Loqueleo Catalog 2019

James Buckley, Jr. ¿Quién fue Roberto Clemente? Who Was Roberto Clemente? ILLUSTRATIONS Ted Hammond GR Q Sports / Prejudice and Racism / Caribbean and Latin America 9781631134296 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / Sports Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues, where he spent eighteen seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Who Was Roberto Clemente? tells the story of this remarkable athlete: a twelve-time All-Star, World Series MVP, and the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. James Buckley, Jr. ¿Quiénes fueron los hermanos Wright? Who Were the Wright Brothers? ILLUSTRATIONS Tim Foley GR Q Inventions / Aviation / Siblings 9781631134326 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. Roberta Edwards ¿Quién fue el rey Tut? Who Was King Tut? ILLUSTRATIONS True Kelley GR Q Ancient Civilizations / Curiosities and Wonders / How Things Work/Are Made 9781631138454 5½" x 7½" / 105 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History / Science Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has been a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This entertaining biography is complete with one hundred black-and white illustrations and explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses. Roberta Edwards ¿Quién fue Paul Revere? Who Was Paul Revere? ILLUSTRATIONS John O’Brien GR P American Revolution / Convention and Rebellion 9781631134272 5½" x 7½" / 112 pp $10.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? This biography brings to life Paul Revere’s thrilling ride, as well as the personal side of the man and the exciting times in which he lived. 127 MIDDLE GRADE READERS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER