34. Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle

 

34. Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle

Engle, M. (2017). Bravo! Poems about amazing Hispanics. NY: Henry Holt.

This is a collection of lyrical poems about Hispanics through history and their contributions to society.  Each short poem is accompanied by eye-catching artwork. At the end, there are bits of additional information about each person featured in the book which include: Juan De Miralles, Felix Varela, Juana Briones, Paulina Pedroso, Jose Marti, Ynes Mexia, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Aida de Acosta, Fabiola Cabeza De Baca, Arnold Rojas, George Melendez Wright, Julia De Burgos, Tito Puente, Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, and Tomas Rivera.

 Another surprise!  I loved this book.  I don’t prefer poetry, but I do love history.  Each person has a 2-page spread.  The poem honoring them is actually about their life and accomplishments, so it is bibliographic.  At the end, of the book, you can read more about each person.  Some of the names I knew, and some were new to me.  You can use this book in the classroom as a Hispanic heritage lesson maybe during Hispanic heritage month.  This book would also be good to teach bibliographic poetry.  Each poem flows well and is easy to understand.

 There are not a whole lot of teaching resources on this book.  I found a Teacher Pay Teacher activity with task cards.  You could also make your own.

 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bravo-Poems-About-Amazing-Hispanics-Questions-for-Classroom-Distance-Learning-3800154


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