Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Sydelle Kramer ¿Quién fue Fernando de Magallanes? Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? ILLUSTRATIONS Elizabeth Wolf GR Q Exploration and Discovery / Indigenous People / Achieving Goals 9781631138461 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History / Geography When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn’t know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and- white line drawings illustrate Magellan’s life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers’ understanding of the period. Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue Harriet Tubman? Who Was Harriet Tubman? ILLUSTRATIONS Nancy Harrison GR Q American Civil War / Humanitarians / Social Activists 9781631138508 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first- hand what it meant to be someone’s property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad, which she traveled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life, and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do. Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue John F. Kennedy? Who Was John F. Kennedy? Yona Zeldis McDonough ¿Quién fue Louis Armstrong? Who Was Louis Armstrong? ILLUSTRATIONS GR T Presidents / Politics and Government / U.S. History 9781682925058 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History ILLUSTRATIONS John O’Brien GR P Performing Arts / Music / Prejudice and Racism 9781631134227 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs’ Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong’s own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms. The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought—and won—his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation’s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was…? series. Included are one hundred black-and-white illustrations as well as a time line that guides readers through this eventful period in history. 136 MIDDLE GRADE READERS WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US 3-5 Middle Grade Readers