{"id":593,"date":"2019-11-25T06:50:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=593"},"modified":"2019-11-24T12:00:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T20:00:55","slug":"dreams-from-many-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/dreams-from-many-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams from Many Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems<\/a>
\nby Margarita Engle (Author) and Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> From Juana Briones and Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n, to eighteenth century slaves and modern-day sixth graders, the many and varied people depicted in this poetry narrative speak to the experiences and contributions of Latinos throughout the history of the United States, from the earliest known stories up to present day. A middle grade verse history of Latinos in the United States told through many voices.<\/em><\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong>
\n

CONQUEST MEANS CRUELTY<\/H3>
\nPEDRO DE ACEVEDO<\/strong>
\nPuerto Rico, 1493<\/em><\/p>\n

As the cabin boy on this ship,
\nI am a witness to the excitement
\nof Col\u00f3n, whose first journey reached
\nother islands.<\/p>\n

Now, this second voyage brings us reality.
\nIt won’t be easy to find the spice trees we seek.<\/p>\n

When I see a boy around my age,
\nI learn his name, Guacarigua.<\/p>\n

He will be one of the captives,
\na person enslaved.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A 2019 Cybils Poetry nominee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Nonfiction<\/p>\n

It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle (Author) and Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez (Illustrator) Booktalk: From Juana Briones and Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n, to eighteenth century slaves and modern-day sixth graders, the many and varied people depicted in this poetry narrative speak to the experiences and … <\/p>\n

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