José de la Luz Sáenz (Luz) was born in the United States, and often faced prejudice because of his Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz joined the army, but prejudice followed him even there. Upon his return to Texas, he joined forces with other Mexican-American veterans to create the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which today is the largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization. Using his signature illustration style, and Luz’s diary entries from his time in the war, award-winning Mexican-American author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of this little-known hero.
• 2020 Pura Belpré Medal
• Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children’s Book Award
• 2020 ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Book
• 2020 Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Best Children’s Books of the Year
• 2020 Kansas NEA Reading Circle-Recommended Titles List
• 2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
• 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
• 2020 Notable Books for a Global Society
• 2019 Northern Lights Book Award, Historical Category
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor-winning author
- Title:
- Soldado por la igualdad: José de la Luz Sáenz y la Gran Guerra
- Subtitle:
- -
- Authors:
- Duncan Tonatiuh
- Translators:
- -
- Illustrators:
- -
- Price:
- 15.99 $
- Publish date:
- 2022-05-09
- EAN:
- 9781543364132
- ISBN:
- 9781543364132
- Measurements:
- 8⅞
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 40 pgs.
- Support:
- Papel
- Age:
- +8
- Collection:
- -
- Genre:
- -
- Subject:
- Acceptance, Advocacy/Making a Change, Biography, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Identity, Hispanics in the US, Intolerance, Social Criticism, US in the 20th Century, WWI
- Valores:
- -
- Reading level:
- U
- Grade:
- 3-5
