseases, Illnesses, and Injuries / Poverty 9781631134258 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She joined a religious order and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint of missionaries. While teaching in India, where famine and violence had devastated the poor, Teresa walked the streets of Calcutta tending to the needs of the destitute. Her charity work expanded internationally, and her name remains synonymous with compassion and devotion to the poor. Margaret Frith ¿Quién fue Franklin Roosevelt? Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? ILLUSTRATIONS John O’Brien GR S Politics and Government / Presidents and First Families (U.S.) / Disabilities 9781631134333 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History Although polio left him wheelchair bound, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography. Kate Boehm Jerome ¿Quién fue Amelia Earhart? Who Was Amelia Earhart? ILLUSTRATIONS David Cain GR P Aviation / Exploration and Discovery / Courage 9781631138539 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History Amelia Earhart was a woman of many “firsts.” In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart’s life a fascinating story. AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER 135 MIDDLE GRADE READERS