Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Antonio Orlando Rodríguez Conoce a José Martí José Ignacio Valenzuela Conoce a Mario Moreno “Cantinflas” ILLUSTRATIONS Pablo de Bella GR N Convention and Rebellion / Leaders and Leadership / Literature and Writing 9781631139314 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography ILLUSTRATIONS Manuel Monroy GR P Humor / Performing Arts / Achieving Goals 9781543316742 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AWARD-WINNING ILLUSTRATOR José Martí was barely sixteen years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At seventeen, he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba’s right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity—brilliant and courageous—and as a lover of freedom and peace. Mario Moreno, best known by the name of his most famous character, “Cantinflas,” was a Mexican comedian so immensely popular and beloved throughout the Spanish-speaking world that he is considered the “Mexican Chaplin.” As a young man, Mario Moreno worked in various trades, some of them dangerous and others boring, until he discovered that his calling was to make people laugh. M ario Moreno , más conocido por el nombre de su personaje ficticio más famoso, “ Cantinflas ” , fue un actor cómico mexicano, tan inmensamente popular y querido en todo el mundo hispanohablante que se le considera “ el Chaplin mexicano ” . De joven, Mario Moreno se desempeñó en varios oficios, algunos muy peligrosos y otros algo aburridos, hasta que descubrió que lo suyo era hacer reír a la gente. ¿Quieres conocer a Cantinflas? ¡Abre este libro y empieza a leer! h Personaj es del Mundo Hispánico g J osé Ignacio Valenzuela es un galardonado escritor de narrativa y teatro, guionista de cine y televisión y conferencista chileno que reside actualmente en Estados Unidos. Mejor conocido como “ Chascas ” (que significa “ cabello enmarañado ” en varias regiones del Cono Sur), Valenzuela ha publicado más de quince libros para niños y jóvenes, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en best sellers . En 2016, la revista About.com del periódico The New York Times lo seleccionó como uno de los diez mejores escritores jóvenes de Latinoamérica. Conoce a José Ignacio Valenzuela Ilustraciones de Manuel Monroy PMH19_conoce-mario-moreno-cantinflas_CVR.indd Custom H 11/14/2019 3:53:38 PM Georgina Lázaro León Conoce a Pablo Neruda ILLUSTRATIONS Valeria Cis GR O Literature and Writing / Feelings and Emotions / Pets 9781631139321 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography Pablo Neruda was a senator, a consul, an ambassador, a scholar, and one of the most famous poets in the world. But even though he was a very important man, he never forgot his inner child. Neruda collected books and other objects as if they were toys; he used to paint a mustache on his face using burnt cork; he loved birds, and, one time, he even tamed a mongoose . . . PURA BELPRÉ AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR María Isabel Molina Conoce a Cristóbal Colón Get to Know Christopher Columbus ILLUSTRATIONS Pablo de Bella GR O Exploration and Discovery / Travel 9781631139345 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Few people have had as much impact on history as Christopher Columbus. He was certain that his idea of traveling west from Europe was going to change the world, but not even he could imagine how much. Who was this man who convinced the king and queen of Spain to pay for a voyage that, according to the experts, was a crazy idea? Get to Know Pablo Neruda Get to Know José Martí Get to KnowMario Moreno “Cantinflas” 218 3–5 Hispanic Culture and Other Cultures WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES