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A review by lizaroo71
Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle
4.0
I love that Engle gives us people in the Latinx community that represent all aspects of art, the sciences and beyond. Many of these people I was completely unfamiliar with before reading the book. I am happy that my daughter can see representation of herself in the humanities and the sciences.
Some highlights for me: Pura Bulpe - the first Puertorriqueña to work for the New York Public Libary system. She advocated for bilingual children to have books available in English and Spanish.
Aida de Acosta - the first woman to fly a dirigible across a polo field in Paris six months before the Wright brothers took flight (I have NEVER heard about her). Her parents found it unseemly that she flew and so made her keep it quiet in fear she wouldn't find a husband.
George Melendez Wright - a park ranger that is one of the biggest advocates for conversation in the United States. But I have never read about him in the many books I've read about the environment.
All in all, I'm glad this book was highlighted on a shelf waiting for us.
Some highlights for me: Pura Bulpe - the first Puertorriqueña to work for the New York Public Libary system. She advocated for bilingual children to have books available in English and Spanish.
Aida de Acosta - the first woman to fly a dirigible across a polo field in Paris six months before the Wright brothers took flight (I have NEVER heard about her). Her parents found it unseemly that she flew and so made her keep it quiet in fear she wouldn't find a husband.
George Melendez Wright - a park ranger that is one of the biggest advocates for conversation in the United States. But I have never read about him in the many books I've read about the environment.
All in all, I'm glad this book was highlighted on a shelf waiting for us.