Planting stories, the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Type
Label
Planting stories, the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Planting stories
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
16
Sub title
the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Summary
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 Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos 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
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature
- Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- African American women authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Belpré, Pura
- Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- African American women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Content
Author
Narrator
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject17
- New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature
- Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- African American women authors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Belpré, Pura
- Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- African American women librarians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Content1
- Author1
- Narrator1