Pura Belpré

Pura Belpré believed the library was for everyone. Using her skills in storytelling, she encouraged Hispanic children to visit the library by creating bilingual story hour. Her community outreach helped to make the Hispanic people in New York City feel included. Learn about how Pura impacted her community, resulting in the annual Pura Belpré Award, in this inspirational, Spanish edition biography! Featuring 24 pages of Spanish language text with vibrant illustrations, this biographical children's book also includes a time line, post-reading questions, and an interactive activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.