Me Llamo Gabriela

Me Llamo Gabriela
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Rise and Shine
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780873588591

Gabriela Mistral, a teacher, poet, and the first Latina woman to win the Nobel Prize.

Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years

Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years
Author: Ilan Stavans
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0230104800

This long-awaited biography provides a fascinating and comprehensive picture of García Márquez's life up to the publication of his classic 100 Years of Solitude. Based on nearly a decade of research, this biographical study sheds new light on the life and works of the Nobel Laureate, father of magical realism, and bestselling author in the history of the Spanish language. As García Márquez's impact endures on well into his ninth decade, Stavans's keen insights constitute the definitive re-appraisal of the literary giant's life and corpus. The later part of his life will be covered in a second book.

The Autumn of the Patriarch

The Autumn of the Patriarch
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140157536

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Bravo!

Bravo!
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250156041

Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Latinos featured in Bravo!, from author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López, come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today! Biographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomás Rivera. Bravo! también está disponible en edición en español.

Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol

Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2008-12-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006122779X

Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved fútbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pelé, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend. Rudy Gutiérrez's dynamic illustrations make award-winning author Monica Brown's story of this remarkable sports hero truly come alive! ¿Sabes cómo un niño brasileño pobre que amaba el fútbol más que nada en el mundo se convirtió en la estrella más importante del deporte? Lee este relato y entérate de la historia de Pelé, El rey del fútbol; el primer hombre en la historia del deporte capaz de marcar mil goles y convertirse en una leyenda viva. Las dinámicas ilustraciones de Rudy Gutiérrez destacan vívidamente los momentos recreados por la escritora premiada Mónica Brown en este extraordinario libro.

Living to Tell the Tale

Living to Tell the Tale
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2003
Genre: Authors, Colombian
ISBN: 1400041066

At first glance, Garcia Mrquez's vivid and detailed portrait of his early life appears to be testament to a photographic memory. Yet as he explains in the epigraph, "Life isn't what one lived, but what one remembers and how one remembers it to tell it."

Parts

Parts
Author: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 19
Release: 1997-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735230439

I just don't know what's going onOr why it has to beBut every day it's something worseWhat's happening to me?So begins this uproarious new story from the best-selling creator of No Jumping on the Bed!,Green Wilma, and other popular books. The young narrator has discovered a disturbing trend: There's fuzz in his belly button his toes are peeling and something just fell out of his nose. The last straw is a loose tooth, which convinces him of the awful truth his parts are coming unglued!Parts deals with a subject of deepest interest to every young child: the stuff our bodies shed. Parents will appreciate the reassuring message that it's all quite normal, while Tedd Arnold's comical illustrations and rhyming text are guaranteed to make young readers laugh their heads off.