Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Mónica Brown Conoce a Pablo Picasso ILLUSTRATIONS Diego Moscato GR M Visual Arts / Feelings and Emotions 9781631139338 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD- WINNING TITLE, MULTIPLE AWARD- WINNING AUTHOR The Spanish painter Pablo Picasso is considered one of the most important and revolutionary artists of the twentith century. More than twenty thousand of his works can be admired in museums around the world. From a very young age, Pablo showed incredible artistic talent. His father was a painter who let Pablo finish his paintings from the time he was a little boy. Pablo Picasso died in 1973, but his work continues to influence many artists today. Guillermo Fesser Conoce a Bernardo de Gálvez LLUSTRATIONS Alejandro Villén GR N Historical Figures / Military and Wars / Leaders and Leadership 9781682921432 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography Bernardo de Gálvez was a Spanish general who played a key role in the American Revolution. Without him, the patriots would not have won the war—or at the very least, it would have taken them a much longer time to do so. That’s a fact! His role was so important that on a wall of the Capitol— the seat of the U.S. Congress— there is a portrait of him, and he was even granted honorary United States citizenship by President Barack Obama not long ago. Get to Know Bernardo de Gálvez Edna Iturralde Conoce a Miguel de Cervantes Get to KnowMiguel de Cervantes ILLUSTRATIONS Gastón Hauviller GR O Literature and Writing / Fantasy and Magic 9781631139291 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD- WINNING TITLE, MULTIPLE AWARD- WINNING AUTHOR INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD- WINNING TITLE, MULTIPLE AWARD- WINNING AUTHOR Four hundred years ago, Miguel de Cervantes wrote a magnificent adventure novel called Don Quixote. His novel, which is still read and studied in many countries today, is considered the most important work of Spanish literature ever written. The life of this talented writer was like an adventure novel itself: he was a soldier, a tax collector, and even spent some time in jail! Get to Know Pablo Picasso ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH Mónica Brown Conoce a Gabriel García Márquez My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez ILLUSTRATIONS Raúl Colón GR N Literature and Writing / Fantasy and Magic / Multigenerational Families 9781631139352 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography 2008 PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK FOR ILLUSTRATION, AMÉRICAS AWARD, INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATION, AND CHRISTOPHER AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Gabriel García Márquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. Using the imagery from his novels, Monica Brown traces the novelist’s life in this creative nonfiction picture book. 216 3–5 Hispanic Culture and Other Cultures WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES