Juan Felipe Herrera
1) Imagina
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando Juan Felipe Herrera era nino, recogio flores, ayudoa su mama a alimentar a los pollitos, durmio bajo el cielo centelleante y aprendio a decirles adios a sus amiguitos cada vez que su familia seguia el camino campesino. Al crecer, Juan Felipe Herrera se convirtio en poeta. Su hermoso poema, "Imagina" y las sugerentes ilustraciones de Lauren Castillo le hablaran a cada lector y son ador que esta buscando su lugar en la vida. ÅQuieĂ¹n podrias...
2) Imagine
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this place in life."--Jacket.
3) Lejos: Far
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
A country boy leaves home to visit the far-off city and the seashore even farther away as he enjoys a vacation with his father.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Yolanda, a Puerto Rican girl, tries to come to terms with her painful past as she waits to see if her uncle recovers from injuries he suffered when the towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.
Author
Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this collection of poems, written during and immediately after two years on the road as United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera reports back on his travels through contemporary America. Poems written in the heat of witness, and later, in quiet moments of reflection, coalesce into an urgent, trenchant, and yet hope-filled portrait. The struggle and pain of those pushed to the edges, the shootings and assaults and injustices of our streets,...
10) crash boom love
Author
Publisher
Univ. of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Juanito accompanies his grandmother to a flea market in southern California, where he helps her and the other vendors and where they enjoy seeing old friends from their Mexican-American community.
14) Cerca: Close
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"Mi cuarto está cerca de la cocina. My bedroom is close to the kitchen."--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
The University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The book is a timely response via verse to the current political climate of Arizona, though what it ultimately argues is that these injustices have always been taking place: SB 1070 is simply its most recent manifestation"--Provided by publisher.