by Pat Mora · Alfred a Knopf Inc · ISBN 9780375906435
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«A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inés» is the illustrated children's biography by Pat Mora in library binding (40 pages, in English).
The book tells of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's childhood in seventeenth-century Mexico, her passion for books and reading, and her decision to devote herself to study and writing as a nun. Her verses are still recited in Mexico today.
2002 English edition, 40 pages, library binding, illustrations by Beatriz Vidal.
Recommended for children aged 5 to 8, especially those interested in biographies, history and women writers.
Pat Mora is an American poet and author of books for adults, teens and children. A native of El Paso, Texas, her grandparents came to the city from northern Mexico. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, and was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership. A literacy advocate, in 1996, she founded Children's Day, Book Day , now celebrated across the country each year on April 30.
