Planting Stories
The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
[United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2020.
Format: Streaming Video
Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 16 min.)) : sd., col.
This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature.When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpr? carried the cuentos folkl?ricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to share her tales and celebrate Pura's legacy.Brought to colorful life by Paola Escobar's elegant and exuberant illustrations and Anika Aldamuy Denise's lyrical text, this gorgeous story is perfect for the pioneers in your life.
Subjects:
Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature.
Belpré, Pura.
New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography.
Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature.
Belpré, Pura.
New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography.
Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
Target Audience: Not rated.
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Directed by Andy T. Jones.
Read by Adriana Sananes.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor, 2020.
Directed by Andy T. Jones.
Read by Adriana Sananes.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor, 2020.