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Spanish
GRADES 3–5
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Substitutions will be made
when a title is not available.
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Offer your students the opportunity to travel in time and get to know firsthand some
of the most influential Hispanic historical figures through these delightful readers:
• Conoce a Cristóbal Colón
• Conoce a Gabriel García Márquez
• Conoce a Gabriela Mistral
• Conoce a José de San Martín
• Conoce a José Martí
• Conoce a Miguel de Cervantes
• Conoce a Pablo Neruda
• Conoce a Pablo Picasso
• Conoce a Simón Bolívar
Personajes del mundo
hispánico Biography Series
The life of the biggest icons of Hispanic culture, written by the best Hispanic children’s
literature authors!
All titles:
• Teach authentic culture,
history, and geography of the
Hispanic world.
• Open with an appealing
anecdote from the subject’s
life, followed by a more
formal biography.
• Include a glossary of
unfamiliar terms.
• Contain glimpses of the
person’s work.
Wonderfully
illustrated!
Bilingual Editions
also available!
PERSONAJES DEL MUNDO HISPÁNICO SERIES (GRADES 3–5)
9 Title Spanish Series 978-1-61435-353-9 $124.95
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Conoce a JoséMartí
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About the authors…
Mónica Brown finds inspiration in
her Peruvian-American heritage and
her desire to share Latino stories with
children. She is a Professor of English at
Northern Arizona University, specializing
in U.S. Latino Literature and Multicultural
Literature. Monica has received multiple
awards such as the Américas Award
in 2004 and 2012, the International
Latino Book Award in 2012, and the
Christopher Award in 2012.
María Isabel Molina was born in Madrid,
Spain. She won her first literary prize,
Doncel de Cuentos, at the age of 18.
She has specialized in historical and
biographical novels. Her works have
earned other prizes, such as Doncel
de Novela, the AMADE Prize, which is
awarded by UNICEF; the List of Honor
of IBBY, and several CCEI prizes.
Antonio Orlando Rodríguez was born
in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. He has written
many fiction and poetry books for
children. In addition, he is a journalist,
script writer, and literary researcher,
and he has participated in projects to
promote reading in several countries.
As a part of this effort, he and Sergio
Andricaín created the Cuatrogatos
Foundation, which specializes in
children’s literature.