Title:
Yes! we are Latinos : poems and prose about the Latino experience / Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy ; pictures by David Diaz.
ISBN:
9781580895491
9781580893831
Personal Author:
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Publication Information:
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2016.
©2013
Physical Description:
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Back cover.
Contents:
What makes someone Latino? -- My name is Juanita -- Our Indigenous roots -- My name is Mónica -- Latino immigration to the United States -- My name is José Miguel--not Joe, not Mike -- Cuba and the United States -- My name is Gladys -- The pride of being Boricua -- My name is Santiago -- From an island to a continent -- My name is Sultana, o Susana -- Ladino language and the cultural identity of Sephardic Jews -- My name Is Julio -- Migrant farmworkers -- My name is Felipe -- Deep African roots -- My name is Rocío -- The Spanish Civil War: a struggle for justice -- My name is Lili -- My name is Michiko -- Chinese presence in Latin America -- Japanese presence in Latin America -- My name is Andrés -- Latin America: source of biodiversity -- My name is Román -- Contributions of the evolving Latino culture.
Summary:
"In twelve narrative poems [each titled "My name is... "], acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campy chronicle the rich diversity of the Latino and Latina experience in the United States. The poems are supplemented with nonfiction sections which outline history, culture, triumphs, and challenges"--Back cover.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7 2 159210.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 9.4 6 Quiz: 61082.
Genre:
Language Note:
Text primarily in English; some words in Spanish.
Audience:
1050L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn910979602
Availability:
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