Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics

Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot--the Latinos featured in Bravo!, by author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López, 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, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomás Rivera.

Bravo! también está disponible en edición en español.

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 03/14/2017
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780805098761
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189222 / Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2016 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2016
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 117
Publishers Weekly 01/16/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 225 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author

Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist. She writes picture, middle grade, and young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse, including the Newbery Honor Book The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Honor Books The Firefly Letters and Hurricane Dancers.

Rafael López He has illustrated many award-winning books, including Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora; Tito Puente Mambo King, by Monica Brown; and The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha Vamos.