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The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award was created in 1995 to recognize authors and illustrators whose works portray the authentic Mexican American experience. Named after distinguished alumnus and educator Dr. Tomás Rivera, the award includes two categories–works for younger readers (ages 0 to 12) and works for older ...
Muñoz Ryan was born in Bakersfield, California. [1] She is half Mexican with Basque, Italian, and Oklahoman cultural influences. [2]Muñoz Ryan has written over forty books for young people, including picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult novels.
Legends are stories created by anonymous authors with some basis in history but with many embellishments. They talk about facts that occurred in the near past and which characters can or cannot be human. Legends show us the rision of the world and the life that people had with historical, political, philosophical, and cultural value.
Duncan Tonatiuh (born 1984) [1] is a Mexican-American author and illustrator of several award-winning children's books. The illustrations in his books are influenced by Pre-Columbian art. The themes in his stories relate to the Latino experience, with subjects that include social justice issues, art, history, and immigration.
Tomás Rivera (December 22, 1935 – May 16, 1984) was a Mexican American author, poet, and educator. He was born in Texas to migrant farm workers, and worked in the fields as a young boy.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a book of short stories published in 1991 by the Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros.The collection reflects Cisneros's experience of being surrounded by American influences while still being familially bound to her Mexican heritage as she grew up north of the Mexico-US border.
“The story itself is what drew us all to it and why it was important and why we all pulled together to make it as good a film as we possibly could,” - Actor Brett Cullen.
The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award recognizes authors and illustrators whose literary work depict the Mexican American experience. [1] This award was established in 1995 by the Texas State University College of Education in honor of distinguished alumnus, Tomás Rivera [2] an educator, poet and author of literary works depicting the difficulties experienced by Mexican ...