Lola Out Loud - Inspired by the Childhood of Activist Dolores Huerta

As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.

Info autore

Jennifer Torres is the author of Vega's Piece of the Sky; Stef Soto, Taco Queen; The Fresh New Face of Griselda; and other books for young readers. She writes stories about home, friendship, and unexpected courage inspired by her Mexican American heritage. Jennifer started her career as a newspaper reporter, and even though she writes fiction now, she hopes her stories still have some truth in them. She lives with her family in Southern California.
Sara Palacios is the illustrator of How to Code a Sandcastle, A Way with Wild Things, and the recipient of a Pura Belpré Award Honor for illustration for Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina. Sara graduated with a degree in graphic design and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. A native of Mexico, Sara now lives in San Francisco.

Riassunto

A powerful and inspiring imagined story about real-life civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta that reminds us that even our biggest heroes started out small.

Prefazione

A powerful and inspiring imagined story about real-life civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta that reminds us that even our biggest heroes started out small.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jennifer Torres, Jennifer/ Palacios Torres, Torres Jennifer
• Con la collaborazione di: Sara Palacios (Illustrazione), Palacios Sara (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Little Brown USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 4 a 8 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780316530125
• ISBN: 978-0-316-53012-5
• Pagine: 32
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; USA, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, United States of America, USA, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples