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Since 1996, the biennial Pura Belpré Awards have celebrated Latino culture, writers, and illustrators. Librarians seeking great books for children and young people, while serving the growing needs of a young Hispanic population, will find the best among these award-winners. The Pura Belpré Awards are named in honor of the New York Public Library's 1920s children's librarian, storyteller, puppeteer, and folklorist, Puerto-Rican born Pura Theresa Belpré. A brief history explains the significance of Pura Belpré, her work, and the partnership that launched this honor for Latino children's literature.

In this inaugural reference covering the first ten years of the Pura Belpré Awards, editor Rose Zertuche Trevino, in conjunction with ALSC and REFORMA, shares the celebration with all librarians who love great kids' books and cultural diversity.

Showcasing Hispanic cultural experiences in outstanding works of children's literature, this authoritative guide:

Supports collection development Annotates award-winning works Highlights Latino/a authors and illustrators with biographies of winners Shares the best illustrations in a special color sectionProgram ideas, activities, and book talks enhance the presentation of these award-winning works.

Every librarian who values children's literature will embrace these new award-winners, set to join the pantheon next to Caldecott and Newbery Award winners!

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• List of Illustrations(p. v)
• Preface(p. vii)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Introduction
• Who Was Pura Belpre?(p. xi)
• Birth of the Award(p. xiii)
• The Partnership(p. xiv)
• Celebracion(p. xv)
• Part I
• Author Awards(p. 3)
• Illustrator Awards(p. 18)
• Biographical Sketches(p. 29)
• Part II
• Booktalks for the Author Award Books(p. 43)
• Activities for the Illustrator Award Books(p. 58)
• Web Resources(p. 73)
• Contributors(p. 79)
• Illustration Credits(p. 81)
• Index(p. 83)

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A well-crafted addition to any professional-reading shelf, this guide describes the creation of the award, gives a short biography of its namesake, and supplies a wealth of teaching ideas for implementing the award-winning books into library programs or school curricula. Short summaries and quotations are provided for each title. Sample booktalks are provided for titles that won the author award, while a list of activities is given for the books that received the illustrator award. Illustrations include black-and-white photographs as well as a few full-color plates. A short DVD introduces the award and includes comments provided by the authors and illustrators of the award-winning books. Unfortunately, in a few segments, the audio quality is not as good as it should be. Overall though, this superb guide will be valuable to librarians, teachers, and children's literature enthusiasts.-Melissa Christy Buron, Epps Island Elementary, Houston, TX ~ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.