{"product_id":"9780805098761","title":"Bravo! : Poems About Amazing Hispanics","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBravo!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Margarita Engle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Latinos featured in this collection, \u003ci\u003eBravo!, \u003c\/i\u003ecome from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomás Rivera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lopez's bright portraits of notable Hispanics have the large scale and graphic discipline of poster art, while Engle manages to compress the sweep of a biography into a sharp, compact free-verse poem about each life, from childhood on. Some are famous [...] All faced challenges [...] and made lasting contributions.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eBravo!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"this book is a welcome addition to schools and libraries, as it expands the canon of historically significant individuals in the United States in such a lyrical and aesthetically pleasing manner.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eBravo!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book features the lives of a variety of Latinos who faced life's challenges with aplomb and in their own ways. . . each person is stunningly portrayed in López's strong and vibrant style; opposite is a first-person biographical poem that provides a glimpse into its subject's life.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eBravo!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"López (who illustrated Engle’s Drum Dream Girl) creates bold, dramatic portraits of the subjects, which include José Martí, Pura Belpré, Tito Puente, and César Chávez. Capsule biographies are a welcome supplement to the poems\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eBravo!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet Slave of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolutely lovely book . . . that should be read by young and old, black and white, Anglo and Latino.\" \u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will hear the stories—and never forget them.\" \u003ci\u003e—Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The moving poetry and finely crafted story will draw readers in and leave them in tears and in awe.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed NYPL Best Books of the Year (2017), Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2017), Long-listed Texas Bluebonnet Award, Long-listed NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing (2017), Long-listed CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805098761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597358674126,"sku":"9780805098761","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805098761","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}