Picture Books

Jorge Luis Borges is considered one of Latin America's best writers. An ingenious use of color and rich text depict the exciting world Borges created for himself as a child. Not allowed to run around like other boys his age, he used his vivid imagination...

Learn all about basketball in a fun way, including how to play, famous athletes, and much more.

Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was a fierce advocate of literacy and bilingual education. This illustrated biography introduces children to a truly remarkable woman.

Readers will be fascinated to learn how a boy born in Mexico City grew up to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and go on to save our planet. Meet Mario Molina and discover how his research into fluorocarbons helped avert an environmental catastrophe.

This illustrated book introduces readers to 20 pioneering women from Spain or Latin America. These groundbreakers, from many different fields, include Isabel Barreto, the first female admiral from Spain, Matilde Montoya, the first female doctor in...

This biography in pictures brings to life the early experiences of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. Every child can relate to his story--such as worrying about fitting in with other children--and will be engaged by the colorful, often amusing...

The five stories in this book are based on the lives of extraordinary women from different time periods and places. Each one has fought to make the world a better place. They include Harriet Tubman, Gaura Devi, and Mujeres Creando from Bolivia. Brief...

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who...

When Malala was a little girl, she wanted to have a magic pencil to create things that would make people happy and erase the things that were unpleasant. Later on, the fearless girl learned that a pencil does not have to be magic to change the world. ...

This biography, written and illustrated with children in mind, details the life of Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa. From her birth in Havana, Cuba, to her funeral in Miami, author Ivar Da Coll uses poetry and humor to describe the important milestones in...

Inspired by the perseverance of Elizabeth Warren, Chelsea Clinton decided to write about 13 amazing American women who never gave up. They include Harriet Tubman, Nellie Bly, Claudette Colvin, Margaret Chase Smith, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Sonia...

Georgina Lázaro presents the life of Rubén Darío, father of Modernism, in the award-winning series Cuando los grandes eran pequeños.

Leo and his father take a trip around the world as they explore the different parts of their town. They eat foods from many lands as they explore the various cultures.

Jeanette Winter presents the inspirational stories of Malala and Iqbal, two children from Pakistan who were not afraid and spoke out for human rights. In 1995, Iqbal took on the cause of child labor and in 2012, Malala, the future Nobel Peace Prize...

Jeanette Winter, author of numerous acclaimed illustrated biographies, introduces children to the life and style of Henri Matisse. Readers will be mesmerized by his use of color and his determination to continue producing art even though he was gravely...

This award-winning picture book does the impossible. It condenses the life of the late, great Nelson Mandela in a way children will be able to understand and appreciate.

Told in the first person, this picture book will teach children about the life and theories of Charles Darwin. It explains his studies, travels, and observations that led up to his famous book on evolution.

Young readers are offered a glimpse of the life and works of one of our most important and beloved authors: his birth and early years, his joy, sadness and fears, the empathy he felt for the poor and the marginalized, his enormous success, and his tragic...

This colorful book introduces children to a wide variety of animals--including many indigenous to Latin America--while reinforcing the learning of the alphabet. It contains a short rhyme for each letter/animal as well as a colorful illustration. ...

With breathtaking illustrations by the author, this book captures the natural beauty of the Amazon. It also shows children its power of regeneration and its hidden dangers.

Growing up in a small village in Kenya, Wangari is accustomed to being surrounded by lush green lands. Wangari leaves Kenya, and upon her return, is alarmed at the rapid deforestation taking over her small village. She begins planting trees and...