Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: Pura Belpré Children's Author Award
• Author: Duncan Tonatiuh

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  Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

  By Gloria Amescua (Author), Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator)

  In this biography of a little-known Indigenous (Nahua) woman who helped preserve and impart knowledge of her language and culture to scholars, artists and future generations, Amescua lyrically weaves the story of Luz Jiménez’s quiet strength and perseverance with Aztec myths, true stories, and dramatic episodes in Jiménez’s life.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2022, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2022 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781419740206
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  Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale

  By Duncan Tonatiuh

  Duncan Tonatiuh has written the emotional story of the effects of undocumented immigration on those who leave and those who stay behind. Through traditional folk elements, readers follow young Pancho Rabbit in his arduous journey across the border in search of his father as he tries to keep his family together.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2014 (Honor Title), Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781419705830
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  Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War

  By Duncan Tonatiuh

  A fascinating picturebook biography of Mexican American José de la Luz Sáenz's fight for equality as a U.S. soldier during WWI.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2020, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2020 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781419736827