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Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre
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Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre
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When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpre carried the cuentos folkloricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land.
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Authors
Denise, Anika Aldamuy
Escobar, Paola
Subjects
Belpré, Pura
New York Public Library.--Employees--Biography
Authors, American--20th century.
Puerto Rican women--New York (State).
Women authors, Puerto Rican--New York (State).
Women librarians--New York (State).
New York (N.Y.).
Language
English
Dimensions
29 cm.