| Yes! We Are Latinos: Poems and Prose about the Latino Experience Contributor(s): Ada, Alma Flor (Author), Campoy, F. Isabel (Author), Diaz, David (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580895492 ISBN-13: 9781580895491 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.4" W x 9.2" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 159210 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Juanita lives in New York and is Mexican. Felipe lives in Chicago and is Panamanian, Venezuelan, and black. Michiko lives in Los Angeles and is Peruvian and Japanese. Each of them is Latino. Thirteen young Latinos and Latinas living in America are introduced in this book celebrating the rich diversity of the Latino and Latina experience in the United States. Free-verse fictional narratives from the perspective of each youth provide specific stories and circumstances for the reader to better understand the Latino people's quest for identity. Each profile is followed by nonfiction prose that further clarifies the character's background and history, touching upon important events in the history of the Latino American people, such as the Spanish Civil War, immigration to the US, and the internment of Latinos with Japanese ancestry during World War II. Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy's informational yet heartwarming text provides a resource for young Latino readers to see themselves, while also encouraging non-Latino children to understand the breadth and depth of the contributions made by Latinos in the US. Caldecott Medalist David Diaz's hand-cut illustrations are bold and striking, perfectly complementing the vibrant stories in the book. YES WE ARE LATINOS stands alone in its presentation of the broad spectrum of Latino culture and will appeal to readers of fiction and nonfiction. |