Américas Award, 1993-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States
Sponsored by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
- 4,814 Resources including
- 328 Videos
- 227 Book Readings
- 482 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
41 Resources11 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Winner, 2015)
39 Resources15 Awards
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Honor, 2003)
37 Resources8 Awards
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Commended, 2017)
35 Resources10 Awards
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
(Winner, 2006)
34 Resources5 Awards
Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2018)
33 Resources5 Awards
Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Honor, 2009)
32 Resources9 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Commended, 2020)
28 Resources11 Awards
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Winner, 2003)
27 Resources8 Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Winner, 2017)
26 Resources7 Awards
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Commended, 2018)
26 Resources5 Awards
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
(Winner, 2004)
25 Resources2 Awards
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Winner, 2009)
24 Resources6 Awards
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
by Matt Tavares
(Honor, 2016)
24 Resources6 Awards
Yum! MmMm! Qué Rico!: America's Sproutings
by Pat Mora and Rafael López
(Winner, 2008)
23 Resources2 Awards
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
(Commended, 2020)
23 Resources10 Awards