Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

Resource Information

The work Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

Title remainder

the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

Creator

• Denise, Anika

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Sananes, Adriana

Author

• Denise, Anika

Narrator

• Sananes, Adriana

Subject

• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Belpré, Pura
• Belpré, Pura -- Juvenile literature
• New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
• New York (N.Y.) -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography
• New York Public Library -- Employees -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
• Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
• Women authors, Puerto Rican -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Women librarians -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
• Women librarians -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• African American women authors -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• African American women librarians -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography | Juvenile literature

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Juvenile literature
• Biography

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

Midwest

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directed by Andy T. Jones

Intended audience

Not rated

PerformerNote

Read by Adriana Sananes

Runtime

16

Target audience

juvenile

Technique

live action