Paloma's song for Puerto Rico : a diary from 1898 / by Adriana Erin Rivera ; illustrated by Juan M. Moreno.
Material type:
TextSeries: Nuestras vocesPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, [2023]Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781669012658
- 1669012654
- 9781669012610
- 1669012611
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | RIVERA ADRIANA | Available | 33111011310204 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Latino, Nuestras Voces shares inspiring Latino stories.It is 1898, and twelve-year-old Paloma lives in Puerto Rico with her Papi, Mami, and little brother, Jorge. They are coffee farmers, and Paloma loves the chickens and fruit trees that she helps to care for. She also loves music--the song of the coquí frogs who sing her to sleep, and the melodies from Papi's tiple guitar. But Paloma's world begins to change when war arrives on Puerto Rico's shores. What will happen to their culture, the island? As Paloma and her family navigate changes they can't control, they hold tightly to each other and hope for a better future. In diary format, the Nuestras Voces series profiles inspiring characters and honors the joys, challenges, and outcomes of Latino experiences.
"Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino"--Cover.
Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books.
Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books.
RL: 3-5 ; IL: 3-7.
Told through diary entries, twelve-year-old Paloma and her family must navigate changes they cannot control and hope for a better future when United States soldiers invade Spanish controlled Puerto Rico in 1898.