Pequeña Habitación, Grandes Sueños: El Viaje de Julián Y Joaquín Castro (Spanish Edition)

by Monica Brown (Author) Mirelle Ortega (Illustrator)

Pequeña Habitación, Grandes Sueños: El Viaje de Julián Y Joaquín Castro (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
La edición en español de un libro ilustrado informativo e inspirador sobre los mellizos Julián y Joaquín Castro, quienes salieron de la pobreza para convertirse en líderes para un cambio positivo en Estados Unidos. Los gemelos Julián y Joaquín Castro son fuerzas políticas, pero su viaje comenzó en la pequeña habitación que compartían con su abuelita en San Antonio, Texas.Desde chiquillos, aprendieron del activismo de su mama, quien quería darle una vida mejor a su familia a través del gobierno local. Su duro trabajo inspiró a los gemelos a que se involucraran en la política, y han estado trabajando al nivel local, estatal y nacional para hacer de su nación un mejor lugar para todos.La autora premiada Monica Brown y la ilustradora Mirelle Ortega se unen para dar vida a la inspiradora historia de estos hermanos gemelos. 
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"A solid addition to the growing shelf of political picture-book biographies."—Booklist
Monica Brown
Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, including Lola Levine Is Not Mean; Lola Levine, Drama Queen; and Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University. Find out more at www.monicabrown.net.

John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter. His children's books have earned many awards, including the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, ALA's Pura Belpré Honors, the Christopher Award, the International Latino Book Award, and many more. In 2015 John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his work and career in art and illustration; and in 2017 John's art appeared on six Forever postal stamps from the USPS titled "Delicioso." He lives with his wife, Maria, in Queens, New York. Find out more at: www.johnparraart.com
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780063080522
Lexile Measure
N/A
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Publication date
May 20, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF007070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
JNF019070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Siblings
JNF018030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
United States
Spanish language materials
Texas
Mexican Americans
Mayors
Legislators
Cabinet officers
San Antonio
Castro, Juliaan
Castro, Joaquain
Mexican American politicians
Castro, Joaquaiin

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