The storyteller's candle /

The storyteller's candle /

During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: González, Lucía M.
Other Authors: Delacre, Lulu (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: San Francisco : Children's Book Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Belpré, Pura > Juvenile fiction.
Belpré, Pura > Fiction.
Librarians > Juvenile fiction.
Libraries > Juvenile fiction.
Libraries and immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile fiction.
Epiphany > Juvenile fiction.
Librarians > Fiction.
Libraries > Fiction.
Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Epiphany > Fiction.
Spanish language materials > Bilingual.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Fiction.
Description
Summary:During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
Physical Description:30 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Awards:Pura Belpré Honor Book, 2009
ISBN:9780892392223
0892392223