Celebrate the people of Latin America through three new books about an indigenous family in a Peruvian rainforest, the first indigenous archaeologist in Peru and a glimpse into lives of Latinitas throughout the Americás.
| Where: | Helios Education Foundation Children/Teen Stage (Seats 1000) |
| When: | Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  Watch broadcast |
| Genre: | Children / Teens |
| Moderator: | Maria Acevedo |
Monica Brown is a Spanish and English-language author of biographies and picture books. Her work includes the Lola Levine chapter book series and picturebooks like "Waiting for the Biblioburro" and "Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People....
Juana Martinez-Neal is an illustrator of books for children, including the Pura Belpré Award winner "La Princesa and the Pea." She made her authorial debut in 2018 with "Alma and How She Got Her Name," awarded the Caldecott Honor....
Juliet Menéndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City's public schools, Menéndez noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms....
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