Lectorum Catalog 2024

221 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Biography SOLDADO POR IGUALDAD GR: U Soldier for Equality Duncan Tonatiuh Grades 3-5 MEXICAN AMERICAN INTEREST This award-winning biography introduces children to José de la Luz Sáenz, who often faced prejudice due to his Mexican American heritage. Sp. PB (SN46419) 9781543364132 $16.95/13.56 2020 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative HURACÁN Hurricane Salvador Gómez-Colón Grades 4-6 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Less than three weeks Salvador Gómez- Colón after turned 15, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Incapable of ignoring the suffering of so many people, he started a non-profit organization to distribute solar lamps and manual washing machines to families throughout the country. Discussion questions and information about volunteering are included. Sp. PB (WWN46983) 9781324052708 $7.95/6.36 LATINITAS Latinitas Juliet Menéndez Grades 4-6 WOMEN IN HISTORY This illustrated book presents 40 remarkable Latinas from different time periods and disciplines. They include musician Teresa Carreño, politician Gumercinda Páez, author Isabel Allende, engineer Serena Auñón, and gymnast Lauren Zoe Hernandez. Additional short biographies are presented at the end. Sp. HC (HH46530) 9781250796103 $18.99/15.20 MANDELA Mandela Emanuel Castro Grades 5-8 GRAPHIC NOVEL The life of Nelson Mandela is presented in graphic novel format. This book also includes a timeline, glossary, debate questions, and writing prompts. Sp. PB (LTB44447) 9789974885356 $9.99/8.00 VIDAS CIENTÍFICAS Scientific Lives Ana Codeseda Grades 5-8 SCIENCE/WOMEN IN HISTORY This book presents shorts biographies on important women scientists. Each biography is narrated in the first person. They include Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Marie Tharp, Rita Levi Montalcini, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Nettie Stevens. Sp. PB (GS47006) 9788466736770 $15.99/12.80 New New New FREEDOM! Freedom! Jennifer Dalrymple Grades 5-8 AMERICAN HISTORY In this oversized, illustrated book, the life of Harriet Tubman is presented in the first person. It teaches readers about slavery and the abolitionist movement in a very visual, captivating way. Sp. HC (LV45815) 9788414035801 $34.99/28.00 SED AMABLES CON LAS VACAS Be Nice to Cows Beatrice Masini Grades 5-8 SPECIAL NEEDS/SCIENCE This illustrated biography presents the inspirational life of scientist Temple Grandin from childhood to the present. It also provides information on autism, explained in a way readers will understand. Sp. HC (LAB46540) 9788413301037 $21.99/17.60 MI HISTORIA GR: V My Story Rosa Parks Grades 5-8 AUTOBIOGRAPHY/CIVIL RIGHTS A lot has been written about Rosa Parks. This book lets you hear her story in her own words. She narrates the crucial role that she played in the Civil Rights Movement and the years right after the Montgomery boycott. Sp. PB (PLE21167) 9788417886110 $25.99/20.80 MUJERES GENIALES GR: T Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz Grades 5-8 WOMEN IN HISTORY This book introduces readers to 31 extraordinary women spanning centuries and disciplines. They include Hatshepsut, Miriam Makeba, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Marie Curie, and Emma Goldman. Sp. PB (SN44537) 9786070136962 $22.95/18.36 SYLVIA MÉNDEZ GR:W Sylvia Mendez Philip Wolny Grades 5-8 Some civil rights figures are household names, while others struggle to get their stories told. This biography details the life and activism of Sylvia Mendez, who helped desegregate California schools in the 1940s in the landmark federal case, Mendez v. Westminster. Students will be engaged and inspired by her story. Sp. PB (RN45521) 9781508185345 $12.75/10.20 New EL CHICO SOBRE LA CAJA DE MADERA The Boy on the Wooden Box Leon Leyson Grades 5 & Up HOLOCAUST Leon Leyson was not more than ten when the Nazis invaded Poland. He shares the horrors suffered by him and his family during the German occupation. They surely would have perished in the concentration camps had it not been for Oskar Schindler. His famous list saved them. This memoir is a testament of courage. Sp. PB (VS39277) 9789876127189 $10.99/8.80 ANA FRANK Anne Frank Eduardo Alonso Grades 6-8 HOLOCAUST Who was Anne Frank? Millions have read her diary, but it only covers two years. This illustrated, novelized biography presents her entire brief life. Reading comprehension questions and a lengthy section on Jewish persecution throughout history are included. Sp. PB (VV43250) 9788468222141 $21.99/17.60 ROSA PARKS: LA LUCHA GR: Y CONTRA EL RACISMO Rosa Parks: The Fight Against Racism Paola Capriolo Grades 6-8 CIVIL RIGHTS This thorough biography about Rosa Parks contains reading comprehension questions and an entire section dedicated to the history of African Americans and the fight against racism. Sp. PB (VV46028) 9788468283678 $19.99/16.00 VISIONARIAS Visionary Women Mercedes Palacios Grades 6-8 WOMEN IN HISTORY/SCIENCE What do windshield wipers, the circular saw, and the non-reflective glass found in eyeglasses have in common? They were all invented by women. This book spans over 250 years and presents the lives and contributions of amazing women. They faced societal restrictions, but they did not allow that to thwart their scientific vision. Sp. HC (GL44664) 9788416670888 $28.99/23.20