Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Personajes del mundo hispánico presents the life of the biggest icons of Hispanic culture, written by the best Hispanic children’s literature authors! This biography series gives readers the opportunity to travel in time and learn about some of the most influential Hispanic historical figures. Personajes del mundo hispánico 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 with his family to Spain when he was only six years old. Even though he was only a little boy when he left the Americas, 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. Mónica Brown Conoce a Gabriel García Márquez Get to Know Gabriel García Márquez ILLUSTRATIONS Raúl Colón GR N Literature and Writing / Fantasy and Magic / Multigenerational Families 9781631139352 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography 2008 PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK FOR ILLUSTRATION, AMÉRICAS AWARD, INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATION, AND CHRISTOPHER AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. Using the imagery from his novels, Monica Brown traces the novelist’s life in this creative nonfiction picture book. Get to Know José de San Martín 199 HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER