by Juan Felipe Herrera · Dial Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780803738096
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«Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes» is an illustrated biographical album by Juan Felipe Herrera, published by Dial Books in hardback (96 pages, in English).
The book brings together twenty profiles of Hispanic Americans and Latinos prominent in the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism and sport. Each entry combines a brief biography with a painted portrait and includes timelines and famous quotes. Featured figures include César Chávez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa and Roberto Clemente.
Illustrated by Raúl Colón, it includes expressionist-style portraits and a section of bibliographic references on pages 92-96.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, it is suitable for children and preteens and for working on Hispanic history and biographies in the classroom.
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Juan Felipe Herrera is an American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States poet laureate from 2015 to 2017. He is a major figure in the literary field of Chicano poetry.
