Bravo!
Poems About Amazing Hispanics
Published on 2. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-250-40764-1 (ISBN)
Description
Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot-the Latinos featured in Bravo!, by author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael Lopez, come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds.
Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today!
Biographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, Cesar Chavez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Felix Varela, George Melendez, Jose Marti, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpre, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomas Rivera.
Bravo! tambien esta disponible en edicion en espanol.
Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today!
Biographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, Cesar Chavez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Felix Varela, George Melendez, Jose Marti, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpre, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomas Rivera.
Bravo! tambien esta disponible en edicion en espanol.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 years
Illustrations
full color illustrations thoughout
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-40764-1 (9781250407641)
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Persons
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse books, including the Newbery Honor Book The Surrender Tree, PEN USA Award winner The Lightning Dreamer, and the Walter Dean Myers Honor Enchanted Air. margaritaengle.com
The work of Rafael Lopez is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. Growing up in Mexico City he was immersed in the rich cultural heritage and native color of street life. He has illustrated many award-winning books, and in 2012 he was selected by the Library of Congress to create the artwork for the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.
The work of Rafael Lopez is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. Growing up in Mexico City he was immersed in the rich cultural heritage and native color of street life. He has illustrated many award-winning books, and in 2012 he was selected by the Library of Congress to create the artwork for the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.