Celebrating 25 Years of the Pura Belpré Award: Book Talk About Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

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Celebrating 25 Years of the Pura Belpré Award: Book Talk About Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Book Review: 13th Street: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles, illus. by Shane Clester

. Review by Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez . DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: Cousins Malia, Ivan, and Dante are visiting their aunt Lucy for the summer. But on their way to Gulf City’s water park, they get lost on 13th Street. Only … Continue reading

Book Review: Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia López, illus. by Paola Escobar

  Review by Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: Selena Quintanilla’s music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family’s band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from … Continue reading

Book Review: Rotten! Vultures, Beetles, Slime, and Nature’s Other Decomposers by Anita Sanchez, illus by Gilbert Ford

  Review by Emily Aguiló-Pérez DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: What’s that terrible smell? Plug your nose! Run! Something smells…rotten! But rotten isn’t always bad. If nothing ever rotted, nothing could live. Decomposition seems like the last stop on the food … Continue reading