Showing posts with label latino biography library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label latino biography library. Show all posts

April 23, 2010

Today is George Lopez's Birthday


With his hilarious comedy and hit television show, Lopez has opened doors for other performers in today's multicultural America. Written for grades 3–4, it will inspire children of all backgrounds in his rags-to-riches story.

For grades 6 and up, readers will look at the life of this charitable comedian from his days in little leage baseball to his sold-out comedy shows across the country.


March 29, 2010

Review of Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author

Nana Herron, reviewer on MiniBookBytes.com reviewed Enslow's Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author. You can check out the great review here. You can find more information here as well.

An excerpt from the review:

"As part of the Latino Biography Library series, Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author will appeal to readers of all ages, but especially to young adults and aspiring writers....The text is clearly written and a pleasure to read. Highly recommended as an excellent biography for kids in grades 6 and up."

August 10, 2009

Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author

Discover in this biography by Karen Clemens Warrick, how Sandra Cisneros overcomes many hardships, including poverty and racism, to become a unique voice of Mexican-American literature. Her coming-of-age novella, The House on Mango Street, remains a favorite of young readers today, more than twenty years after its release. Cisneros now encourages other women and members of minority groups as both a writer and activist to achieve their full potential in life.

Enslow Publishers, For grades 6 and up, 128 Pages

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2778