Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Antonio Orlando Rodríguez Conoce a 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. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity—brilliant and courageous—and as a lover of freedom and peace. Georgina Lázaro León Conoce a Pablo Neruda ILLUSTRATIONS Valeria Cis GR O Literature and Writing / Feelings and Emotions / Pets 9781631139321 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography Pablo Neruda was a senator, a consul, an ambassador, a scholar, and one of the most famous poets in the world. But even though he was a very important man, he never forgot his inner child. Neruda collected books and other objects as if they were toys; he used to paint a mustache on his face using burnt cork; he loved birds, and, one time, he even tamed a mongoose... PURA BELPRÉ AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR María Isabel Molina Conoce a Cristóbal Colón Get to Know Christopher Columbus 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? Get to Know Pablo Neruda Get to Know José Martí 202 3-5 Hispanic Culture and Other Cultures WWW.LOQUELEO.COM/US HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES