Latino Rainbow: Poems About Latino Americans (Many Voices, One Song) [Paperback]

Carlos Cumpian (Author), Richard Leonard (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Many Voices, One Song

Poems about Latino Americans such as Cesar Chavez, Linda Ronstadt, Henry Cisneros, and Roberto Clemente.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-This collection of 20 poems in picture-book format introduces aspects of Latino culture in the United States. The chronologically arranged selections range in topic from the colonization of California by the Spanish, to Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut. Cumpian's poetry captures with interesting rhythms, some of the most dramatic moments of the history between Mexico and the United States. One of the last poems refers to Guatemalan, Salvadoran, and Nicaraguan refugees-"Our people have become refugees/because of strong earthquakes, high floods,/diseased water, or no rain;/because mean people/took control and wanted to rule/without caring about clinics,/food markets, or even schools." Leonard uses a muralist style to depict the personalities introduced. The backgrounds, often heavily colored in earth and sepia tones, allude to the subjects' accomplishments. The poems will allow children to discover for themselves these interesting events and figures of importance to the Latino culture in this country.
Graciela Italiano, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Childrens Pr (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516451537
• ISBN-13: 978-0516451534
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,067,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of kind U.S. Latino biography book via poems for kids, February 20, 1997

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This review is from: Latino Rainbow: Poems About Latino Americans (Many Voices, One Song) (Library Binding)

Spectacular illustrations accompany Cumpian's biographical poems about famous U.S. Latinos such as Cesar Chavez, Linda Ronstadt, Richie Valens, Henry Cisneros, Carlos Cortez, the Neorican Poets, Tito Puente and others. Each poem educates while entertaining readers from grades four through twelve. Fun to read aloud in classrooms. A must for the bookshelves Latino households with children. The perfect holiday or birthday gift for that special child