Americas: Puerto-rico

Julia

A story of a girl, Julia Burgos, born into a humble Puerto Rican family in 1914. With beautiful illustrations, it re-creates the time in which she grew up, and narrates how Julia Burgos became one of Puerto Rico’s and Latin America’s most beloved poets.

Descriptors: Americas, Biography, Poetry, Primary (Gr. K-3), Puerto Rico

Sergio And The Hurricane

A young boy is excited when he ears that a hurricane is coming to his oceanfront home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but when it comes, he learns how dangerous hurricanes can be.

Descriptors: Americas, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction