Amï¿½rica Is Her Name

Name: Amï¿½rica Is Her Name
Price: 3.72 USD
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ISBN: 9781880684405

ISBN-10: 1880684403

ISBN-13: 9781880684405

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Luis J. Rodrï¿½guez, Luis J. Rodrï¿½guez

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Description:

Set in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, America, is a primary school student who is unhappy in school until a poet visits the class and inspires the students to express themselves creatively-in Spanish or English. America Is Her Name emphasizes the power of individual creativity in overcoming a difficult environment and establishing self-worth and identity through the young girl America's desire and determination to be a writer. This story deals realistically with the problems in urban neighborhoods and has an upbeat theme: you can succeed in spite of the odds against you. Carlos Vazquez's inspired four-color…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Publication date: 4/1/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 8.30" wide x 10.30" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682