Loqueleo Catalog 2019

María Isabel Molina Conoce a Cristóbal Colón Get to Know Cristóbal Colón ILLUSTRATIONS Pablo de Bella GR O Exploration and Discovery / Travel 9781631139345 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Few people have had as much impact on history as Christopher Columbus. He was certain that his idea of traveling west from Europe was going to change the world, but not even he could imagine how much. Who was this man who convinced the king and queen of Spain to pay for a voyage that, according to the experts, was a crazy idea? Antonio Orlando Rodríguez Conoce a José Martí Get to Know José Martí ILLUSTRATIONS Pablo de Bella GR N Convention and Rebellion / Leaders and Leadership / Literature and Writing 9781631139314 6"x10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR José Martí was barely sixteen years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At seventeen, he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba’s right to independence. Adela Basch Conoce a José de San Martín ILLUSTRATIONS Paola De Gaudio GR P Military and Wars / Freedom / Multigenerational Families 9781631139277 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR José de San Martín is the Libertador of Argentina, Chile, and Peru. He was born in the Americas to Spanish parents and returned to Spain when he was only six years old. His love for the country of his birth was so strong that he abandoned a brilliant military career in Spain to join his countrymen in the war for independence. Get to Know José de San Martín 171 PICTURE BOOKS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER