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PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDCqDXo5M She Persisted: Pura Belpré Authored by Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton Narrated by Chelsea Clinton, Almarie Guerra 0:00 Intro 0:03 She Persisted: Pura Belpré 0:34 Author’s Note 2:13 Chapter 1: Gather, Children! 8:57 Chapter 2: Growing and Learning in Puerto Rico 9:46 Outro #megmedina #shepersistedpurabelpré — GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Find your next great read with Google Play Books. Google Play Books is a global digital bookstore offering ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga. Discover book recommendations personalized just for you. Get the iOS app: https://goo.gle/books-ios Get the Android app: https://goo.gle/books-android — BOOK DESCRIPTION Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds–including Pura Belpré! Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When she moved to New York and was offered the chance to work at the New York Public Library, she was thrilled to be able to help share her stories with children—especially multicultural and multilingual children like her. She persisted in bringing Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the city and across the country, and she wrote books and stories of her own to bring even more of her culture to people everywhere. Pura gave Spanish speakers in New York and around the country the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before, and she changed the way libraries reach readers even to this day. In this chapter book biography by bestselling and award-winning author Meg Medina, readers learn about the amazing life of Pura Belpré–and how she persisted.  Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton and a list of ways that listeners can follow in Pura Belpré's footsteps and make a difference! A perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum. And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Sonia Sotomayor, Diana Taurasi, Malala Yousafzai, and more! — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Meg Medina (megmedina.com) is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author who writes for children and teens. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award as well as the Pura Belpré Award and Honor. She is the 2019 Newbery Medal winner for her novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears. When she is not writing, she works on community projects that support Latinx youth. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia. You can follow Meg on Twitter @meg_medina and on Instagram @megmedinabooks. Marilisa Jiménez García is an associate professor of children's literature at Simmons University. She is the author of Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of Youth Literature and Culture. She researches the role of youth literature in education and racial justice struggles in the US. Jiménez García's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Refinery 21, Children's Literature, and Latino Studies. You can follow her on Twitter @MarilisaJimenez. … — AUDIOBOOK DETAILS Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDCqDXo5M Language: English Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Published on: September 5, 2023 ISBN: 9780593745205 Duration: 0 hr, 46 min Genres: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Juvenile Nonfiction / Girls & Women, Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
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She Persisted: Pura Belpré
Authored by Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton
Narrated by Chelsea Clinton, Almarie Guerra

0:00 Intro
0:03 She Persisted: Pura Belpré
0:34 Author’s Note
2:13 Chapter 1: Gather, Children!
8:57 Chapter 2: Growing and Learning in Puerto Rico
9:46 Outro

\#megmedina \#shepersistedpurabelpré

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

Inspired by the \#1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Pura Belpré!

Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When she moved to New York and was offered the chance to work at the New York Public Library, she was thrilled to be able to help share her stories with children—especially multicultural and multilingual children like her. She persisted in bringing Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the city and across the country, and she wrote books and stories of her own to bring even more of her culture to people everywhere. Pura gave Spanish speakers in New York and around the country the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before, and she changed the way libraries reach readers even to this day.

In this chapter book biography by bestselling and award-winning author Meg Medina, readers learn about the amazing life of Pura Belpré--and how she persisted. 

Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton and a list of ways that listeners can follow in Pura Belpré's footsteps and make a difference! A perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum.

And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Sonia Sotomayor, Diana Taurasi, Malala Yousafzai, and more!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Meg Medina (megmedina.com) is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author who writes for children and teens. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award as well as the Pura Belpré Award and Honor. She is the 2019 Newbery Medal winner for her novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears. When she is not writing, she works on community projects that support Latinx youth. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia. You can follow Meg on Twitter @meg\_medina and on Instagram @megmedinabooks.

Marilisa Jiménez García is an associate professor of children's literature at Simmons University. She is the author of Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of Youth Literature and Culture. She researches the role of youth literature in education and racial justice struggles in the US. Jiménez García's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Refinery 21, Children's Literature, and Latino Studies. You can follow her on Twitter @MarilisaJimenez.   
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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDCqDXo5M
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Published on: September 5, 2023
ISBN: 9780593745205
Duration: 0 hr, 46 min
Genres: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography \& Autobiography / Social Activists, Juvenile Nonfiction / Girls \& Women, Juvenile Nonfiction / People \& Places / United States / Hispanic \& Latino},
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